Tates Creek Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 767 students
Southern Middle School
400 Wilson-Downing Rd, Lexington, KY 40517
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
759
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Fayette County
Fayette County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 215 Kentucky middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Kentucky middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Southern Middle School
Southern Middle School is a public middle school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Fayette County. The school is located in a large city in Fayette County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 759 students were enrolled, with about 13.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Kentucky middle school (15.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 215 Kentucky middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 759 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Fayette County
- County
- Fayette County
- NCES school ID
- 210186000394
Schools near Southern Middle School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.