Middle Schools in Lawson R-XIV

Summary:

The Lawson R-XIV school district in Missouri is home to one middle school, Lawson Middle, which serves grades 6-8. This middle school has consistently performed above the state average, ranking in the top 30% of Missouri middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Lawson Middle has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years, indicating above-average performance. The school's math and science proficiency rates are notably higher than the state averages, with 7th-grade math proficiency at 60.2% compared to the state's 43.2%, and 8th-grade science proficiency at 49.4% versus the state's 39.2%. However, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates have been more mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others below.

While Lawson Middle's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.1% is slightly higher than the state average, the school's student-teacher ratio of 14.4 and spending of $9,657 per student suggest a well-resourced learning environment. Overall, Lawson Middle appears to be a strong-performing middle school within the Lawson R-XIV district, with particular strengths in math and science, but with room for improvement in ELA proficiency.

District Detail

401 N Allison
Lawson, MO 64062-0157

(816) 580-7277

SchoolDigger Rank:
88^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,143

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lawson Middle	Public	5-8	602 Bob Gill Dr	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	No	(816) 580-7279	342	24	14.1	24.0%	328 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	66.1	130^th of 438 public middle schools	70.3%		66.9	124^th of 451 public middle schools	72.5%	6	44.8	45.3	60.2	39.7	49.4	41.0	34.2	47.2	$10,553	$457	$10,097

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Division Of Youth Service	4.56 mi	30
Excelsior Springs 40	6.98 mi	8	224^th
Lathrop R-II	9.83 mi	3	101^st
Kearney R-I	10.05 mi	9	36^th
Polo R-Vii	11.08 mi	3

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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