Culler Middle School

Summary:

Culler Middle School is a public middle school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving 703 students in grades 6-8. However, the school consistently underperforms compared to the Lincoln Public Schools district and the state of Nebraska, ranking in the bottom quarter of Nebraska middle schools.

Culler Middle School struggles academically, with only 30-47% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 25-37% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 58-64% and 55-67% for the district, respectively. The school also has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69.96% to 74.25%, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Despite spending significantly more per student ($16,377) than nearby middle schools in the district, Culler's academic outcomes do not reflect this additional investment.

In contrast, other Pound Middle School and Lux Middle School consistently rank in the top quarter of Nebraska middle schools and have significantly higher proficiency rates across all subjects. This stark contrast in performance suggests that Culler Middle School may require targeted interventions and support systems to address the specific challenges faced by its student population and improve academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 5201 Vine St
       Lincoln, NE  68504-3398


(402) 436-1210

District: Lincoln Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
224th of 234 Nebraska Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,377 Help


Feeder schools for Culler Middle School:

Elementary:    Clinton Elementary School
    Hartley Elementary School
    Meadow Lane Elementary School
    Riley Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.1 Help
Number of students:  703

Racial breakdown:

White:
41.7%
Hispanic:
24.2%
African American:
15.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Culler Middle School ranks worse than 95.7% of middle schools in Nebraska. It also ranks last among 12 ranked middle schools in the Lincoln Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.23. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Culler Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (41.7%), Hispanic (24.2%), African American (15.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Culler Middle School is 11.1, which is the 2nd best among 12 middle schools in the Lincoln Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Culler Middle School is $16,377, which is the 2nd highest among 12 middle schools in the Lincoln Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Culler Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Culler Middle School 224th of 234 Nebraska public middle schools. (See Culler Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Lincoln Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Public Schools 138th of 212 Nebraska school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Culler Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Culler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 13.25 219th 226 3.1%
2007 8.16 222nd 227 2.2%
2008 25.73 232nd 245 5.3%
2009 31.61 219th 243 9.9%
2010 34.70 203rd 254 20.1%
2011 46.46 150th 246 39.0%
2012 34.12 204th 255 20.0%
2013 32.45 196th 248 21.0%
2014 28.18 210th 252 16.7%
2015 25.09 221st 256 13.7%
2016 17.92 231st 255 9.4%
2017 14.61 219th 236 7.2%
2018 12.04 211th 225 6.2%
2019 6.58 236th 247 4.5%
2021 12.90 205th 223 8.1%
2022 7.42 237th 249 4.8%
2023 4.23 228th 238 4.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Culler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.15 16th 17 5.9%
2022 18.09 28th 28 0.0%
2023 17.98 24th 29 17.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Culler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.84 18th 22 18.2%
2019 16.33 14th 15 6.7%
2021 26.84 21st 27 22.2%
2023 17.43 31st 35 11.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Culler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.68 42nd 44 4.5%
2019 25.91 41st 52 21.2%
2021 21.35 38th 40 5.0%
2023 12.43 65th 70 7.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Culler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.73 106th 120 11.7%
2019 12.20 113th 123 8.1%
2021 18.52 100th 115 13.0%
2022 10.64 105th 118 11.0%
2023 7.10 133rd 144 7.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Culler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.81 137th 147 6.8%
2019 5.61 150th 156 3.8%
2021 16.64 123rd 137 10.2%
2022 8.91 140th 150 6.7%
2023 5.92 138th 146 5.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Culler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.19 132nd 141 6.4%
2019 8.86 143rd 153 6.5%
2021 11.30 132nd 144 8.3%
2022 6.33 150th 160 6.3%
2023 5.23 148th 156 5.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Culler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.55 10th 14 28.6%
2019 37.24 10th 12 16.7%
2022 23.51 9th 15 40.0%
2023 37.28 11th 18 38.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Culler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.14 13th 21 38.1%
2021 35.88 12th 18 33.3%
2022 29.63 18th 24 25.0%
2023 22.42 24th 30 20.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Culler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.26 48th 56 14.3%
2019 16.45 55th 62 11.3%
2021 25.74 46th 59 22.0%
2022 20.89 52nd 61 14.8%
2023 16.48 58th 67 13.4%
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Rank History for White students at Culler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.05 195th 203 3.9%
2019 5.26 220th 222 0.9%
2021 17.40 186th 204 8.8%
2022 6.83 226th 234 3.4%
2023 4.09 213th 217 1.8%
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Data source: test scores: Nebraska Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Nebraska Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Culler Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 406 56 28 15 10 n/a n/a 0 515
1989 399 41 26 19 7 n/a n/a 0 492
1990 416 49 33 21 5 n/a n/a 0 524
1991 424 56 29 20 11 n/a n/a 0 540
1992 430 77 37 22 14 n/a n/a 0 580
1993 406 69 57 31 13 n/a n/a 0 576
1994 447 79 35 21 17 n/a n/a 0 599
1995 437 100 44 31 26 n/a n/a 0 638
1996 437 100 44 31 26 n/a n/a 0 638
1997 430 87 47 39 24 n/a n/a 0 627
1998 429 73 34 39 21 n/a n/a 0 596
1999 390 80 47 16 21 n/a n/a 19 573
2000 350 97 61 35 21 n/a n/a 0 564
2001 347 83 52 30 29 n/a n/a 0 541
2002 333 66 34 46 30 n/a n/a 0 509
2003 333 66 34 46 30 n/a n/a 0 509
2004 332 100 37 76 20 n/a n/a 0 565
2005 282 95 37 73 16 n/a n/a 0 503
2006 257 127 37 62 20 n/a n/a 0 503
2007 265 131 32 66 15 n/a n/a 0 509
2008 224 115 30 66 11 n/a n/a 0 446
2009 203 111 27 85 11 n/a n/a 0 437
2010 194 97 27 75 14 n/a n/a 0 407
2011 172 72 29 101 17 0 46 0 437
2012 197 80 33 101 14 0 63 0 488
2013 240 96 37 125 16 0 69 0 583
2014 289 102 41 160 7 0 64 0 663
2015 283 100 40 152 10 0 60 0 645
2016 319 110 39 163 11 0 52 0 694
2017 357 102 40 168 5 0 55 0 727
2018 397 94 50 160 8 1 53 0 763
2019 327 83 39 154 8 1 52 0 664
2020 282 90 46 159 5 0 55 0 637
2021 294 98 49 166 6 1 69 0 683
2022 286 106 50 195 7 1 74 0 719
2023 293 109 49 170 3 2 77 0 703

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Culler Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 515 33.8 15.2 10.5
1989 492 34.5 14.2 13
1990 524 34.8 15.0 13.5
1991 540 37.2 14.5 15.7
1992 580 40.3 14.3 17.2
1993 576 40.4 14.3 16.5
1994 599 47.2 12.7 19
1995 638 50.3 12.7 40.4
1996 638 50.3 12.7 40.4
1997 627 50.8 12.3 39.4
1998 596 49.4 12.1 49.5
1999 573 50.4 11.4 57.8
2000 564 51.6 10.9 55.5
2001 541 51.8 10.4 54.5
2002 509 52.0 9.8 62.5
2003 509 52.0 9.8 62.5
2004 565 52.0 10.9 65.1
2005 503 48.1 10.5 65.6
2006 503 46.0 10.9 66.6
2007 509 47.2 10.8 68.6
2008 446 48.0 9.3 76.7
2009 437 45.4 9.6 81
2010 407 42.2 9.6 82.8
2011 437 38.2 11.4 82.6
2012 488 44.6 10.9 79.9
2013 583 51.4 11.3 76.5
2014 663 51.9 12.7 78.4
2015 645 59.0 10.9 71.2
2016 694 60.0 11.5 72.6
2017 727 61.4 11.8 76.9
2018 763 64.8 11.7 78.9
2019 664 66.8 9.9 80
2020 637 62.1 10.2 76.9
2021 683 63.4 10.7 72.2
2022 719 62.2 11.5 70
2023 703 62.9 11.1 74.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Culler Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 515 33.8 15.2 10.5
1989 492 34.5 14.2 13
1990 524 34.8 15.0 13.5
1991 540 37.2 14.5 15.7
1992 580 40.3 14.3 17.2
1993 576 40.4 14.3 16.5
1994 599 47.2 12.7 19
1995 638 50.3 12.7 40.4
1996 638 50.3 12.7 40.4
1997 627 50.8 12.3 39.4
1998 596 49.4 12.1 49.5
1999 573 50.4 11.4 57.8
2000 564 51.6 10.9 55.5
2001 541 51.8 10.4 54.5
2002 509 52.0 9.8 62.5
2003 509 52.0 9.8 62.5
2004 565 52.0 10.9 65.1
2005 503 48.1 10.5 65.6
2006 503 46.0 10.9 66.6
2007 509 47.2 10.8 68.6
2008 446 48.0 9.3 76.7
2009 437 45.4 9.6 81
2010 407 42.2 9.6 82.8
2011 437 38.2 11.4 82.6
2012 488 44.6 10.9 79.9
2013 583 51.4 11.3 76.5
2014 663 51.9 12.7 78.4
2015 645 59.0 10.9 71.2
2016 694 60.0 11.5 72.6
2017 727 61.4 11.8 76.9
2018 763 64.8 11.7 78.9
2019 664 66.8 9.9 80
2020 637 62.1 10.2 76.9
2021 683 63.4 10.7 72.2
2022 719 62.2 11.5 70
2023 703 62.9 11.1 74.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Culler Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,074 (7.2%) $12,388 (82.7%) $14,977
2020 $1,130 (7.1%) $13,092 (82.6%) $15,844
2021 $1,326 (8.8%) $12,062 (80.4%) $15,010
2022 $1,910 (12.5%) $11,448 (75.2%) $15,224
2023 $2,333 (14.2%) $12,077 (73.7%) $16,377

Data source: Nebraska Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Culler Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 236th of 247 Middle schoolsRanks 228th of 238 Middle schools
 0.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Culler Middle School)2430
 6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Public Schools)5658
 2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)4955
 6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Culler Middle School)2625
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Public Schools)6255
 7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)5557
 2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Culler Middle School)2432
 8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Public Schools)5056
 6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)4954
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Culler Middle School)3137
 6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Public Schools)5367
 14%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)4866
 18%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Culler Middle School)3447
 13%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Public Schools)5364
 11%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)5062
 12%
8th Grade Mathematics (Culler Middle School)2735
 8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Public Schools)5060
 10%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)4761
 14%
8th Grade Science (Culler Middle School)4134
 7%
   8th Grade Science (Lincoln Public Schools)6359
 4%
   8th Grade Science (Nebraska)6264
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students664703
 5.9%
African American83109
 31.3%
American Indian83
 62.5%
Asian3949
 25.6%
Hispanic154170
 10.4%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White327293
 10.4%
Two or More Races5277
 48.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80%74.3%
 5.7%


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Students at Culler Middle School are 42% White, 24% Hispanic, 16% African American, 11% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 703 students attended Culler Middle School.

Culler Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Nebraska middle schools.


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