Enrollment
697
Middle
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299002570
Echo Trail Middle School
2604 Echo Trail, Louisville, KY 40245 · (502) 485-3146 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
245 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 399 | 57% |
| Grade 7 | 298 | 43% |
Student demographics
66%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
54.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Echo Trail Middle School
Echo Trail Middle School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Trail Middle School this school | 697 | 35.2% | 47.0% |
| Beaumont Middle School Lexington | 743 | 33.9% | 51.2% |
| Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School Lexington | 1,125 | 31.5% | 65.2% |
| Crosby Middle Middletown | 809 | 42.0% | 46.9% |
| Jessie M Clark Middle School Lexington | 1,002 | 34.9% | 57.5% |
| Noe Middle Louisville | 1,155 | 42.8% | 60.8% |
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 Echo Trail Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #62 of 216 | #3 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #73 of 216 | #4 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #62 of 217 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #61 of 221 | #13 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #71 of 210 | #10 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #31 of 210 | #17 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #206 of 219 | #24 of 24 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 697 | 46.1 | 15.1:1 | 35% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 27 | 9.4:1 | 34% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Echo Trail Middle School.
About Echo Trail Middle School
Among the schools in Louisville, Kentucky, is Echo Trail Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. The school had 697 students in grades 6 through 7 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Kentucky) has about 558 students.
Jefferson County (167 schools, 95,124 students) runs Echo Trail Middle School.
At 52%, White students outnumber all other groups at Echo Trail Middle School combined. After that, the student body is 20% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Jefferson County, the White share is about 63%. Echo Trail Middle School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Echo Trail Middle School and a ratio of 15.1:1. Middle schools in Kentucky have a similar average ratio of 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 35% of students. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson County average 61%.
In Kentucky, Echo Trail Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.0% actual against a predicted 51.9%.
Census estimates describe Jefferson County this way: median household income is about $69,866, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 175 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 95,579.
The closest other public school is Hite Elementary, about 3.7 miles away. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Echo Trail Middle School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Echo Trail Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Hite Elementary3.7 mi · 498
- Eastern High4.1 mi · 1,790
- Stopher Elementary4.5 mi · 781
- Middletown Elementary5.0 mi · 573
- Crosby Middle5.3 mi · 809
- Tully Elementary5.5 mi · 791
Frequently asked questions
About Echo Trail Middle SchoolHow many students attend Echo Trail Middle School?
Echo Trail Middle School enrolls approximately 697 students in grades 06-07.
What age range does Echo Trail Middle School serve?
Echo Trail Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Echo Trail Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Echo Trail Middle School is approximately 15.1:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Echo Trail Middle School?
At Echo Trail Middle School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 10% Hispanic, 20% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Echo Trail Middle School?
Echo Trail Middle School is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
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