LAKEVIEW MIDDLE

As a middle-of-the-pack junior high in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, LAKEVIEW MIDDLE instructs 653 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by PARK HILL. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 42% larger than typical.

Across the 18 schools in PARK HILL (11,937 students total), LAKEVIEW MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LAKEVIEW MIDDLE shows that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder comes out to 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, LAKEVIEW MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Platte County shows median household earnings sit near $96,227, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Platte County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,612 students), of which LAKEVIEW MIDDLE is one.

ENGLISH LANDING ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAKEVIEW MIDDLE at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.0%.

LAKEVIEW MIDDLE operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. LAKEVIEW MIDDLE's enrollment has decreased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 764 (now 653). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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