📍 602 Bob Gill Dr, Lawson, Ray County, 64062
Lawson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lawson, Ray County. The school has 337 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawson R-Xiv school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lawson Middle enrolls 337 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 324 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
97 of the school's 337 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 70 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.
Lawson Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 21, state house district 8.
Lawson Middle is one of 3 schools in LAWSON R-XIV, based in LAWSON, Missouri. The district serves 1,143 students district-wide and employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 337 students, Lawson Middle is close to the district average of about 381 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant