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Best Jefferson County Public Middle Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 51 public middle schools serving 25,104 students in Jefferson County, KY.
The top ranked public middle schools in Jefferson County, KY are Anchorage Independent Public School, J. Graham Brown School and Meyzeek Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Jefferson County, KY public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Kentucky public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 44% statewide average). Middle schools in Jefferson County have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Kentucky public middle schools.
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Kentucky public middle school average of 26% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Best Public Middle Schools in Jefferson County (2025-26)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Anchorage Independent Public School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
11400 Ridge Rd
Louisville, KY 40223
(502) 245-2121
Gr: PK-8 | 399 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 12%
Rank: #22.
J. Graham Brown School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
546 South First Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 485-8216
Gr: K-12 | 753 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Rank: #33.
Meyzeek Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
828 South Jackson Street
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 485-8299
Gr: 6-8 | 896 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 73%
Rank: #44.
Barret Traditional Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2561 Grinstead Drive
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 485-8207
Gr: 6-8 | 631 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #55.
Noe Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
121 West Lee Street
Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 485-8307
Gr: 6-8 | 1,198 student Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 51%
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Boys & Girls Haven
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2301 Goldsmith Ln
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 458-1171
Gr: 6-12 | 16 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Jefferson Regional Juvenile Detention Ce
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
8711 Lagrange Rd Building D
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 485-7670
Gr: K-12 | 1 student
Rank: #88.
Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1010 Neighborhood Pl
Fairdale, KY 40118
(502) 485-8748
Gr: 6-12 | 96 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #99.
Jefferson County Traditional Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1418 Morton Ave
Louisville, KY 40204
(502) 485-8272
Gr: 6-8 | 874 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Rank: #1010.
Binet School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
3410 Bon Air Ave
Louisville, KY 40220
(502) 485-8209
Gr: K-12 | 26 students Student-teacher ratio: 2:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #1111.
Crosby Middle School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
303 Gatehouse Lane
Louisville, KY 40243
(502) 485-8235
Gr: 6-8 | 887 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 52%
Rank: #1212.
Brooklawn
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
3121 Brooklawn Campus Drive
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 515-0460
Gr: 6-12 | 17 students Student-teacher ratio: 2:1 Minority enrollment: 30%
Rank: #1313.
Grace M. James Academy Of Excellence
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
1615 West Broadway
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 485-8123
Gr: 6-9 | 424 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #1414.
Kammerer Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
7315 Wesboro Rd
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 485-8279
Gr: 6-8 | 678 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Rank: #1515.
Western Middle School For The Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
2201 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40212
(502) 485-8345
Gr: 6-8 | 618 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 71%
Rank: #1616.
Farnsley Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
3400 Lees Lane
Louisville, KY 40216
(502) 485-8242
Gr: 6-8 | 973 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 61%
Rank: #1717.
Westport Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
8100 Westport Road
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 485-8346
Gr: 6-8 | 1,051 student Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 59%
Rank: #1818.
Highland Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1700 Norris Place
Louisville, KY 40205
(502) 485-8266
Gr: 6-8 | 717 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #1919.
Ramsey Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
6409 Gelhaus Lane
Louisville, KY 40299
(502) 485-8391
Gr: 6-8 | 1,029 student Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 61%
Rank: #2020.
Newburg Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
4901 Exeter Avenue
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 485-8306
Gr: 6-8 | 753 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 78%
Rank: #2121.
St. Joseph Children's Home
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
2823 Frankfort Ave
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 893-0241
Gr: K-8 | 24 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
Rank: #2222.
Liberty High School
Alternative School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1281 Gilmore Lane
Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 485-7100
Gr: 7-12 | 131 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #2323.
W.e.b. Dubois Academy
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
3307 East Indian Trail
Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 485-8253
Gr: 6-11 | 507 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Breckinridge Metropolitan High School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1128 East Broadway St
Louisville, KY 40204
(502) 485-6678
Gr: 7-12 | 92 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 85%
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Home Of The Innocents School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1100 East Market St
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 596-1291
Gr: K-12 | 22 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Mary Jo And William Macdonald Maryhurst
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1015 Dorsey Ln
Louisville, KY 40223
(502) 271-4577
Gr: 6-12 | 62 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
Rank: #2727.
Lassiter Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
8200 Candleworth Drive
Louisville, KY 40214
(502) 485-8288
Gr: 6-8 | 889 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 62%
Rank: #2828.
Pathfinder School Of Innovation
Alternative School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
900 S Floyd Street
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 485-3173
Gr: K-12 | 1,451 student Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 52%
Rank: #2929.
Carrithers Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
4320 Billtown Road
Louisville, KY 40299
(502) 485-8224
Gr: 6-8 | 552 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 60%
Rank: #3030.
Knight Middle School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
9803 Blue Lick Road
Louisville, KY 40229
(502) 485-8287
Gr: 6-8 | 569 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #3131.
Johnson Traditional Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
2509 Wilson Ave
Louisville, KY 40210
(502) 485-8277
Gr: 6-8 | 660 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 76%
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
5650 Southern Pkwy
Louisville, KY 40214
(502) 485-8270
Gr: 6-8 | 549 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 78%
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Marion C. Moore School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
6415 Outer Loop
Louisville, KY 40228
(502) 485-8304
Gr: 6-12 | 2,031 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #3434.
The Academy Shawnee
Magnet School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
4001 Herman Street
Louisville, KY 40212
(502) 485-8326
Gr: 6-12 | 972 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
Rank: #3535.
Churchill Park School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
435 Boxley Avenue
Louisville, KY 40209
(502) 485-8229
Gr: PK-12 | 83 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
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School
Location
Quick Facts
Ackerlybingham Guidance Center Elementary School (Closed 2023)
Special Education School
202 East Chestnut St
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 629-6319
Audubon Youth Development Center (Closed 2018)
Alternative School
8711 Lagrange Rd, Bldg D
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 423-2174
Gr: 6-12 | 12 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 83%
Bellewood Childrens Home (Closed 2015)
11103 Park Rd
Louisville, KY 40223
(502) 245-4171
Gr: 2-12 | 26 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Brown Elementary School (Closed 2007)
546 S First St
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 485-8216
Gr: K-5 | 285 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Brown High School (Closed 2007)
546 South Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 485-8216
Gr: 9-12 | 203 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
Brown Middle School (Closed 2007)
546 S First St
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 485-8216
Gr: 6-8 | 168 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
Buechel Metropolitan High School (Closed 2016)
Alternative School
1960 Bashford Manor Ln
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 485-8316
Gr: 9-12 | 117 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Cardinal Treatment Center Alternative School (Closed 2005)
Alternative School
2915 Freys Hill Rd
Louisville, KY 40241
(502) 425-2173
Gr: 6-12 | 26 students Minority enrollment: 23%
Center At Riverport (Closed 2023)
7401 Riverport Drive
Louisville, KY 40258
(502) 485-6389
Gr: PK
Dr. J. Blaine Hudson Middle School (Closed 2024)
1107 South 17th Street
Louisville, KY 40210
(502) 485-8187
Gr: 6 | 279 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Ernest Camp Edwards Education Complex (Closed 2023)
731 South Hancock Street
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 485-7677
Gr: PK
Gheens Early Childhood Center (Closed 2024)
4425 Preston Hwy
Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 485-2780
Gr: PK
Gilmore Lane Elementary School (Closed 2020)
1281 Gilmore Ln
Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 485-8257
Gr: K-5 | 256 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Home Instruction Secondary (Closed 2011)
3332 Newberg Rd
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 485-6054
Gr: 6-12
Home Of The Innocents High School (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
1020 E Market St
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 595-6019
Gr: K-8 | 4 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
Jaeger Preschool (Closed 2023)
502 Wood Road
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 485-6657
Gr: PK | 72 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 67%
Jcps Eschool Elementary School (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
900 South Floyd St.
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 485-7800
Gr: 9-12
Jefferson Community College Preschool (Closed 2011)
109 East Broadway
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 213-2671
Gr: PK
Jubilee Early Childhood (Closed 2011)
3524 Georgetown Circle
Louisville, KY 40215
(502) 485-6389
Gr: PK
Keller School (Closed 2012)
Alternative School
911 South Brook
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 583-0420
Gr: K-8 | 8 students Minority enrollment: 63%
Kennedy Metro Middle School (Closed 2016)
Alternative School
4515 Taylorsville Rd
Louisville, KY 40220
(502) 485-6950
Gr: 5-8 | 59 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 73%
Louisville Day (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
8711 Lagrange Rd
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 429-7217
Gr: 6-12 | 6 students Student-teacher ratio: 1:1 Minority enrollment: 67%
Moore Traditional Middle School (Closed 2007)
6415 Outer Loop
Louisville, KY 40228
(502) 485-8304
Gr: 6-8 | 893 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Myers Middle School (Closed 2023)
330 S Hubbards Ln
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 485-8305
Gr: 8 | 128 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Rice Audubon Youth Dev Center Alternative School (Closed 2005)
Alternative School
8711 Lagrange Rd
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 425-7205
Gr: 9-12 | 19 students Minority enrollment: 58%
Roosevelt-perry Elementary School (Closed 2023)
1615 West Broadway
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 485-8319
Gr: K-5 | 196 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Spring Meadows Alternative School (Closed 2007)
Alternative School
10901 Shelbyville Rd
Louisville, KY 40243
(502) 245-3906
Gr: 1-12 | 21 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Watson Lane Elementary School (Closed 2024)
7201 Watson Lane
Louisville, KY 40272
(502) 485-8341
Gr: PK-5 | 264 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 45%
Westport Tapp High School (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
8800 Westport Rd
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 485-8347
Gr: 7-12 | 78 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Minority enrollment: 76%

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public middle schools in Jefferson County, KY?
The top ranked public middle schools in Jefferson County, KY include Anchorage Independent Public School, J. Graham Brown School and Meyzeek Middle School.
How many public middle schools are located in Jefferson County?
51 public middle schools are located in Jefferson County.
What is the racial composition of students in Jefferson County?
Jefferson County public middle schools minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Kentucky public middle schools average of 26% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Which public middle schools in Jefferson County are often viewed compared to one another?
Popular comparisons of public middle schools in Jefferson County include: Farnsley Middle School vs. Noe Middle School, Minor Daniels Academy vs. Brooklawn, Churchill Park School vs. Binet School

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