Ramsey Middle

Ramsey Middle is one of the expansive 6-8 campuss in Louisville, Kentucky, overseen by Jefferson County, with 1,151 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Ramsey Middle sits 106% larger than that benchmark.

Within Jefferson County, which oversees 167 schools and 95,124 students, Ramsey Middle is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Ramsey Middle records that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Black, 19% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Ramsey Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Ramsey Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 43.5%; this one comes in at 28.6%, -14.9 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $69,866 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), of which Ramsey Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Farmer Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ramsey Middle comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ramsey Middle has rose 9%, going from 1,054 students in 2018 to 1,151 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 46% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

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