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Does Beaumont Middle School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
743
Middle
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000353
Beaumont Middle School
2080 Georgian Way, Lexington, KY 40504 · (859) 381-3094 · Fayette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL743 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
252 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 233 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 227 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 283 | 38% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
54.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Beaumont Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #46 of 216 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #36 of 216 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #60 of 217 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 743 | #49 of 221 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #58 of 210 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #34 of 210 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #13 of 156 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
743
-320 (-30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.6:1
% White
52%
was 61%
% Hispanic
19%
was 19%
% Black
11%
was 7%
% Asian
11%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 743 | 50.1 | 14.8:1 | 34% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 53.7 | 14.1:1 | 38% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 843 | 55.3 | 15.2:1 | 40% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 1,063 | 63.9 | 16.6:1 | 37% (396) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beaumont Middle School.
About Beaumont Middle School
Beaumont Middle School sits in Lexington, Kentucky, and is classified as a middle school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 743 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 558-student average for middle schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 33% higher.
Fayette County enrolls 42,138 students, and its 73 schools include Beaumont Middle School.
White students make up a majority at Beaumont Middle School, at 52%. Other students are 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 68% White share among all Fayette County residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Beaumont Middle School is 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.8:1. This ratio sits 1.0 below the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 34%. That is 16 points below the 50% average for public schools in Fayette County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Beaumont Middle School is -1.2 points: 51.2% actual, 52.4% predicted.
Federal survey data for Fayette County show that the median household income is $69,479, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 81 public schools in Fayette County, enrolling about 42,142 students in all.
Rosa Parks Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Beaumont Middle School. On state test proficiency, Beaumont Middle School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Beaumont Middle School's location as City: Large.
Enrollment is down 30% from 2017-18, when Beaumont Middle School had 1,063 students, to 2024-25, when it had 743. White enrollment as a share of the school fell from 61% to 52%. The ratio was 16.6:1 in 2017-18 and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
323,725
Census ACS
Median income
$69,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
42,142 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
Nearby schools
- Rosa Parks Elementary School0.5 mi · 681
- Garden Springs Elementary School0.5 mi · 418
- James Lane Allen Elementary School0.8 mi · 429
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High School1.3 mi · 1,828
- Clays Mill Elementary School1.3 mi · 527
- Picadome Elementary School1.7 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Beaumont Middle SchoolHow large is Beaumont Middle School?
Beaumont Middle School enrolls approximately 743 students in grades 06-08.
Is Beaumont Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beaumont Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Beaumont Middle School have?
Beaumont Middle School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Beaumont Middle School?
Student demographics at Beaumont Middle School are roughly 52% White, 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Beaumont Middle School in?
Beaumont Middle School is part of Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.