LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE

LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE is a close-knit intermediate school in HIGGINSVILLE, Missouri, operated by LAFAYETTE CO. C-1. The school serves 223 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 461 students each, so LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE sits 52% leaner than that benchmark.

LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by LAFAYETTE CO. C-1, a district that serves 961 students overall.

On demographics, LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE logs that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 49% of students at LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 48.9%.

Across the wider county, Lafayette County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,612, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Lafayette County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,064 students), of which LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE is one.

LAFAYETTE CO. HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 5%: 212 students in 2018 compared to 223 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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