Stuart Middle School

Stuart Middle School is a 6-8 campus of expansive scale in Louisville, Kentucky, run under Jefferson County, enrolling 1,166 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 109% bigger than the state mean of about 558.

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

Looking at the student body, Stuart Middle School reports that the most-represented group is Black (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 29% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 21% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Stuart Middle School reports 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Stuart Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Stuart Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 38.1%; this one comes in at 14.6%, -23.5 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, census data for Jefferson County shows median household income runs about $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Jefferson County's 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), Stuart Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Layne Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stuart Middle School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 26.0%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 51%: 771 students in 2018 compared to 1,166 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 29% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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