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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Lakota Plains Junior School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
745
Middle
DISTRICT 665 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKOTA LOCAL·NCES 390461104584
Lakota Plains Junior School
5500 Princeton Road, Liberty Township, OH 45011 · (513) 644-1130 · Butler County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Ohio public middle schools
- A-Test 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.
- B-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 Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
221 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 43%
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 7 | 398 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 347 | 47% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
77.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 77.6% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 76.5% |
| 2022-23 | 76.8% | 76.6% |
| 2021-22 | 73.5% | 73.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
77.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Lakota Plains Junior School
Lakota Plains Junior School's state test result (77.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakota Plains Junior School this school | 745 | 29.7% | 77.2% |
| Hopewell Junior School West Chester | 540 | 38.1% | 76.4% |
| Olentangy Orange Middle School Lewis Center | 1,056 | 23.0% | 80.2% |
| Mayfield Middle School Cleveland | 896 | 33.8% | 74.0% |
| Hilliard Memorial Middle School Hilliard | 797 | 37.5% | 72.0% |
| Hilliard Tharp Sixth Grade Elementary School Hilliard | 512 | 25.8% | 92.2% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Lakota Plains Junior School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #111 of 316 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #164 of 637 ▲ 5 | #5 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #168 of 637 ▼ 27 | #4 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #305 of 629 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #102 of 654 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #571 of 577 | #15 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #76 of 579 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #217 of 319 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #334 of 410 | #8 of 11 |
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
745
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 753
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 27.3:1
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 | 745 | 28.5 | 26.1:1 | 30% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 29.3 | 25.1:1 | 27% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 757 | 29.3 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 764 | 28 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 781 | 31.2 | 25.0:1 | 15% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 25 | 27.6:1 | 15% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 753 | 36 | 20.9:1 | 12% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakota Plains Junior School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (781 to 745); teachers down 9% (31.2 to 28.5).
About Lakota Plains Junior School
Lakota Plains Junior School is one of the public schools in Liberty Township, Ohio. It is a high-enrollment middle-grades school. The school had 745 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Ohio is about 482, so this school runs 55% bigger than that.
The 22 schools of Lakota Local, including Lakota Plains Junior School, enroll 17,853 students.
By race and ethnicity, Lakota Plains Junior School is 54% White. The school is also 14% Asian, 14% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 76% White share among all Butler County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Lakota Plains Junior School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
Teachers at Lakota Plains Junior School total 28.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 26.1:1. The 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 221 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 30%. The 42% average for public schools in Butler County is 12 points higher.
Lakota Plains Junior School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Ohio public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Lakota Plains Junior School would be expected to post about 77.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 77.2%.
Among Butler County residents, median household income is about $81,590, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 90 public schools in Butler County, with a combined enrollment of about 59,107.
Nearby, VanGorden Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Lakota Plains Junior School places 3rd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
Lakota Plains Junior School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 764 students in 2020-21 and 745 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 27.3:1 in 2020-21, and 26.1:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lakota Plains Junior School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,876
Census ACS
Median income
$81,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
59,107 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lakota Local
- Lakota West High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Lakota East High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 791 students
- Endeavor Elementary SchoolElementary · 740 students
- Hopewell Early Childhood SchoolElementary · 727 students
- Creekside Early Childhood SchoolElementary · 720 students
Other schools in Liberty Township
- Lakota East High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Liberty Junior SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- VanGorden Elementary SchoolElementary · 670 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
Nearby schools
- VanGorden Elementary School0.4 mi · 670
- VanGorden Preschool0.4 mi · 195
- Liberty Early Childhood School1.0 mi · 407
- Heritage Early Childhood School1.3 mi · 598
- Cherokee Elementary School1.9 mi · 791
- Creekside Early Childhood School2.0 mi · 720
Frequently asked questions
About Lakota Plains Junior SchoolHow many students attend Lakota Plains Junior School?
Lakota Plains Junior School enrolls approximately 745 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Lakota Plains Junior School serve?
Lakota Plains Junior School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Lakota Plains Junior School have?
Lakota Plains Junior School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Lakota Plains Junior School?
Student demographics at Lakota Plains Junior School are roughly 54% White, 12% Hispanic, 14% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lakota Plains Junior School public or private?
Lakota Plains Junior School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lakota Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.