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Lexington Middle School

Q: Is Lexington Middle School a good school?

Lexington Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Nebraska middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Lexington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended Lexington Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lexington Middle School?

Students at Lexington Middle School are 76% Hispanic, 13% White, 9% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Lexington Middle School attend?

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

Public Grades 6-8

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Lexington Middle School is a public middle school in Lexington, Nebraska, serving 678 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lexington Public Schools district, which is ranked 115 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lexington Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska middle schools, typically between 100-225 out of 123-256 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average. In comparison, the nearby Cozad Middle School, which is part of the Cozad Community Schools district, has a higher ranking and rating, typically in the middle to upper half of Nebraska middle schools with a 2-3 star rating.

Lexington Middle School's student performance on state assessments is consistently below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 6th-grade students proficient or better in ELA was 43.6% at Lexington Middle School, compared to the state average of 58.64%. In contrast, Cozad Middle School's student performance is generally higher than the state average. Lexington Middle School also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11% to 21.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and could be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance.

672

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,071

Per pupil spending ?

74%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 N Washington
Lexington, NE 68850-1333

(308) 324-2349

District: Lexington Public Schools

Students who attend Lexington Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lexington High School

Feeder schools for Lexington Middle School:

Elementary:	Bryan Elementary School
	Morton Elementary School
	Pershing Elementary School
	Sandoz Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.5%

White:

13.4%

African American:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (54% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg51%

Nebraska avg61%

106^th of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

117^th of 118Lexington Public Schools among Nebraska districts

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	106 of 133	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	174 of 200	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	205 of 238	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	200 of 249	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	192 of 223	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	198 of 247	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	188 of 225	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	194 of 236	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	225 of 255	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	225 of 256	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	232 of 252	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.3	239 of 248	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	234 of 255	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	222 of 246	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.9	232 of 254	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	36.4	202 of 243	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.5	165 of 245	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.0	135 of 227	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.8	163 of 226	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	66.3	11 of 30	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	8 of 24	66.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	11 of 22	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.0	26 of 35	25.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	18 of 27	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	35.2	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	51 of 72	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	83 of 106	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	118 of 146	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	119 of 150	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	117 of 137	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	132 of 156	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	120 of 147	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	11 of 24	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	30 of 56	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	38 of 67	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	24 of 61	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	34 of 59	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	26 of 62	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	26 of 56	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	63.8	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.5	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	18 of 46	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	62 of 92	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	111 of 144	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	74 of 118	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	86 of 115	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	85 of 123	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	84 of 120	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	44 of 72	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	84 of 106	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	134 of 156	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	131 of 160	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	120 of 144	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	127 of 153	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	121 of 141	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	28.3	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2022	28.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2021	18.9	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	49.4	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.0	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	34.0	44 of 70	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	36.9	94 of 141	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.0	70 of 217	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	87 of 234	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	104 of 204	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	101 of 222	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	67 of 203	67.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2023)63rd percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+41 vs school

Homeless (2022)60th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+37 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2023)37th percentile+23 vs school

White (2024)33rd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Migrant (2023)<1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science74%-6 vs state

English Language Arts52%-7 vs state

Mathematics49%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (2025)				NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 N Washington	Lexington	68850	Dawson County	Lexington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 324-2349	672	49	13.6	74.0%	90 (13.4%)	58 (8.6%)	514 (76.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	23.6	106^th of 133 public middle schools	20.3%		18.3	174^th of 200 public middle schools	13.0%	68	43.6	51.6	59.2	51.8	42.7	61.0	43.3	49.0	73.5	73.5	$15,071	$862	$12,512
Cozad Middle School	Public	6-8	1810 Meridian Ave	Cozad	69130	Dawson County	Cozad Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 784-2746	216	18	12.1	43.1%	159 (73.6%)	1 (0.5%)	40 (18.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	4 (1.9%)	49.9	79^th of 133 public middle schools	40.6%		61.2	83^rd of 200 public middle schools	58.5%	4	50.7	65.2	64.8	60.0		63.8	76.1	61.4	78.9	78.9	$18,441	$160	$14,378

Frequently Asked Questions about Lexington Middle School

What high school do graduates of Lexington Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Lexington Middle School?

Students at Lexington Middle School are 76% Hispanic, 13% White, 9% African American.

Is Lexington Middle School a good school?

Lexington Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Nebraska middle schools.

What district is Lexington Middle School in?

Lexington Public Schools

How many students attend Lexington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended Lexington Middle School.

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

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