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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
49.8%
MO avg 49.5% . -11.7pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
859
-181 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.0:1
% White
87%
was 90%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intermediate school of sizable scale in LEBANON, Missouri, operated by LEBANON R-III, instructing 859 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 461 students each, so LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 86% bigger than that benchmark.
LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by LEBANON R-III, a district that educates 4,410 students overall.
Demographically, LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.1%, the actual is 50.4%, a residual of +0.2 points.
In the surrounding community, Laclede County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,282 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 12 public schools in Laclede County (combined enrollment of about 5,763 students).
Nearest neighbor: Lebanon R-III Early Chld Cntr, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.0%.
The campus sits in a town-based setting.
Over the past 7-year window. LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,040 (now 859). Class-load math has fell: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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.