Bernheim Middle School

Located at 700 Audubon Dr, in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, Bernheim Middle School is a low-enrollment junior high that works with 371 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Bullitt County. Enrollment runs roughly 34% smaller than the state mean of about 558.

Across the 24 schools in Bullitt County (13,007 students total), Bernheim Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Bernheim Middle School lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bernheim Middle School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Bernheim Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at Bernheim Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bernheim Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bullitt County put median household income runs about $80,558, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Bullitt County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,007 students), of which Bernheim Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Cedar Grove Elementary, roughly 4.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Bernheim Middle School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 450 students in 2018 compared to 371 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 92% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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