📍 100 Blue Pride Dr, Lawton, Van Buren County, 49065
Lawton Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lawton, Van Buren County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawton Community School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lawton Middle School enrolls 307 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 239 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 307 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 159 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Lawton Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-40, state senate district 26, state house district 66.
Lawton Middle School is one of 4 schools in Lawton Community School District, based in LAWTON, Michigan. The district serves 1,027 students district-wide and employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 307 students, Lawton Middle School is larger than the district average of about 257 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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