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Lexington Trails Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

8800 Penner Avenue, De Soto, KS 66018 · (913) 667-6260 · Part of De Soto Unified School District 232

De Soto’s School Grade A better than 94% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
393
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Lexington Trails Middle School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for De Soto kids: De Soto High School

On the path

Where De Soto kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Starside Elem428 students
6–8Lexington Trails Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12De Soto High School918 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency45%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8800 Penner Avenue, De Soto

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6118
Grade 7135
Grade 8140
Enrollment over time
375’20
357’21
376’22
385’23
393’24

Up 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lexington Trails Middle School from De Soto families.

Other schools in De Soto Unified School District 232

The district →
Mize Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A+
474 students12:1
Clear Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A
461 students13:1
Riverview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A
441 students12:1
Prairie Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A+
431 students13:1
Starside Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · De Soto
A−
428 students11:1
Belmont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A+
381 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; De Soto’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.