📍 6601 Edgewater Drive, Overland Park, Johnson County, 66223
Lakewood Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Overland Park, Johnson County. The school has 585 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blue Valley school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lakewood Middle enrolls 585 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 25% Asian and 8.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 56% |
| Asian | 145 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 5.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 585 students (11%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 49 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lakewood Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 11, state house district 28.
Lakewood Middle is one of 36 schools in Blue Valley, based in Overland Park, Kansas. The district serves 22,252 students district-wide and employs 1,642 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 585 students, Lakewood Middle is close to the district average of about 618 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize