Lexington Middle School
Public middle school in Lexington, Missouri · Lexington R-V School District · Grades 5–8
Lexington Middle School serves 244 students in grades 5–8 in Lexington (Lafayette County). It is one of 3 schools in Lexington R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 302nd largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 17.83 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Lexington R-V School District |
| County | Lafayette County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291848001000 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Lexington R-V | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 244 | 893 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 11.8 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 55.3% | 54.7% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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.
Lexington Middle School in context
Size
Lexington Middle School is the only middle school in Lexington R-V School District. Its 244 students are 27.3% of the district's 893. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 19.3 miles away and have a median of 489 students, so Lexington Middle School is smaller 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 72 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 54, against an average of 61 per grade. This year grade 8 has 20% more students than grade 5 (72 against 60). 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 81.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lexington R-V (83.8%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
55.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 54.7% across Lexington R-V and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 27.5% 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
Lexington Middle School has 17.83 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 244 students would have about 18.8 teachers, so Lexington Middle School has 1 fewer.
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 rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Richmond Middle School, 8.7 miles away in Richmond R-XVI School District. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 81.6% |
| Hispanic | 7% |
| Black | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
46.3% of students are girls and 53.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 60 |
| Grade 6 | 58 |
| Grade 7 | 54 |
| Grade 8 | 72 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1111 S 24th St, Lexington, MO 64067
Phone: (660)259-4611
Website: lexr5.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lexington Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Middle School | Richmond R-XVI | 8.7 mi | 309 | 12.9 | 48.5% |
| Lafayette County Middle School | Lafayette County C-1 | 10.5 mi | 223 | 12.6 | 49.3% |
| Odessa Middle School | Odessa R-VII | 13.7 mi | 462 | 12.2 | 33.1% |
| Oak Grove Middle School | Oak Grove R-VI | 18.3 mi | 301 | 8.3 | 31.6% |
| Grain Valley North Middle School | Grain Valley R-V | 20.3 mi | 527 | 12.4 | 21.4% |
| Grain Valley South Middle School | Grain Valley R-V | 22.6 mi | 516 | 12.2 | 22.9% |
| Fire Prairie Middle School | Fort Osage R-I | 22.6 mi | 713 | 14.1 | 57.6% |
| Osage Trail Middle School | Fort Osage R-I | 22.9 mi | 675 | 13 | 48.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lexington R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Bell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 339 |
| Lexington High School | High | 9–12 | 310 |