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Ramsey Middle

Public Grades 6-8

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Ramsey Middle is a public middle school located in Louisville, Kentucky, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,029 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County school district, which is ranked 140 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ramsey Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Ramsey Middle's academic performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 26% to 30%, compared to the state average of 40-43%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 38% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Ramsey Middle has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 58.5% to 69.17% in recent years, which is higher than the district average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Jefferson County district, such as Westport Middle, Crosby Middle, and Echo Trail Middle School, Ramsey Middle's performance is consistently lower. However, Ramsey Middle's performance is still better than some other nearby schools, such as Knight Middle, Newburg Middle, and Thomas Jefferson Middle, which also struggle with low academic achievement and high rates of chronic absenteeism and poverty.

1,151

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,908

Per pupil spending ?

57.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6409 Gelhaus Lane
Louisville, KY 40299

(502) 485-8391

District: Jefferson County

Feeder schools for Ramsey Middle:

Elementary:	Farmer Elementary
	Watterson Elementary
	Wheeler Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.2%

African American:

30.8%

Hispanic:

18.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

Kentucky avg43%

276^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 22Middle Schools in the Jefferson County

140^th of 157Jefferson County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	276 of 320	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	271 of 324	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	263 of 327	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	267 of 320	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	256 of 282	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	290 of 335	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	247 of 322	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.5	267 of 330	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.9	258 of 331	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.1	263 of 337	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.1	258 of 335	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.8	271 of 335	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	238 of 319	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.0	191 of 304	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.6	242 of 299	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	67 of 83	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	66 of 80	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	56 of 79	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.9	78 of 84	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	77 of 96	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	54 of 96	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	21 of 24	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	66.8	13 of 35	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	14.5	109 of 111	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	202 of 226	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	159 of 219	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	18 of 38	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	3 of 35	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	258 of 298	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	249 of 300	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	248 of 295	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	260 of 299	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	202 of 233	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	269 of 299	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	219 of 290	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	79 of 131	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	66 of 123	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	72 of 119	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	67 of 120	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	80 of 120	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	55 of 116	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	27.0	45 of 58	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	276 of 314	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	274 of 311	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	266 of 309	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	263 of 310	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	215 of 224	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	281 of 303	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	240 of 285	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	268 of 303	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	262 of 304	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	246 of 307	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	253 of 304	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	206 of 222	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	276 of 303	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	240 of 293	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	85 of 101	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	51 of 99	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	72 of 95	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	82 of 98	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	61 of 87	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	82.3	7 of 85	91.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	18.6	257 of 294	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	226 of 314	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	173 of 316	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	183 of 320	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	154 of 314	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	109 of 213	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	188 of 266	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	130 of 253	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+26 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2019)22nd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing39%-10 vs state

Editing and Mechanics37%-12 vs state

Reading36%-12 vs state

Mathematics29%-13 vs state

Social Studies25%-14 vs state

Science18%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Saturday, April 23, 2011

My son is currently a sixth grader at John L Ramsey Middle. Since attending, he is committed to maintaining--in his words, a "3.5 or better grade average." This was a big deal because prior to going there, my son was happy with anything better than a D. When he came home and shared this with me, I knew that this school was a great fit. Through the leadership of principal Colley, the educators there make school fun while ensuring the curriculum is demanding. Each week, parents receive emails with updates on the latest events, upcoming testing, or assignments. I maintain regular communication with my son's teachers via email or phone call--they are always prompt with responses and happy to talk. Ramsey has given my child the ability to be a well rounded student by providing athletic and arts programs, and celebrating academic excellence (every grading period the school hosts a during school-hours party for students with all A's and B's). LOVE THIS SCHOOL! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 9, 2010

They are a very well organized, fairly disciplined school. Friendly teachers and staff. A lot of extra curricular sports activities offered. Happy with school and son is too. Close Quote

Schools Near Ramsey Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Ramsey Middle	Public	6-8	6409 Gelhaus Lane	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8391	1,151	65	17.6	57.9%	428 (37.2%)	355 (30.8%)	216 (18.8%)	78 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (6.1%)	17.9	276^th of 320 public middle schools	13.8%		20.2	271^st of 324 public middle schools	16.4%	5	30.0	30.0	26.0	40.0	34.0	33.0	18.0	39.0	25.0	37.0	$18,908	$817	$1,786	$2,603	$12,624	$3,681	$16,305
Carrithers Middle	Public	6-8	4320 Billtown Road	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8224	545	38	14.2	63.9%	212 (38.9%)	139 (25.5%)	135 (24.8%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.0%)	12.7	296^th of 320 public middle schools	7.5%		9.2	303^rd of 324 public middle schools	6.5%	7	23.0	23.0	29.0	32.0	31.0	26.0		27.0	28.0	37.0	$21,262	$1,343	$1,708	$3,051	$14,643	$3,568	$18,211
Echo Trail Middle School	Public	6-7	2604 Echo Trail	Louisville	40245	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 485-3146	697	46	15.1	35.2%	362 (51.9%)	136 (19.5%)	73 (10.5%)	75 (10.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.7%)								(n/a)	44.0	48.0		53.0	55.0		38.0				$34,456	$714	$1,960	$2,675	$23,209	$8,572	$31,781
Crosby Middle	Public	6-8	303 Gatehouse Lane	Middletown	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8235	809	54	15.0	42.0%	388 (48.0%)	196 (24.2%)	102 (12.6%)	72 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.3%)	58.7	122^nd of 320 public middle schools	61.9%		34.3	219^th of 324 public middle schools	32.4%	97	53.0	56.0	47.0	56.0	56.0	43.0	36.0	38.0	38.0	53.0	$18,788	$534	$1,633	$2,167	$13,070	$3,551	$16,621
Newburg Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4901 Exeter Avenue	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8306	615	46	13.3	67.8%	110 (17.9%)	270 (43.9%)	148 (24.1%)	47 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.5%)	12.2	300^th of 320 public middle schools	6.3%		12.9	296^th of 324 public middle schools	8.6%	4	26.0	30.0	28.0	31.0	29.0	29.0	14.0	21.0	29.0	30.0	$23,053	$1,365	$1,785	$3,150	$16,152	$3,750	$19,903
MT. Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	269 Water St	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-5200	474	25	18.9	41.4%	401 (84.6%)	13 (2.7%)	31 (6.5%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	40.6	193^rd of 320 public middle schools	39.7%		27.4	243^rd of 324 public middle schools	25.0%	50	54.0	40.0	37.0	56.0	37.0	29.0		45.0	29.0	53.0	$17,279	$641	$343	$984	$9,307	$2,655	$11,962
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1501 Rangeland Road	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8273	943	69	13.7	75.1%	149 (15.8%)	290 (30.8%)	430 (45.6%)	42 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.2%)	2.3	316^th of 320 public middle schools	1.3%		1.8	323^rd of 324 public middle schools	0.3%	7	6.0		18.0	15.0	15.0	16.0		15.0	14.0	20.0	$23,025	$1,491	$2,081	$3,571	$15,400	$4,053	$19,454
Zoneton Middle School	Public	6-8	797 Old Preston Hwy N	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-4400	343	19	18.0	68.2%	244 (71.1%)	25 (7.3%)	51 (14.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	7.2	309^th of 320 public middle schools	3.4%		7.4	308^th of 324 public middle schools	4.9%	1	20.0	15.0	18.0	41.0	23.0	20.0	15.0	28.0	15.0	30.0	$17,371	$497	$699	$1,196	$9,692	$2,099	$11,791
Knight Middle	Public	6-8	9803 Blue Lick Road	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8287	757	40	18.7	71.9%	236 (31.2%)	175 (23.1%)	281 (37.1%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (5.5%)	5.2	312^th of 320 public middle schools	2.5%		5.6	313^th of 324 public middle schools	3.4%	1	15.0	17.0	17.0	31.0	22.0	16.0		32.0	17.0	26.0	$20,208	$728	$1,727	$2,455	$14,169	$3,585	$17,754
Eastside Middle School	Public	6-8	6925 Hwy 44E	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-5000	682	38	17.9	26.2%	614 (90.0%)	14 (2.1%)	29 (4.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.8%)	64.9	98^th of 320 public middle schools	69.4%		70.3	76^th of 324 public middle schools	76.5%	22	62.0	52.0	42.0	60.0	52.0	42.0	29.0	66.0	43.0	62.0	$15,916	$461	$285	$746	$9,086	$1,781	$10,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Ramsey Middle

What district is Ramsey Middle in?

Jefferson County

How many students attend Ramsey Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,151 students attended Ramsey Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Ramsey Middle?

Students at Ramsey Middle are 37% White, 31% African American, 19% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Is Ramsey Middle a good school?

Ramsey Middle ranks in the bottom 13.8% of Kentucky middle schools.

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