📍 1111 S 24th St, Lexington, Lafayette County, 64067
Lexington Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lexington, Lafayette County. The school has 264 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington R-V school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lexington Middle enrolls 264 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 7.6% Two or more races and 7.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 214 | 81% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 7.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 7.2% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 264 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 115 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Lexington Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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.
Lexington Middle is one of 4 schools in LEXINGTON R-V, based in LEXINGTON, Missouri. The district serves 893 students district-wide and employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 264 students, Lexington Middle is larger than the district average of about 223 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant