📍 2010 Leestown Rd, Lexington, Fayette County, 40511
Leestown Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 966 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 71.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leestown Middle School enrolls 966 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 71.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 28% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 323 | 33% |
| White | 298 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 270 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 24 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
506 of the school's 966 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 478 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Leestown Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-60, state senate district 28, state house district 56.
Leestown Middle School is one of 80 schools in Fayette County, based in Lexington, Kentucky. The district serves 42,138 students district-wide and employs 3,086 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 966 students, Leestown Middle School is larger than the district average of about 527 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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