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What's the biggest difference between LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
859
Middle
DISTRICT 735 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEBANON R-III·NCES 291827000971
LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL
2700 Buzz Pride Drive, LEBANON, MO 65536 · (417) 657-6500 · Laclede County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL859 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Missouri public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
13.1:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
525 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 265 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 290 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 304 | 35% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LEBANON R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
44.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +10.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.2% | 23.6% | 42.9% | 19.0% |
| Math | 18.8% | 26.1% | 34.9% | 20.1% |
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 | 37.8% | 44.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 41.7% |
| 2022-23 | 31.4% | 37.7% |
| 2021-22 | 34.8% | 34.5% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 859 | 61.1% | 37.0% |
| HANNIBAL MIDDLE HANNIBAL | 674 | 60.1% | 39.0% |
| POPLAR BLUFF JR. HIGH POPLAR BLUFF | 735 | 63.7% | 38.9% |
| WEST PLAINS MIDDLE WEST PLAINS | 555 | 67.4% | 35.5% |
| NEVADA MIDDLE NEVADA | 511 | 55.6% | 46.4% |
| LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE FARMINGTON | 521 | 57.0% | 42.2% |
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 LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #238 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #178 of 380 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #220 of 380 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #88 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 859 | #32 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #146 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #208 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #114 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #64 of 224 |
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
859
-151 (-15%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 826
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 859 | 65.8 | 13.1:1 | 61% (525) |
| 2023-24 | 880 | 67.8 | 13.0:1 | 62% (543) |
| 2022-23 | 921 | 72 | 12.8:1 | 59% (546) |
| 2020-21 | 1,010 | 69 | 14.6:1 | 62% (623) |
| 2017-18 | 1,040 | 69.3 | 15.0:1 | 60% (627) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 60% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 57% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 992 | 60 | 16.5:1 | 31% (310) |
| 1990-91 | 826 | 54 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,040 to 859); teachers down 5% (69.3 to 65.8).
About LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school based in LEBANON, Missouri. School enrollment was 859 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Missouri is roughly 461 students; this school is 86% above that.
LEBANON R-III operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,410 students.
The large majority of students at LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL, 87%, are White. Next come 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.1:1, with 65.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Middle schools in Missouri average about 13.0:1, a similar figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 61%.
Measured against Missouri public middle schools, LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL would score about 37.0%. It scores 37.0%, within a point of that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Laclede County, median household income is about $53,282, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 12 public schools in Laclede County, which together enroll about 5,763 students.
The closest public school to LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL is Lebanon R-III Early Chld Cntr, about 1.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 6. The nearest schools with test data average 49.0%, higher than LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL's 37.0%.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,010 in 2020-21 and 859 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.6:1 to 13.1:1.
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Laclede County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,390
Census ACS
Median income
$53,282
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,763 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEBANON R-III
- LEBANON SR. HIGHHigh · 1,439 students
- MAPLECREST ELEM.Elementary · 656 students
- JOE D. ESTHER ELEM.Elementary · 609 students
- BOSWELL ELEM.Elementary · 581 students
- Lebanon R-III Early Chld CntrElementary · 266 students
- HILLCREST EDUCATION CENTERHigh
Other schools in LEBANON
- LEBANON SR. HIGHHigh · 1,439 students
- MAPLECREST ELEM.Elementary · 656 students
- JOE D. ESTHER ELEM.Elementary · 609 students
- BOSWELL ELEM.Elementary · 581 students
- JOEL E. BARBER ELEM.Elementary · 505 students
- Lebanon R-III Early Chld CntrElementary · 266 students
Other Lebanon Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Lebanon Middle. LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 6.
- Lebanon Middle SchoolLebanon, IN · 849 students
- Lebanon Middle SchoolLebanon, NH · 464 students
- Lebanon Middle SchoolLebanon, KY · 330 students
- Lebanon MiddleLebanon, VA · 301 students
- Lebanon Middle SchoolLebanon, CT · 265 students
Nearby schools
- Lebanon R-III Early Chld Cntr1.1 mi · 266
- MAPLECREST ELEM.2.1 mi · 656
- BOSWELL ELEM.3.0 mi · 581
- LEBANON SR. HIGH3.6 mi · 1,439
- JOE D. ESTHER ELEM.3.7 mi · 609
- JOEL E. BARBER ELEM.5.0 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 859 students in grades 06-08.
Is LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEBANON R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.