The Moore Middle School Destination Imagination team and its members Lily Ardinger Stibal (from left), Matthew Killham and Darian Kauk, placed first in the middle school-level challenge of project outreach/service learning at the state competition last weekend in Kearney. They also received the Project Outreach Torchbearer Award, which honors a team whose solutions have had an extraordinary impact in and beyond their local communities.
The Tri-Nuggets are going global.
Last week I wrote about three Moore Middle School students who spearheaded a project to get children’s books translated so English language learners had books in their own languages they could check out from school libraries and so their parents — who often don’t speak English — could read to them.
The three students donated the first books — translated into nine different languages — to West Lincoln Elementary School, which has about 180 ELL students.
The Moore students came up with — and executed — the idea for their Destination Imagination team, part of a nonprofit organization created to inspire students to become the next generation of innovators through state and global competitions.
The three — who are the remaining members of the Destination Imagination team they began at Kloefkorn Elementary — took their project to the state competition in Kearney last weekend and brought home a trophy.
Their service-learning project placed first at the middle school level. They also won the Project Outreach Torchbearer Award, which honors teams whose solutions have had an extraordinary impact in and beyond their communities.
Now, they’ll compete at the global competition in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 22-25 — assuming they raise the $5,000 they need to get there — with about 17,000 kids representing 1,400 teams from 40 states and 20 countries.
The three students — sixth graders Lily Ardinger Stibal and Matthew Killham and seventh grader Darian Kauk — have gone global before (although they didn’t call themselves the Tri-Nuggets then).
In 2016, they got 13th place at the global competition for their project — a “Koffee” House Poetry Night honoring their elementary school’s namesake Bill Kloefkorn, who was Nebraska state poet.
They also won a DaVinci Award at the 2016 global competition, recognizing them for outstanding creativity.
They stuck with a successful subject — reading — and if they bring home more hardware they’re going to need a trophy cabinet.
More philanthropic skills
Speaking of young, competitive do-gooders, a group of high school students from The Career Academy who got the day off while juniors took the ACT test last week spent part of their day helping Habitat for Humanity volunteers paint a home.
The students — which included some juniors after they were done with the four-hour college preparatory exam — were working on a SkillsUSA competition called “Spirit of America.”
The project involves community-based projects, and the students, in addition to helping with the home-building, made care packages for Nebraska Air National Guard members stationed in the Middle East.
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This weekend, the students will put away their paintbrushes and head to the state competition in Grand Island.
SkillsUSA is an organization with clubs in schools across the United States for students interested in career and technical education. The Career Academy will send about 45 students this year, said The Career Academy Director Dan Hohensee.
SkillsUSA serves more than 395,000 high school, college and middle school students, as well as professionals enrolled in training programs. Typically, six or seven Career Academy students go on to the national competition in Louisville, Kentucky.
More early childhood ed pondered
Lincoln Public Schools officials are considering adding five half-day early childhood education classes in the upcoming budget, which would serve about 100 students and put a slight dent in the 700 children on the waiting list.
LPS now serves about 1,700 pre-schoolers in programs in 29 elementary schools and the Educare program, which is attached to Belmont Elementary. It also serves about 540 students in home-based programs.
Each new site — likely at elementary schools — would cost about $35,000. That doesn’t include adding 2.5 full time-equivalent special-education teachers and a speech language pathologist.
Adding quality early childhood education is among the priorities of a community-led initiative called Prosper Lincoln, and LPS board member Barb Baier has championed the idea of increasing LPS early childhood education to full-day programs.
Finding space — and money — for full-day programs are among the challenges.
Administrator shuffle
The end-of-the-school-year changing of the guard has begun.
Tim Muggy, who has served in a number of positions in recent years, including — most recently — as interim director of elementary education, will be the new principal at Holmes Elementary beginning this fall.
He will replace Haeven Pederson, who is taking a job in Norfolk. He’s been the Holmes principal since 2010.
Muggy has served in a variety of positions at LPS since 1981, including principal at Brownell, Meadow Lane and Roper elementary schools.
Breaking down Lincoln's public schools
Adams

Adams Elementary: 7401 Jacobs Creek Drive
Enrollment: 829 students
76.6% white, 3.2% African-American, 8.7% Asian, 5.5% Hispanic, 6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 10% free, 2.3% reduced
Gifted students: 8.9%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 78 language arts; 77 math; 88 science
Arnold

Arnold Elementary: 5000 Mike Scholl St.
Enrollment: 776 students
64.6% white, 0.6% Native, 5.3% African-American, 1.3% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 11.3% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 46.4% free, 17.1% reduced
Gifted: 3.5%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 60 language arts, 48 math, 68 science
Beattie

Beattie Elementary: 1901 Calvert St.
Enrollment: 394 students
78.7% white, 2.9% African-American, 1.1% Asian, 6.9% Hispanic, 10.4% two or more races
Free or reduced-price lunch participation: 23.1% free, 11.2% reduced price
Gifted: 7.2%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 70 language arts, 59 math, 78 science
Belmont

Belmont Elementary: 3425 N. 14th St.
Enrollment: 821 students
51.7% white, 0.4% Native, 11.8% African-American, 2.7% Asian, 23.6% Hispanic, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 9.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 71.5% free, 11.1% reduced
Gifted: 2.5%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 59 language arts, 62 math, 53 science
Brownell

Brownell Elementary: 6000 Aylesworth Ave.
Enrollment: 335 students
68.5% white, 0.6% Native, 4.1% African-American, 0.3% Asian, 13.6% Hispanic, 12.9% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 50.8% free, 12.6% reduced
Gifted: 3.5%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 52 language arts, 43 math, 50 science
Calvert

Calvert Elementary: 3709 S. 46th St.
Enrollment: 363 students
63.8% white, 0.6% Native, 7.1% African-American, 0.6% Asian, 13.9% Hispanic, 0.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 13.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 46.3% free, 10.7% reduced
Gifted: 9.8%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 55 language arts, 47 math, 62 science
Campbell

Campbell Elementary: 2200 Dodge St.
Enrollment: 655 students
60.4% white, 1.2% Native, 10.4% African-American, 8.4% Asian, 11.9% Hispanic, 7.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 57.6% free, 9.3% reduced
Gifted: 3.6%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 50 language arts, 38 math, 52 science
Cavett

Cavett Elementary: 7701 S. 36th St.
Enrollment: 636 students
82.6% white, 2.1% African-American, 4.2% Asian, 6.4% Hispanic, 4.7% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 10.1% free, 3.9% reduced
Gifted: 14.8%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 79 language arts, 80 math, 84 science
Clinton

Clinton Elementary: 1520 N. 29th St.
Enrollment: 444 students
39.5% white, 1.3% Native, 28.1% African-American, 3.3% Asian, 20.3% Hispanic, 7.4% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 86.6% free, 7.6% reduced
Gifted: 3.1%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 34 language arts, 28 math, 27 science
Eastridge

Eastridge Elementary: 6245 L St.
Enrollment: 291 students
74.4% white, 0.3% Native, 3.5% African-American, 2.9% Asian, 9.6% Hispanic, 9.3% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 29.5% free, 10.3% reduced
Gifted: 4.2%
Statewide test scores (percent who meet or exceed standards): 71 language arts, 64 math, 85 science
Elliott

Elliott Elementary: 225 S. 25th St.
Enrollment: 398 students
28.4% white, 2% Native, 11.4% African-American, 19.6% Asian, 24.1% Hispanic, 14.5% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 79.5% free, 7.1% reduced
Gifted: 3.1%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 35 language arts, 29 math, 30 science
Everett

Everett Elementary: 1123 C St.
Enrollment: 449 students
31.7% white, 1% Native, 11.1% African-American, 9.1% Asian, 38.3% Hispanic, 8.8% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 81.6% free, 9.1% reduced
Gifted: 1.8%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 39 language arts, 39 math, 55 science
Fredstrom

Fredstrom Elementary, 5700 N.W. 10th St.
Enrollment: 469 students
78.7% white, 0.2% Native, 1.3% African-American, 1.9% Asian, 6.7% Hispanic, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 11% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 17.8% free, 11.6% reduced
Gifted: 7.5%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 72 language arts, 70 math, 79 science
Hartley

Hartley Elementary, 730 N. 33rd St.
Enrollment: 394 students
40.9% white, 1.3% Native, 18.2% African-American, 3.4% Asian, 25.1% Hispanic, 0.5% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 10.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 79.4% free, 7.1% reduced
Gifted: 2.4%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 34 language arts, 31 math, 35 science
Hill

Hill Elementary, 5230 Tipperary Trail
Enrollment: 527 students
72.7% white, 0.8% Native, 2.5% African-American, 1.5% Asian, 9.4% Hispanic, 13.1% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 25.5% free, 6.9% reduced
Gifted: 11.9%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 74 language arts, 62 math, 83 science
Holmes

Holmes Elementary, 5230 Sumner St.
Enrollment: 416 students
70.4% white, 4.2% African-American, 2.3% Asian, 10.7% Hispanic, 0.3 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 12.1% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 42.8% free, 9.6% reduced
Gifted: 3.1%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 60 language arts, 64 math, 72 science
Humann

Humann Elementary, 6720 Rockwood Lane
Enrollment: 530 students
79.8% white, 0.6% Native, 3.3% African-American, 1.4% Asian, 5.6% Hispanic, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 9.1% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 20.2% free, 5% reduced
Gifted: 9.5%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 74 language arts, 69 math, 80 science
Huntington

Huntington Elementary, 2900 N. 46th St.
Enrollment: 456 students
51.5% white, 1.3% Native, 14% African-American, 0.7% Asian, 15.9% Hispanic, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 16.4% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 69.7% free, 14.2% reduced
Gifted: 2.4%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 39 language arts, 37 math, 59 science
Kahoa

Kahoa Elementary, 7700 Leighton Ave.
Enrollment: 582 students
83.2% white, 0.2% Native, 1.8% African-American, 2.8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6.1% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 21.1% free, 6.5% reduced
Gifted: 6.1%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 74 language arts, 71 math, 86 science
Kloefkorn

Kloefkorn Elementary, 6601 Glass Ridge Drive
Enrollment: 484 students
85.5% white, 0.4% Native, 1.5% African-American, 5.7% Asian, 4.2% Hispanic, 2.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 4.8% free, 2.2% reduced
Gifted: 12.1%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 82 language arts, 78 math, 80 science
Kooser

Kooser Elementary, 7301 N. 13th St.
Enrollment: 777 students
65.9% white, 5.3% African-American, 10.2% Asian, 8.7% Hispanic, 9.8% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 31.1% free, 8.3% reduced
Gifted: 5.8%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 65 language arts, 64 math, 79 science
Lakeview

Lakeview Elementary, 300 Capitol Beach Blvd.
Enrollment: 380 students
51.3% white, 0.5% Native, 14.4% African-American, 5.4% Asian, 19.5% Hispanic, 9% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 64.6% free, 9% reduced
Gifted: 3.6%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 44 language arts, 40 math, 57 science
Maxey

Maxey Elementary, 5200 S. 75th St.
Enrollment: 683 students
80.7% white, 1.4% African-American, 9.9% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4.1% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 9.4% free, 2.7% reduced
Gifted: 9.7%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 78 language arts, 73 math, 86 science
McPhee

McPhee Elementary, 820 Goodhue Blvd.
Enrollment: 301 students
23.9% white, 0.4% Native, 18.3% African-American, 17.5% Asian, 32.1% Hispanic and 7.8% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 83.6% free, 6.7% reduced
Gifted: 3.7%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 33 language arts, 20 math, 35 science
Meadow Lane

Meadow Lane Elementary, 7200 Vine St.
Enrollment: 611 students
70.8% white, 0.2% Native, 4% African-American, 3.6% Asian, 11.6% Hispanic, 9.7% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 34.2% free, 10.6% reduced
Gifted: 5.7%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 59 language arts, 60 math, 69 science
Morley

Morley Elementary, 6800 Monterey Drive
Enrollment: 476 students
81.6% white, 3.6% African-American, 1.6% Asian, 5.9% Hispanic, 7.3% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 20.2% free, 4.8% reduced
Gifted: 12.7%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 72 language arts, 66 math, 75 science
Norwood Park

Norwood Park Elementary, 4710 N. 72nd St.
Enrollment: 262 students
65.2% white, 1.2% Native, 4.9% African-American, 1.6% Asian, 17.4% Hispanic, 9.7% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 61.5% free, 12.6% reduced
Gifted: 3.6%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 50 language arts, 38 math, 71 science
Pershing

Pershing Elementary, 6402 Judson St.
Enrollment: 471 students
69% white, 0.5% Native, 3.9% African-American, 1.5% Asian, 15.8% Hispanic, 9.4% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 58.9% free, 12.1% reduced
Gifted: 4.7%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 53 language arts, 45 math, 61 science
Prescott

Prescott Elementary, 1930 S. 20th St.
Enrollment: 471 students
46.9% white, 1.4% Native, 8.6% African-American, 10.9% Asian, 14.2% Hispanic, 0.6% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 17.3% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 61.3% free, 9.1% reduced
Gifted: 7%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 50 language arts, 37 math, 54 science
Pyrtle

Pyrtle Elementary, 721 Cottonwood Drive
Enrollment: 470 students
79.9% white, 1.2% African-American, 1.7% Asian, 9.3% Hispanic, 7.9% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 18.9% free, 8.8% reduced
Gifted: 9.8%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 73 language arts, 69 math, 83 science
Randolph

Randolph Elementary, 1024 S. 37th St.
Enrollment: 481 students
64.5% white, 0.6% Native, 5.4% African-American, 3.4% Asian, 15.8% Hispanic, 10.4% two or more races
Free and reduced-lunch participation: 51.3% free, 10% reduced
Gifted: 4.8%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 70 language arts, 54 math, 82 science
Riley

Riley Elementary, 5021 Orchard St.
Enrollment: 336 students
62.4% white, 5.3% African-American, 4.7% Asian, 17.7% Hispanic, 9.9% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 47.2% free, 11.2% reduced
Gifted: 5%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 51 language arts, 41 math, 46 science
Roper

Roper Elementary, 2323 S. Coddington
Enrollment: 884 students
62.1% white, 0.2% Native, 8.6% African-American, 4.3% Asian, 17.2% Hispanic, 7.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 43% free, 10.1% reduced
Gifted: 5.1%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 54 language arts, 53 math, 67 science
Rousseau

Rousseau Elementary, 3701 S 33rd St.
Enrollment: 573 students
78.2% white, 3.1% African-American, 1.6% Asian, 9.2% Hispanic, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 7.7% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 24.3% free, 8.3% reduced
Gifted: 12.9%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 75 language arts, 72 math, 88 science
Saratoga

Saratoga Elementary, 2215 S. 13th St.
Enrollment: 271 students
48.1% white, 3.4% Native, 10.1% African-American, 3.4% Asian, 23.6% Hispanic, 11.4% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 71.3% free, 8.9% reduced
Gifted: 4.2%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 41 language arts, 33 math, 65 science
Sheridan

Sheridan Elementary, 3100 Plymouth Ave.
Enrollment: 489 students
83.6% white, 1.5% African-American, 1.1% Asian, 6.1% Hispanic, 7.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 15.5% free, 4.4% reduced
Gifted: 17.5%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 80 language arts, 69 math, 86 science
West Lincoln

West Lincoln Elementary, 630 W. Dawes Ave.
Enrollment: 524 students
43.2% white, 0.4% Native, 9.4% African-American, 1.6% Asian, 38.3% Hispanic, 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 6.8% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 71.3% free, 11.9% reduced
Gifted: 3.3%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 42 language arts, 34 math, 46 science
Wysong

Wysong Elementary, 7901 Blanchard Blvd.
Enrollment: 542 students
92.7% white, 0.2% Native, 0.2% African-American, 0.4% Asian, 3.2% Hispanic, 3.2% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 2.6% free, 1.8% reduced
Gifted: 3.2%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 82 language arts, 82 math, 81 science
Zeman

Zeman Elementary, 4900 S. 52nd St.
Enrollment: 433 students
66.7% white, 0.5% Native, 5.3% African-American, 3.2% Asian, 14.6% Hispanic, 9.7% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 33.7% free, 13.3% reduced
Gifted: 6.3%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 64 language arts, 53 math, 85 science
Culler

Culler Middle School, 5201 Vine St.
Enrollment: 634 students
49.4% white, 1.2% Native, 12.5% African-American, 5.9% Asian, 23.1% Hispanic, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 7.8% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 72.1% free, 8.7% reduced
Gifted: 6.6%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 34 language arts, 31 math, 47 science
Dawes

Dawes Middle School, 5130 Colfax Ave.
Enrollment: 450 students
61.7% white, 0.6% Native, 7.8% African-American, 1.7% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 14.2% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 54.3% free, 11.6% reduced
Gifted: 13.7%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 45 language arts, 41 math, 60 science
Goodrich

Goodrich Middle School, 4600 Lewis Ave.
Enrollment: 886 students
50% white, 0.4% Native, 12% African-American, 5.5% Asian, 24.5% Hispanic, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 7.5% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 71.5% free, 8.2% reduced
Gifted: 8.4%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 41 language arts, 43 math, 67 science
Irving

Irving Middle School, 2745 S. 22nd St.
Enrollment: 828 students
65.5% white, 0.4% Native, 5.9% African-American, 3.7% Asian, 13.2% Hispanic, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 11.2% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 34.5% free, 8.7% reduced
Gifted: 28.2%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 65 language arts, 61 math, 70 science
Lefler

Lefler Middle School, 1100 S. 48th St.
Enrollment: 575 students
58.9% white, 1.4% Native, 9.5% African-American, 3.9% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 13.2% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 52.6% free, 7.3% reduced
Gifted: 15.1%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 55 language arts, 52 math, 65 science
Lux

Lux Middle School, 7800 High St.
Enrollment: 790 students
79% white, 0.1% Native, 1.8% African-American, 5.7% Asian, 7.1% Hispanic, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 6.2% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 15.6% free, 4.4% reduced
Gifted: 32%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 78 language arts, 79 math, 83 science
Mickle

Mickle Middle School, 2500 N. 67th St.
Enrollment: 732 students
78.4% white, 0.7% Native, 4% African-American, 1.3% Asian, 9.7% Hispanic, 5.9% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 37% free, 9.4% reduced
Gifted: 19.4%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 50 language arts, 51 math, 64 science
Moore

Moore Middle School, 8700 Yankee Woods Drive
Enrollment: 612 students
84.2% white, 0.2% Native, 2.1% African-American, 4% Asian, 6.5% Hispanic, 3.1% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 7.1% free, 2.5% reduced
Gifted: 26.9%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 72 language arts, 73 math, 76 science
Park

Park Middle School, 855 S. Eighth St.
Enrollment: 834 students
47.4% white, 0.7% Native, 11.6% African-American, 8.4% Asian, 23.7% Hispanic, 8.2% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 59.6% free, 9.5% reduced
Gifted: 10.5%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 41 language arts, 47 math, 48 science
Pound

Pound Middle School, 4740 S. 45th St.
Enrollment: 727 students
75.1% white, 0.7% Native, 3.9% African-American, 1.7% Asian, 10.4% Hispanic, 0.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 8% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 26.6% free, 9.1% reduced
Gifted: 24.3%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 70 language arts, 70 math, 78 science
Schoo

Schoo Middle School, 700 Penrose Drive
Enrollment: 916 students
71% white, 0.6% Native, 4.5% African-American, 3.8% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 9% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 32.1% free, 9.9% reduced
Gifted: 13.5%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 57 language arts, 59 math, 73 science
Scott

Scott Middle School, 2200 Pine Lake Road
Enrollment: 1,113 students
81.1% white, 0.3% Native, 2.8% African-American, 3.9% Asian, 6.3% Hispanic, 5.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 12.8% free, 5.4% reduced
Gifted: 31%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 73 language arts, 77 math, 88 science
East

East High School, 1000 S. 70th St.
Enrollment: 2,311 students
82% white, 0.4% Native, 2.3% African-American, 3.5% Asian, 7.4% Hispanic, 4.5% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 17% free, 5% reduced
Gifted: 21.8%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 63 language arts, 67 math, 68 science
Lincoln High

Lincoln High School, 2229 J St.
Enrollment: 2,362 students
46% white, 1.5% Native, 11.4% African-American, 10.2% Asian, 21.4% Hispanic, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 9.4% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 51.8% free, 8.3% reduced
Gifted: 17.4%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 39 language arts, 39 math, 42 science
Northeast

Northeast High School, 2635 N. 63rd St.
Enrollment: 1,779 students
62.8% white, 1% Native, 9% African-American, 3.3% Asian, 14.7% Hispanic, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 9.2% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 50.2% free, 10.4% reduced
Gifted: 9.2%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 35 language arts, 32 math, 39 science
North Star

North Star High School, 5801 N. 33rd St.
Enrollment: 2,164 students
57.3% white, 0.8% Native, 7.9% African-American, 6.5% Asian, 20.8% Hispanic, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 6.6% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 45% free, 10.5% reduced
Gifted: 9.1%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 37 language arts, 36 math, 39 science
Southeast

Southeast High School, 2930 S. 37th St.
Enrollment: 2,077 students
74.8% white, 1% Native, 3.9% African-American, 1.7% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 8.4% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 28% free, 7.9% reduced
Gifted: 19.7% gifted
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 53 language arts, 56 math, 56 science
Southwest

Southwest High School, 7001 S. 14th St.
Enrollment: 2,055 students
79.1% white, 0.3% Native, 2.5% African-American, 4.1% Asian, 8.6% Hispanic, 5.2% two or more races
Free and reduced-price lunch participation: 15.4% free, 4.1% reduced
Gifted: 21.9%
Statewide test scores (percentage who meet or exceed standards): 63 language arts, 63 math, 72 science
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