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Lexington Middle

Public Grades 5-8

345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Lexington Middle is a public middle school located in Lexington, Missouri, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 253 students. The school is part of the Lexington R-V School District, which is ranked 334 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lexington Middle faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 26.4% to 32.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than nearby schools like Oak Grove Middle (19.5%), Osage Trail Middle (27.5%), and Odessa Middle (22.7%). Academically, Lexington Middle's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests, is consistently lower than the state and nearby school averages. For example, in 2024-2025, Lexington Middle's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 5.8% to 48.3%, compared to the state averages of 32.7% to 45.5%. Similarly, in English Language Arts, Lexington Middle's proficiency rates ranged from 17.3% to 26.6%, compared to the state averages of 39.3% to 44.3%.

Lexington Middle also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 56.92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the nearby schools. The school's declining statewide ranking, from 383 out of 585 Missouri middle schools in 2014-2015 to 345 out of 438 in 2024-2025, suggests that the school's performance is not improving and may be falling behind other middle schools in the state. While Lexington Middle's per-student spending is comparable to the nearby schools, the school's low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates indicate that the resources may not be effectively utilized to support student learning and engagement.

244

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,328

Per pupil spending ?

55.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 S 24th St
Lexington, MO 64067-1600

(660) 259-4611

District: Lexington R-V

Students who attend Lexington Middle usually attend:

High:

Lexington High

Feeder schools for Lexington Middle:

Elementary:

Leslie Bell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.6%

Hispanic:

7.0%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Missouri avg41%

345^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

334^th of 367Lexington R-V among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	345 of 438	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	401 of 451	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	402 of 459	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	379 of 459	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	398 of 454	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	540 of 587	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	494 of 552	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	505 of 568	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	382 of 435	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.8	383 of 585	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.8	511 of 633	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.6	341 of 649	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.6	458 of 623	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.2	517 of 625	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.7	508 of 614	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.2	500 of 601	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.1	306 of 624	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.4	394 of 624	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.4	348 of 619	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	41.7	94 of 162	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	333 of 369	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	343 of 378	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	369 of 382	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	336 of 365	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	327 of 371	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	454 of 482	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	390 of 422	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	303 of 358	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	366 of 379	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	366 of 385	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	352 of 381	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	364 of 376	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	517 of 527	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	467 of 479	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2018)42nd percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science24%-16 vs state

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

Mathematics21%-19 vs state

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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 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lexington Middle	Public	5-8	1111 S 24th St	Lexington	64067	Lafayette County	Lexington R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 259-4611	244	18	13.6	55.3%	199 (81.6%)	14 (5.7%)	17 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.9%)	24	345^th of 438 public middle schools	21.2%		15.2	401^st of 451 public middle schools	11.1%	56	12.4	14.2	48.3	5.8	21.2	27.0	19.4	17.3	26.6	21.5	$12,328	$837	$11,491
Richmond Middle	Public	6-8	715 S Wellington St	Richmond	64085	Ray County	Richmond R-XVI	No	No	No	No	(816) 776-5841	309	24	12.8	48.5%	272 (88.0%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.1%)	45.5	238^th of 438 public middle schools	45.7%		41.2	266^th of 451 public middle schools	41.0%	28		28.8	32.8	52.3		20.1		34.5	41.6	37.1	$12,526	$501	$12,026
Lafayette County Middle	Public	6-8	807b W 31st	Higginsville	64037	Lafayette County	Lafayette County C-1	No	No	No	No	(660) 584-7161	223	18	12.6	49.3%	187 (83.9%)	12 (5.4%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	41.2	266^th of 438 public middle schools	39.3%		42.3	258^th of 451 public middle schools	42.8%	8		35.0	21.2	31.4		30.0		39.1	31.9	41.0	$12,972	$89	$12,883
Odessa Middle	Public	6-8	607 S Fifth St	Odessa	64076	Lafayette County	Odessa R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 633-1500	462	38	12.2	33.1%	410 (88.7%)	6 (1.3%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.8%)	43.7	250^th of 438 public middle schools	42.9%		54.1	206^th of 451 public middle schools	54.3%	44		49.9	40.6	20.6		28.1		33.5	37.1	33.2	$11,624	$312	$11,313
Osage Trail Middle	Public	7-8	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 650-7151	675	52	12.9	48.4%	444 (65.8%)	63 (9.3%)	88 (13.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	59 (8.7%)	42.5	255^th of 438 public middle schools	41.8%		40	275^th of 451 public middle schools	39.0%	20			40.4	25.1		32.0			34.4	34.4	$14,846	$1,044	$13,802
Fire Prairie Middle	Public	5-6	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7158	713	51	14.0	57.6%	456 (64.0%)	68 (9.5%)	104 (14.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.8%)	68 (9.5%)								(n/a)	32.1	35.7			31.9		34.6	27.5			$13,129	$1,608	$11,521
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	401 SE 12th St	Oak Grove	64075	Jackson County	Oak Grove R-VI	No	No	No	No	(816) 690-4154	301	36	8.2	31.6%	246 (81.7%)	11 (3.7%)	29 (9.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	39.3	278^th of 438 public middle schools	36.5%		38.1	289^th of 451 public middle schools	35.9%	11		31.4	33.0	8.9		33.7		32.1	33.7	44.7	$11,931	$301	$11,630

Frequently Asked Questions about Lexington Middle

What high school do graduates of Lexington Middle attend?

Students who attend Lexington Middle usually go on to attend Lexington High

What district is Lexington Middle in?

Lexington R-V

What is the racial makeup of Lexington Middle?

Students at Lexington Middle are 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Lexington Middle a good school?

Lexington Middle ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Missouri middle schools.

How many students attend Lexington Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Lexington Middle.

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