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Enrollment
757
Middle
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000725
Knight Middle
9803 Blue Lick Road, Louisville, KY 40229 · (502) 485-8287 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Kentucky public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
18.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
544 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 | 270 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 255 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 232 | 31% |
Student demographics
71%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
23.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
16.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Knight Middle
Knight Middle's state test result (19.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Middle this school | 757 | 71.9% | 19.1% |
| Lassiter Middle Louisville | 921 | 73.8% | 20.2% |
| Mayfield Middle School Mayfield | 559 | 67.6% | 42.6% |
| Rector A. Jones Middle School Florence | 683 | 64.3% | 28.3% |
| Winburn Middle School Lexington | 768 | 65.4% | 28.3% |
| Stuart Middle School Louisville | 1,166 | 72.6% | 14.6% |
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 Knight Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #210 of 216 | #16 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #209 of 216 | #15 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #210 of 217 | #16 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #46 of 221 | #12 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #192 of 210 | #20 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #13 of 210 | #6 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #28 of 219 | #8 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +82.4% | #1 of 49 | N/A |
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
757
+309 (+69%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 711
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 757 | 40.4 | 18.8:1 | 72% (544) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 35.6 | 16.0:1 | 63% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 63% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 65% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 28.5 | 14.6:1 | 76% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 78% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 81% (426) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 7 | 73.7:1 | 56% (288) |
| 1990-91 | 711 | 40 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knight Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 82% (415 to 757); teachers up 42% (28.5 to 40.4).
About Knight Middle
Knight Middle is a middle school in Louisville, Kentucky, and it is part of Jefferson County. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 757 students. That is 36% above the average of about 558 students for middle schools in Kentucky.
Jefferson County has 95,124 students in 167 schools, and Knight Middle is one of those schools.
Hispanic students make up 37% of enrollment at Knight Middle, the largest share of any group. Next come 31% White, 23% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 9% Hispanic among all Jefferson County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
Knight Middle reports a ratio of 18.8 students per teacher, from 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 18.8:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for middle schools in Kentucky. Lunch program data show 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 61% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 11 points lower.
Among Kentucky public middle schools, Knight Middle outscored 3%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Knight Middle is 38.4%. It actually posts 19.1%, which is 19.2 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
In Jefferson County, home to about 783,022 people, the median household earns about $69,866 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Jefferson County number 175, with about 95,579 students.
Knight Middle's closest public school neighbor is Blue Lick Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Knight Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Knight Middle is behind the 25.6% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment was 448 in 2020-21 and 757 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.0:1 in 2020-21, and 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Knight Middle can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Blue Lick Elementary0.1 mi · 508
- Blake Elementary1.3 mi · 561
- Laukhuf Elementary1.5 mi · 627
- Southern High1.6 mi · 1,725
- Overdale Elementary School1.9 mi · 390
- Minors Lane Elementary1.9 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Knight MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Knight Middle?
Knight Middle enrolls approximately 757 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Knight Middle serve?
Knight Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Knight Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Knight Middle is approximately 18.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Knight Middle?
Knight Middle reports a student body of 31% White, 37% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Knight Middle public or private?
Knight 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.