Carrithers Middle

Carrithers Middle is a 6-8 campus of mid-sized scale in Louisville, Kentucky, operated by Jefferson County, works with 545 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Jefferson County, which oversees 167 schools and 95,124 students, Carrithers Middle is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Carrithers Middle shows that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 26% Black, 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Carrithers Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.3%; this one delivers 27.5%.

In the broader community, Jefferson County reports that median household income runs about $69,866, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), of which Carrithers Middle is one.

Jeffersontown Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carrithers Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carrithers Middle has contracted 22%, going from 699 students in 2018 to 545 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 8% to 25% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Carrithers Middle typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.