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If you could change one rule at LAKEVIEW MIDDLE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
653
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK HILL·NCES 292355002623
LAKEVIEW MIDDLE
6720 NW 64TH ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64151 · (816) 359-4220 · Platte County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Missouri public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
133 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 219 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 218 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 216 | 33% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.9%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.3pp since 2021
Math
60.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +1.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.8% | 27.1% | 34.0% | 8.9% |
| Math | 36.8% | 23.6% | 26.8% | 12.5% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.8% | 62.6% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 56.7% |
| 2021-22 | 52.6% | 58.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
Schools most like LAKEVIEW MIDDLE
LAKEVIEW MIDDLE's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEVIEW MIDDLE this school | 653 | 20.4% | 55.6% |
| RAYMORE-PECULIAR SOUTH MIDDLE Peculiar | 636 | 23.9% | 43.5% |
| GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL GRAIN VALLEY | 527 | 21.4% | 52.7% |
| PLATTE CITY MIDDLE PLATTE CITY | 646 | 19.0% | 54.6% |
| RAYMORE-PECULIAR EAST MIDDLE RAYMORE | 789 | 21.8% | 41.8% |
| WENTZVILLE MIDDLE WENTZVILLE | 792 | 21.0% | 44.6% |
Matched among Missouri middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LAKEVIEW MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Platte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #54 of 379 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #56 of 380 ▼ 17 | #3 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #46 of 380 ▼ 10 | #2 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #165 of 364 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #97 of 397 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #63 of 321 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #129 of 321 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.4% | #339 of 379 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #83 of 224 | N/A |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
653
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 653 | 54.5 | 12.0:1 | 20% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 57.8 | 11.3:1 | 20% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 53 | 12.8:1 | 23% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | 53 | 12.5:1 | 27% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 56.5 | 13.5:1 | 22% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 827 | 53 | 15.6:1 | 26% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | 51 | 14.5:1 | 22% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 756 | 51 | 14.8:1 | 11% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 54 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKEVIEW MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (764 to 653); teachers down 3% (56.5 to 54.5).
About LAKEVIEW MIDDLE
LAKEVIEW MIDDLE is a medium-sized middle-grades school in PARK HILL, located in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The school had 653 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Missouri) has about 461 students.
PARK HILL enrolls 11,937 students, and its 18 schools include LAKEVIEW MIDDLE.
White students account for 75% of enrollment at LAKEVIEW MIDDLE. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 79% of residents are White. By the diversity index, LAKEVIEW MIDDLE comes in at 42%.
LAKEVIEW MIDDLE operates with 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average 13.0:1. About 20% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for LAKEVIEW MIDDLE is A-. Compared with Missouri public middle schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
LAKEVIEW MIDDLE's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (55.6%) and its predicted rate (52.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Platte County show that median household income is about $96,227, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LAKEVIEW MIDDLE is one of 37 public schools in Platte County, which together enroll about 17,612 students.
Of nearby public schools, ENGLISH LANDING ELEM. is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, LAKEVIEW MIDDLE ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 662 in 2020-21, 653 in 2024-25.
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Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,371
Census ACS
Median income
$96,227
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,612 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARK HILL
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- PARK HILL SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,890 students
- WALDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 730 students
- PLAZA MIDDLEMiddle · 673 students
- UNION CHAPEL ELEM.Elementary · 609 students
- CONGRESS MIDDLEMiddle · 601 students
Other schools in KANSAS CITY
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
Other Lakeview Middle schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Lakeview Middle. LAKEVIEW MIDDLE is the 4th largest of the 10.
- Lakeview Middle SchoolBATTLE CREEK, MI · 1,082 students
- LAKEVIEW MIDDLEWINTER GARDEN, FL · 786 students
- Lakeview MiddleGreenville, SC · 723 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolRossville, GA · 647 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolWarsaw, IN · 545 students
Nearby schools
- ENGLISH LANDING ELEM.0.1 mi · 435
- PLAZA MIDDLE0.9 mi · 673
- THOMAS B. CHINN ELEM.1.2 mi · 466
- GRADEN ELEM.1.2 mi · 415
- PRAIRIE POINT ELEM.1.5 mi · 437
- SOUTHEAST ELEM.1.7 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About LAKEVIEW MIDDLEHow large is LAKEVIEW MIDDLE?
LAKEVIEW MIDDLE enrolls approximately 653 students in grades 06-08.
Is LAKEVIEW MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
LAKEVIEW MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at LAKEVIEW MIDDLE?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at LAKEVIEW MIDDLE.
How diverse is LAKEVIEW MIDDLE?
LAKEVIEW MIDDLE reports a student body of 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees LAKEVIEW MIDDLE?
LAKEVIEW MIDDLE is overseen by PARK HILL in Platte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.