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DAWES MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · LINCOLN, NE

DAWES MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in LINCOLN, Nebraska, serving grades 06–08 with 395 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.1:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
395
Teachers (FTE)
35.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 207 52%
Hispanic/Latino 84 21%
Two or more races 47 12%
Black or African American 39 10%
Asian 14 4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 395 191M / 204F

English Language Learners: 8 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 32.0% -15pp 47.0% 361
Reading Proficiency 38.0% -11.3pp 49.3% 365

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.06 grade levels
Math
-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
41 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
54
13.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
127
32.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 395 100%

Contact & Location

5130 COLFAX STREET

LINCOLN, NE 68504

Phone: (402)436-1211

District

LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,839

District enrollment: 41,850

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Related Data

NCES ID

317284001145

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD