📍 807b W 31st, Higginsville, Lafayette County, 64037
Lafayette Co. Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Higginsville, Lafayette County. The school has 213 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Co. C-1 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette Co. Middle enrolls 213 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.6% Black or African American and 3.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 186 | 87% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 6.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
108 of the school's 213 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 84 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Lafayette Co. Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 MO-40, state senate district 21, state house district 53.
Lafayette Co. Middle is one of 3 schools in LAFAYETTE CO. C-1, based in HIGGINSVILLE, Missouri. The district serves 961 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 213 students, Lafayette Co. Middle is smaller than the district average of about 320 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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