Is Southern Middle School a good school?

Southern Middle School ranks 217 th of 324 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Southern Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 772 students attended Southern Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Southern Middle School?

Students at Southern Middle School are 49% White, 27% African American, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Southern Middle School attend?

Students who attend Southern Middle School usually go on to attend Tates Creek High School

Southern Middle School

Summary:

Southern Middle School is a public middle school located in Lexington, Kentucky, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 772 students. The school is part of the Fayette County School District, which is ranked 77 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

While Southern Middle School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in various subjects, is generally lower than the Fayette County and Kentucky state averages, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. White students and Gifted and Talented students perform relatively well, while African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, perform significantly worse. The school's performance for English Language Learners and students with disabilities is also below average.

Compared to other middle schools in the Fayette County district, Southern Middle School generally performs worse than higher-performing schools like Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School and Jessie M. Clark Middle School, but outperforms some lower-performing schools in the district, such as Crawford Middle School and Tates Creek Middle School. The school's performance is also generally better than the nearby East Jessamine Middle School, which is in a different school district (Jessamine County).

Detail:

Public 6-8

400 Wilson-Downing Rd
Lexington, KY 40517

(859) 381-3582

District: Fayette County

SchoolDigger Rank:
217^th of 324 Kentucky Middle Schools

Students who attend Southern Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tates Creek High School

Feeder schools for Southern Middle School:

Elementary:	Lansdowne Elementary School
	Southern Elementary School
	Veterans Park Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.8

Number of students: 772

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.2%

African American:

27.3%

Hispanic:

13.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.5%

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Performance Trends

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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.76. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Southern Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Southern Middle School 217^th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Southern Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Fayette County:

SchoolDigger ranks Fayette County 77^th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Southern Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Southern Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KY State Percentile
2007	66.49	82^nd	284	71.1%
2008	70.38	69^th	287	76.0%
2009	75.88	52^nd	289	82.0%
2010	66.07	93^rd	299	68.9%
2011	62.74	109^th	304	64.1%
2012	56.21	130^th	319	59.2%
2013	60.90	107^th	335	68.1%
2014	47.28	180^th	335	46.3%
2015	50.73	159^th	337	52.8%
2016	39.59	213^th	331	35.6%
2017	44.66	191^st	330	42.1%
2018	46.09	181^st	322	43.8%
2019	56.21	136^th	335	59.4%
2021	38.70	159^th	282	43.6%
2022	48.75	149^th	320	53.4%
2023	39.43	194^th	327	40.7%
2024	34.76	217^th	324	33.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Southern Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KY State Percentile
2018	37.81	55^th	85	35.3%
2019	58.88	26^th	87	70.1%
2022	56.70	32^nd	98	67.3%
2023	30.46	78^th	95	17.9%
2024	26.68	80^th	99	19.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Southern Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	30.45	31^st	35	11.4%
2019	56.09	12^th	38	68.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Southern Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	57.02	114^th	294	61.2%
2023	30.62	88^th	124	29.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Southern Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KY State Percentile
2018	24.37	242^nd	285	15.1%
2019	35.24	217^th	303	28.4%
2021	19.15	198^th	224	11.6%
2022	37.87	191^st	310	38.4%
2023	27.43	235^th	309	23.9%
2024	23.51	256^th	311	17.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Southern Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KY State Percentile
2018	39.63	190^th	290	34.5%
2019	47.18	157^th	299	47.5%
2021	31.95	166^th	233	28.8%
2022	44.44	152^nd	299	49.2%
2023	42.38	171^st	295	42.0%
2024	35.90	194^th	300	35.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Southern Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.88	214^th	219	2.3%
2019	35.40	144^th	226	36.3%

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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Southern Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	67.55	17^th	63	73.0%
2019	66.47	14^th	62	77.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Southern Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KY State Percentile
2018	47.44	148^th	293	49.5%
2019	60.08	101^st	303	66.7%
2021	36.03	130^th	222	41.4%
2022	49.84	131^st	304	56.9%
2023	35.29	200^th	307	34.9%
2024	32.66	208^th	304	31.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Southern Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	29.69	17^th	25	32.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Southern Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KY State Percentile
2018	38.03	63^rd	96	34.4%
2019	44.79	54^th	96	43.8%
2021	19.51	13^th	17	23.5%
2022	40.89	47^th	84	44.0%
2023	31.66	54^th	79	31.6%
2024	29.52	59^th	80	26.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Southern Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KY State Percentile
2018	42.27	70^th	116	39.7%
2019	58.07	40^th	120	66.7%
2022	28.43	96^th	120	20.0%
2023	23.77	100^th	119	16.0%
2024	28.11	98^th	123	20.3%

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Rank History for White students at Southern Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	KY State Percentile
2018	61.14	82^nd	253	67.6%
2019	68.21	60^th	266	77.4%
2021	68.74	39^th	213	81.7%
2022	72.67	55^th	314	82.5%
2023	69.75	70^th	320	78.1%
2024	61.32	103^rd	316	67.4%

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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Southern Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	633	88	8	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	731
1989	591	87	20	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	698
1990	611	89	16	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	716
1991	727	89	30	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	846
1992	726	108	22	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	856
1993	722	119	29	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	870
1994	746	119	25	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	890
1995	759	111	20	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	898
1996	759	111	20	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	898
1997	710	103	16	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	836
1998	699	105	25	7	0	n/a	n/a	7	843
1999	698	91	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	34	827
2000	628	96	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	33	762
2001	614	101	32	29	0	n/a	n/a	11	787
2002	662	87	47	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	826
2003	662	87	47	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	826
2004	661	97	55	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	849
2005	591	144	33	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	794
2006	486	143	35	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	698
2007	414	123	27	29	0	n/a	n/a	18	611
2008	401	131	14	34	1	n/a	n/a	15	596
2009	380	121	15	35	2	n/a	n/a	16	569
2010	432	122	19	52	1	n/a	n/a	26	652
2011	447	141	26	56	0	0	24	0	694
2012	410	139	18	62	1	2	28	0	660
2013	420	143	17	69	1	1	27	0	678
2014	387	147	17	69	1	1	27	0	649
2015	380	147	19	57	2	0	21	0	626
2016	351	162	26	57	1	1	25	0	623
2017	388	148	20	73	1	1	43	0	674
2018	479	176	24	78	0	1	43	0	801
2019	486	194	26	93	2	0	53	0	854
2020	460	172	29	98	1	0	59	0	819
2021	405	175	20	99	0	0	54	0	753
2022	388	202	28	108	1	0	55	0	782
2023	380	211	24	106	1	1	49	0	772

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Southern Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	731	46.3	15.7	n/a
1989	698	48.0	14.5	n/a
1990	716	47.0	15.2	n/a
1991	846	51.8	16.3	n/a
1992	856	55.8	15.3	n/a
1993	870	55.0	15.8	n/a
1994	890	56.7	15.7	n/a
1995	898	59.0	15.2	n/a
1996	898	59.0	15.2	n/a
1997	836	55.2	15.1	19.1
1998	843	53.3	15.8	17.7
1999	827	54.3	15.2	22.3
2000	762	54.3	14.0	24.6
2001	787	53.3	14.8	27.1
2002	826	56.6	14.6	41.4
2003	826	56.6	14.6	41.4
2004	849	60.9	13.9	n/a
2005	794	53.8	14.8	n/a
2006	698	53.7	13.0	37.7
2007	611	47.0	13.0	37.4
2008	596	41.4	14.4	40.1
2009	569	41.2	13.8	40.7
2010	652	37.6	17.3	45.8
2011	694	45.6	15.2	47
2012	660	50.4	13.0	46.8
2013	678	50.4	13.4	49.1
2014	649	50.1	12.9	53.8
2015	626	45.0	13.9	57.8
2016	623	43.0	14.4	56.2
2017	674	46.0	14.6	50
2018	801	49.0	16.3	50.7
2019	854	55.3	15.4	45.3
2020	819	54.4	15.0	47.9
2021	753	54.0	13.9	59.6
2022	782	51.4	15.2	53.6
2023	772	55.7	13.8	53.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Southern Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	731	46.3	15.7	n/a
1989	698	48.0	14.5	n/a
1990	716	47.0	15.2	n/a
1991	846	51.8	16.3	n/a
1992	856	55.8	15.3	n/a
1993	870	55.0	15.8	n/a
1994	890	56.7	15.7	n/a
1995	898	59.0	15.2	n/a
1996	898	59.0	15.2	n/a
1997	836	55.2	15.1	19.1
1998	843	53.3	15.8	17.7
1999	827	54.3	15.2	22.3
2000	762	54.3	14.0	24.6
2001	787	53.3	14.8	27.1
2002	826	56.6	14.6	41.4
2003	826	56.6	14.6	41.4
2004	849	60.9	13.9	n/a
2005	794	53.8	14.8	n/a
2006	698	53.7	13.0	37.7
2007	611	47.0	13.0	37.4
2008	596	41.4	14.4	40.1
2009	569	41.2	13.8	40.7
2010	652	37.6	17.3	45.8
2011	694	45.6	15.2	47
2012	660	50.4	13.0	46.8
2013	678	50.4	13.4	49.1
2014	649	50.1	12.9	53.8
2015	626	45.0	13.9	57.8
2016	623	43.0	14.4	56.2
2017	674	46.0	14.6	50
2018	801	49.0	16.3	50.7
2019	854	55.3	15.4	45.3
2020	819	54.4	15.0	47.9
2021	753	54.0	13.9	59.6
2022	782	51.4	15.2	53.6
2023	772	55.7	13.8	53.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Southern Middle School

Year	Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Total Expenditures from Federal Funds	Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018	$137 (1.0%)	$116 (0.8%)	$253 (1.8%)	$10,564 (74.6%)	$1,797 (12.7%)	$12,362 (87.2%)	$14,170
2019	$143 (1.0%)	$117 (0.9%)	$258 (1.9%)	$10,317 (75.3%)	$1,650 (12.0%)	$11,966 (87.3%)	$13,701
2020	$183 (1.2%)	$119 (0.8%)	$302 (2.0%)	$10,970 (72.3%)	$1,714 (11.3%)	$12,685 (83.6%)	$15,175
2021	$378 (2.5%)	$399 (2.7%)	$777 (5.2%)	$11,663 (78.2%)	$1,451 (9.7%)	$12,971 (87.0%)	$14,911
2022	$743 (4.3%)	$433 (2.5%)	$1,176 (6.8%)	$11,923 (68.9%)	$2,231 (12.9%)	$14,153 (81.7%)	$17,316

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Southern Middle School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 136^th of 335 Middle schools	Ranks 194^th of 327 Middle schools	18.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	854	772	9.6%
African American	194	211	8.8%
American Indian	2	1	50%
Asian	26	24	7.7%
Hispanic	93	106	14%
Pacific Islander	0	1
White	486	380	21.8%
Two or More Races	53	49	7.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	45.3%	53.5%	8.2%

Schools Near Southern Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KSA Mathematics (2024)					KSA Reading (2024)					KSA Science (2024)	KSA Writing (2024)		KSA Social Studies (2024)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Southern Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Wilson-Downing Rd	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3582	772	56	13.8	53.5%	380 (49.2%)	211 (27.3%)	106 (13.7%)	24 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.3%)	34.8	217^th of 324 public middle schools	33.0%		39.4	194^th of 327 public middle schools	40.7%	23			32.0	38.0	27.0			46.0	44.0	39.0	22.0		43.0		27.0		45.0	$17,316	$743	$433	$1,176	$11,923	$2,231	$14,153
Tates Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 Centre Pkwy	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3052	769	57	13.4	58.0%	312 (40.6%)	228 (29.6%)	125 (16.3%)	35 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.8%)	39.3	193^rd of 324 public middle schools	40.4%		34.9	215^th of 327 public middle schools	34.3%	22			40.0	35.0	36.0			46.0	41.0	38.0	20.0		47.0		36.0		44.0	$18,794	$1,482	$499	$1,981	$12,588	$2,253	$14,842
Jessie M Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	3341 Clays Mill Rd	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3036	1,044	69	15.0	34.0%	717 (68.7%)	100 (9.6%)	88 (8.4%)	64 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.0%)	83.1	31^st of 324 public middle schools	90.4%		85	27^th of 327 public middle schools	91.7%	4			64.0	53.0	57.0			65.0	55.0	57.0	31.0		65.0		58.0		67.0	$16,945	$745	$384	$1,133	$11,671	$2,148	$13,816
Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 Tates Creek Pk	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3533	705	48	14.6	43.0%	409 (58.0%)	128 (18.2%)	103 (14.6%)	25 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	84.5	28^th of 324 public middle schools	91.4%		81.9	41^st of 327 public middle schools	87.5%	13			57.0	49.0	54.0			66.0	62.0	66.0	33.0		79.0		53.0		61.0	$18,363	$1,177	$375	$1,561	$12,578	$2,221	$14,810
Scapa At Bluegrass	Public	4-8	400 Lafayette Pkwy	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3332	277	29	9.5	10.1%	198 (71.5%)	15 (5.4%)	6 (2.2%)	38 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	98.8	2^nd of 324 public middle schools	99.4%		99.6	1^st of 327 public middle schools	99.7%	1	66.0	69.0	88.0	84.0	62.0	78.0	78.0	82.0	78.0	87.0	64.0	68.0	97.0	68.0	73.0	66.0		$22,314	$816	$373	$1,189	$16,842	$2,399	$19,241
Beaumont Middle School	Public	6-8	2080 Georgian Way	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3094	843	55	15.2	39.7%	481 (57.1%)	92 (10.9%)	152 (18.0%)	82 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	68.7	81^st of 324 public middle schools	75.0%		74.9	60^th of 327 public middle schools	81.7%	21			47.0	54.0	51.0			49.0	57.0	53.0	31.0		50.0		48.0		55.0	$18,039	$768	$426	$1,249	$12,668	$2,167	$14,780
Lexington Trad Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	350 N Limestone St	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3192	296	35	8.4	81.4%	51 (17.2%)	178 (60.1%)	38 (12.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.8%)	19.3	274^th of 324 public middle schools	15.4%		10.5	305^th of 327 public middle schools	6.7%	31			30.0	12.0				39.0	25.0	31.0	8.0		50.0		29.0		35.0	$25,103	$2,690	$603	$3,294	$17,347	$2,364	$19,711
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School	Public	6-8	260 Richardson Place	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4920	1,081	74	14.5	36.6%	627 (58.0%)	172 (15.9%)	101 (9.3%)	107 (9.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.6%)	93.6	6^th of 324 public middle schools	98.1%		90.9	19^th of 327 public middle schools	94.2%	13			63.0	66.0	60.0			69.0	75.0	66.0	42.0		81.0		61.0		66.0	$17,645	$912	$453	$1,365	$12,070	$2,258	$14,327
Leestown Middle School	Public	6-8	2010 Leestown Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3181	966	72	13.4	52.4%	298 (30.8%)	270 (28.0%)	323 (33.4%)	24 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.1%)	56.7	118^th of 324 public middle schools	63.6%		56.3	132^nd of 327 public middle schools	59.6%	14			47.0	42.0	42.0			54.0	45.0	45.0	22.0		56.0		47.0		49.0	$17,908	$1,228	$659	$1,933	$11,738	$2,286	$13,977
East Jessamine Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Union Mill Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-5561	936	58	16.1	56.0%	710 (75.9%)	74 (7.9%)	90 (9.6%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.6%)	36.1	209^th of 324 public middle schools	35.5%		35.8	213^th of 327 public middle schools	34.9%	4			35.0	37.0	31.0			46.0	51.0	41.0	18.0		45.0		31.0		34.0	$14,141	$1,164	$410	$1,574	$9,487	$1,801	$11,288

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