Louisa Middle School

As a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Louisa, Kentucky, Louisa Middle School instructs 384 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Lawrence County. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Louisa Middle School sits 31% smaller than that benchmark.

Lawrence County runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,287 students. Louisa Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Louisa Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Louisa Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lawrence County put median household earnings sit near $46,772, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Lawrence County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,287 students), of which Louisa Middle School is one.

Lawrence County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Louisa Middle School comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 38.6%.

Louisa Middle School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Louisa Middle School's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 443 (now 384). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.