About Our School

Norwood Park Elementary is located at 4710 North 72nd Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68507 [map]. Our main office phone number is 402-436-1155.

Norwood Park Elementary School is a Title 1 School-wide school serving about 190 children in pre-school through grade 5. The school building, located on the same site since 1921, is the focal point for the Norwood Park neighborhood and is also a part of the larger Havelock neighborhood located to the west and south of the school building. While the neighborhood has changed over the years, the school continues to be a place where children are challenged academically in a safe, nurturing environment.

As a Title 1, School-wide program, Norwood Park Elementary School is committed to the concept that all school resources support the improved learning of children, the strengthening of the family unit, and the development of community connections and resources. Our school mission statement,

to maximize student achievement,

to promote lifelong learning,

and instill concern for others

through meaningful partnerships with families

and the community,

is congruent with these three aspects of a school-wide program.

The following table provides a look at the demographics of the children who attend Norwood Park School.

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

 

P-5 Enrollment (last Friday in September)

216

226

210

190

 

Ethnicity

White/Other

86.6%

83.20%

78.20%

76.06%

 

African American

10.2%

13.70%

15.60%

13.83%

 

Asian American

1.6%

0.50%

1.10%

1.60%

 

Hispanic American

3.2%

2.60%

3.90%

6.38%

 

Native American

0.0%

0.00%

1.10%

2.13%

 

Gender of Children

Female

51.30%

52.10%

48.60%

48.94%

 

Male

48.70%

47.90%

51.40%

51.06%

 

Proportion Low Income

59.40%

58.40%

57.0%

67.89%

 

Proportion in SPED

23.43%

21.91%

19.88%

 

Proportion Gifted

6.04%

2.60%

7.40%

5.26%

 

Attendance Rate

95.2%

95.16%

95.07%

96.04%

 

Mobility Rate

.0243

0.219

0.219

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