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Enrollment
919
Middle
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299001530
Farnsley Middle
3400 Lees Lane, Louisville, KY 40216 · (502) 485-8242 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL919 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Kentucky public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.4:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
631 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 319 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 298 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 302 | 33% |
Student demographics
68%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
35.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
24.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Farnsley Middle
Farnsley Middle's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farnsley Middle this school | 919 | 68.7% | 26.8% |
| Hopkinsville Middle School Hopkinsville | 741 | 69.0% | 32.3% |
| Conway Middle Louisville | 678 | 67.8% | 12.1% |
| Christian County Middle School Hopkinsville | 845 | 69.5% | 34.5% |
| Crawford Middle School Lexington | 710 | 66.2% | 34.2% |
| North Middle School Radcliff | 567 | 60.5% | 27.7% |
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 Farnsley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #196 of 216 | #13 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #195 of 216 | #14 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #182 of 217 | #11 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 919 | #17 of 221 | #7 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #127 of 210 | #15 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #21 of 210 | #11 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.7% | #43 of 219 | #9 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #77 of 156 | #13 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
919
-200 (-18%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 711
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 919 | 56 | 16.4:1 | 69% (631) |
| 2023-24 | 973 | 53.6 | 18.1:1 | 66% (638) |
| 2022-23 | 1,038 | 58 | 17.9:1 | 70% (724) |
| 2020-21 | 1,119 | 58 | 19.3:1 | 66% (739) |
| 2017-18 | 1,063 | 51 | 20.8:1 | 67% (714) |
| 2015-16 | 1,064 | 52 | 20.5:1 | 68% (726) |
| 2010-11 | 1,119 | 63 | 17.8:1 | 70% (785) |
| 2000-01 | 1,060 | 49 | 21.6:1 | 57% (599) |
| 1990-91 | 711 | 37 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farnsley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,063 to 919); teachers up 10% (51 to 56).
About Farnsley Middle
Farnsley Middle is a large middle school that serves part of Louisville, Kentucky. The school enrolls 919 students in grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 558 students for middle schools in Kentucky.
The district for Farnsley Middle is Jefferson County, with 167 schools and 95,124 students.
The biggest share of students at Farnsley Middle, 39%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 37% Black, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Jefferson County overall, about 63% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. The school has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. Federal data show 69% of students (631) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kentucky public middle schools, Farnsley Middle outscored 9%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
In Kentucky, Farnsley Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 26.8% actual against a predicted 39.5%.
For Jefferson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $69,866, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 175 public schools in the county, enrolling about 95,579, Farnsley Middle among them.
Measured in a straight line, Wellington Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Farnsley Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 26.8% is above the 19.6% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Farnsley Middle's location as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 1,119 to 919, an 18% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.3:1 to 16.4:1.
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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
- Wellington Elementary0.3 mi · 418
- Western High0.9 mi · 409
- Waller-Williams Environmental1.0 mi · 64
- Crums Lane Elementary1.2 mi · 457
- Kerrick Elementary1.7 mi · 348
- Shacklette Elementary1.8 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Farnsley MiddleHow large is Farnsley Middle?
Farnsley Middle enrolls approximately 919 students in grades 06-08.
Is Farnsley Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Farnsley Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Farnsley Middle?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Farnsley Middle.
How diverse is Farnsley Middle?
Farnsley Middle reports a student body of 39% White, 16% Hispanic, 37% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Farnsley Middle public or private?
Farnsley Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.