Lebanon Middle School
Public middle school in Lebanon, Missouri · Lebanon R-III School District · Grades 6–8
Lebanon Middle School serves 859 students in grades 6–8 in Lebanon (Laclede County). It is one of 6 schools in Lebanon R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 32nd largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 65.77 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Lebanon R-III School District |
| County | Laclede County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291827000971 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Lebanon R-III | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 859 | 4,410 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 13.7 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.1% | 62% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Lebanon Middle School in context
Size
Lebanon Middle School is the only middle school in Lebanon R-III School District. Its 859 students are 19.5% of the district's 4,410. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 26.3 miles away and have a median of 518 students, so Lebanon Middle School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 304 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 265, against an average of 286 per grade. This year grade 8 has 15% more students than grade 6 (304 against 265). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 86.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lebanon R-III (87.5%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 62% across Lebanon R-III and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 24.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Lebanon Middle School has 65.77 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 859 students would have about 66.1 teachers, so Lebanon Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Buffalo Middle School, 24.2 miles away in Dallas County R-I School District. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 86.5% |
| Two or more races | 7.1% |
| Hispanic | 4.2% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 265 |
| Grade 7 | 290 |
| Grade 8 | 304 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2700 Buzz Pride Drive, Lebanon, MO 65536
Phone: (417)657-6500
Website: lebanon.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lebanon Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Middle School | Dallas County R-I | 24.2 mi | 466 | 12.7 | 60.3% |
| Marshfield Junior High School | Marshfield R-I | 24.2 mi | 659 | 13.6 | 39.3% |
| Camdenton Middle School | Camdenton R-III | 25.5 mi | 599 | 13.2 | 43.7% |
| Oak Ridge Intermediate School | Camdenton R-III | 25.6 mi | 569 | 13.1 | 49.6% |
| Waynesville Middle School | Waynesville R-VI | 27.1 mi | 906 | 15.1 | 41.4% |
| 6th Grade Center | Waynesville R-VI | 27.3 mi | 451 | 18.4 | 50.6% |
| Hartville Middle School | Hartville R-II | 28.1 mi | 139 | 11.7 | 59.7% |
| Fair Grove Middle School | Fair Grove R-X | 32.0 mi | 373 | 17.2 | 33.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lebanon R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boswell Elementary School | Elementary | 4–5 | 581 |
| Joe D. Esther Elementary School | Elementary | K–1 | 609 |
| Lebanon R-III Early Chld Cntr | Pre-K | Pre-K | 266 |
| Lebanon Senior High School | High | 9–12 | 1,439 |
| Maplecrest Elementary School | Elementary | 2–3 | 656 |