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Enrollment
579
Middle
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000641
Barret Traditional Middle
2561 Grinstead Drive, Louisville, KY 40206 · (502) 485-8207 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Kentucky public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
269 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 205 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 194 | 34% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
63.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
56.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barret Traditional Middle
Barret Traditional Middle's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barret Traditional Middle this school | 579 | 46.5% | 55.1% |
| Crosby Middle Middletown | 809 | 42.0% | 46.9% |
| Kammerer Middle Louisville | 781 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
| Noe Middle Louisville | 1,155 | 42.8% | 60.8% |
| Southern Middle School Lexington | 759 | 52.6% | 44.6% |
| Jefferson County Traditional Middle Louisville | 813 | 53.1% | 36.9% |
Matched among Kentucky middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barret Traditional Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #25 of 216 | #2 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #29 of 216 | #2 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #20 of 217 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #102 of 221 | #19 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #121 of 210 | #14 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #28 of 210 | #14 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #181 of 219 | #20 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #95 of 156 | #15 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
579
-54 (-9%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 579 | 35.5 | 16.3:1 | 46% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 35.8 | 17.6:1 | 43% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 34 | 18.5:1 | 39% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 32 | 19.8:1 | 33% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 31.1 | 20.7:1 | 29% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 31 | 20.7:1 | 27% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 31 | 20.6:1 | 24% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 653 | 33 | 19.8:1 | 15% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 29 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barret Traditional Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (644 to 579); teachers up 14% (31.1 to 35.5).
About Barret Traditional Middle
Louisville, Kentucky, is home to Barret Traditional Middle, a medium-sized middle school. The student body numbers 579 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Jefferson County enrolls 95,124 students in 167 schools, including Barret Traditional Middle.
White students form the largest group at Barret Traditional Middle, 44% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 34% Black, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Among people living in Jefferson County, the White share is about 63%. Barret Traditional Middle has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Barret Traditional Middle's 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.3:1. Middle schools in Kentucky have a similar average ratio of 15.8:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 46%. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 15 points.
The allk12 Grade for Barret Traditional Middle is A. Compared with Kentucky public middle schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Barret Traditional Middle, the prediction is 47.8% and the result is 55.1%.
Among Jefferson County residents, median household income is about $69,866, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Barret Traditional Middle is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County, which together enroll about 95,579 students.
St Joseph Children's Home is the public school closest to Barret Traditional Middle, about 0.6 miles away. Barret Traditional Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Barret Traditional Middle ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 55.1% versus a 41.7% average.
Barret Traditional Middle is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 633 in 2020-21 and 579 in 2024-25, a decrease of 54 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.8:1 to 16.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Barret Traditional Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
Other schools in Louisville
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
Nearby schools
- St Joseph Children's Home0.6 mi · 30
- Field Elementary1.0 mi · 465
- Kentucky School for the Blind1.1 mi · 63
- Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary1.5 mi · 399
- Bloom Elementary1.6 mi · 533
- Chenoweth Elementary1.7 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About Barret Traditional MiddleHow large is Barret Traditional Middle?
Barret Traditional Middle enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Barret Traditional Middle serve?
Barret Traditional Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Barret Traditional Middle?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Barret Traditional Middle.
How diverse is Barret Traditional Middle?
Barret Traditional Middle reports a student body of 44% White, 6% Hispanic, 34% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Barret Traditional Middle?
Barret Traditional Middle is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.