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If you could change one rule at Louisa Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
384
Middle
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY·NCES 210324000872
Louisa Middle School
9 Bulldog Lane, Louisa, KY 41230 · (606) 638-4090 · Lawrence County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Kentucky public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
242 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
1
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 | 108 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 37% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Louisa Middle School→Lawrence County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lawrence County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
33.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Louisa Middle School
Louisa Middle School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa Middle School this school | 384 | 63.0% | 33.5% |
| Belfry Middle School Belfry | 344 | 64.5% | 45.4% |
| Morgan County Middle School West Liberty | 361 | 66.2% | 38.1% |
| East Carter Middle School Grayson | 490 | 62.4% | 35.2% |
| Powell County Middle School Stanton | 418 | 66.3% | 22.1% |
| Green County Middle School Greensburg | 366 | 63.7% | 37.5% |
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 Louisa Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #163 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #156 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #158 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #167 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #107 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.1% | #204 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #82 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #81 of 156 |
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
384
-103 (-21%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 63% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 67% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 67% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 26 | 18.7:1 | 68% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 24.9 | 17.8:1 | 69% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 23 | 19.1:1 | 73% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 63% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 59% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 44 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Louisa Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (443 to 384); teachers down 4% (24.9 to 24).
About Louisa Middle School
Louisa Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Louisa, Kentucky, under Lawrence County. The school reports 384 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Kentucky is about 558 students.
In Lawrence County, 6 schools enroll a combined 2,287 students.
The large majority of students at Louisa Middle School, 97%, are White. County-wide, about 97% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Louisa Middle School comes in at 6%.
Louisa Middle School employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.0:1. Across middle schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is about 15.8:1. Louisa Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 63%. That is close to the 62% average for public schools in Lawrence County.
allk12 grades Louisa Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Louisa Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.5%, compared with a predicted 41.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Lawrence County, median household income is about $46,772, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 6 public schools in Lawrence County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,287.
The nearest public school is Lawrence County High School, at about 0.2 miles. Louisa Middle School has 4 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 38.6%, higher than Louisa Middle School's 33.5%.
The NCES locale for Louisa Middle School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 384 was 21% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 487. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.0:1.
The Louisa Middle School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,077
Census ACS
Median income
$46,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,287 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence County
- Lawrence County High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- Louisa East Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Louisa West Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Fallsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Blaine Elementary SchoolElementary · 149 students
Other schools in Louisa
- Lawrence County High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- Louisa East Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Louisa West Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Fallsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
Nearby schools
- Lawrence County High School0.2 mi · 757
- Louisa West Elementary School1.2 mi · 295
- Louisa East Elementary School1.3 mi · 512
- Fort Gay Pre K-81.6 mi · 440
- Fallsburg Elementary School7.2 mi · 190
- Genoa Elementary School8.1 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About Louisa Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Louisa Middle School?
Louisa Middle School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades 06-08.
Is Louisa Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Louisa Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Louisa Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Louisa Middle School is approximately 16.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Louisa Middle School?
At Louisa Middle School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Louisa Middle School public or private?
Louisa Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.