Southern Middle School (Fayette County SCH DIST.), Kentucky - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Southern Middle School is a Middle in Lexington, KY. It currently serves 764 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the Fayette County School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Fayette County School District and all schools in Kentucky.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:764
Number of Teachers: 56
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.62

Location Info

Location: 400 Wilson-Downing Rd, Lexington, KY 40517
Mailing Address: 400 Wilson Downing Rd, Lexington, KY 40517
Phone: (859)381-3582
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 226
Grade 7 280
Grade 8 258
Gender/Sex of Southern Middle School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 391 51.18
Female 373 48.82
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Southern Middle School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 33 4.32
Black or African American 194 25.39
Hispanic/Latino 110 14.40
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.26
Two or more races 50 6.55
White 375 49.08
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 15 3.84
Black or African American 105 26.85
Hispanic/Latino 49 12.53
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.51
Two or more races 20 5.12
White 200 51.15
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 18 4.83
Black or African American 89 23.86
Hispanic/Latino 61 16.35
Two or more races 30 8.04
White 175 46.92

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 13 5.75
Black or African American 51 22.57
Hispanic/Latino 32 14.16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.44
Two or more races 15 6.64
White 114 50.44
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 9 3.21
Black or African American 66 23.57
Hispanic/Latino 42 15.00
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.36
Two or more races 13 4.64
White 149 53.21
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 11 4.26
Black or African American 77 29.85
Hispanic/Latino 36 13.95
Two or more races 22 8.53
White 112 43.41