LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, a large junior high in LEXINGTON, Nebraska, one of the schools within LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, teaches 672 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 411 students each, so LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 64% above that benchmark.

LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,242 students; LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder reads as 13% White, 9% Black. By comparison, Dawson County as a whole is about 37% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dawson County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.4%; this one comes in at 41.4%, -9.0 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, Dawson County reports that median household income runs about $69,880, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Dawson County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,509 students), of which LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 688 students in 2018 to 672 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 72% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.