Zoneton Middle School

Zoneton Middle School is one of the compact intermediate schools in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, run under Bullitt County, with 343 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 39% below typical.

Bullitt County runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 13,007 students. Zoneton Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Zoneton Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 71%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Bullitt County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Zoneton Middle School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at Zoneton Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bullitt County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Zoneton Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.7%; actual is 20.2%, a gap of -19.5 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Bullitt County indicate median household income runs about $80,558, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Zoneton Middle School is one of 26 public schools in Bullitt County (combined enrollment of about 13,007 students).

The closest other public school is Overdale Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Zoneton Middle School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 31.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Zoneton Middle School's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 448 (now 343). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 88% to 71%. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.