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Barret Traditional Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 326 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Barret Traditional Middle serves 579 students in grades 6–8 in Louisville, in Jefferson County. Its KSA results are well above district and state averages and put it near the top of its local comparison group. The most important finding for families is that Barret is the nearby group’s academic leader after Noe Middle.

Barret’s grade-averaged proficiency is higher than nearby-school averages in every tested subject, as well as above state and district averages. Writing is a standout compared with nearby schools: Barret averages 64% proficient, about 26 points above the nearby average, and its eighth-grade writing score of 64% is the group’s highest. Editing and Mechanics is its strongest subject relative to the state, with 61% proficiency compared with 42% statewide, a 19-point advantage. Math and Reading are comparatively less exceptional, with each about 14 points above the state average, but Barret remains ahead in both. Seventh-grade Reading is another high point: 71%, tied with Noe for the highest nearby score.

Results have improved notably in some subjects since 2022–2023: Writing rose 17 points, Science 13 points, and Social Studies 10 points, while Math and Reading each increased about 1 point and Editing and Mechanics fell 7 points. SchoolDigger gives Barret 5 stars and a 91st-percentile statewide ranking for 2025–2026, second among the 11 nearby schools; Noe ranks at the 95th percentile, while the next-highest nearby school, Meyzeek Middle, is at the 52nd percentile. Barret’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 16.3, and 47% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; neither measure is at the low end of the nearby range. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for the Low Socio Economic Status Students subgroup was 75th percentile in 2025–2026, below Barret’s overall ranking of 91st. Its Asian Students subgroup ranking rose from the 68th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 87th in 2025–2026.

579

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,117

Per pupil spending ?

46.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2561 Grinstead Drive
Louisville, KY 40206

(502) 485-8207

District: Jefferson County

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.4%

African American:

33.7%

Asian:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Kentucky middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson County

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg30%

Kentucky avg42%

30^th of 326

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 23Middle Schools in the Jefferson County

135^th of 158Jefferson 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
2026	83.7	30 of 326	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	77.6	51 of 320	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	39 of 324	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	44 of 327	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	26 of 320	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	19 of 282	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	4 of 335	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	5 of 322	98.4%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	7 of 330	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	91.9	8 of 331	97.6%	★★★★★
2015	92.1	10 of 337	97.0%	★★★★★
2014	91.3	5 of 335	98.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.7	13 of 335	96.1%	★★★★★
2012	88.4	16 of 319	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	88.9	11 of 304	96.4%	★★★★★
2010	90.6	12 of 299	96.0%	★★★★★
2009	90.9	11 of 289	96.2%	★★★★★
2008	91.8	12 of 287	95.8%	★★★★★
2007	96.2	6 of 284	97.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	15 of 86	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	18 of 83	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	26 of 80	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	17 of 79	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	11 of 84	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	2 of 17	88.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	5 of 96	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	1 of 96	99.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	4 of 30	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	9 of 32	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	7 of 24	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	4 of 23	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	4 of 35	88.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	54 of 299	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.9	52 of 298	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	35 of 300	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	31 of 295	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	28 of 299	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	22 of 233	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	4 of 299	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	7 of 290	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	2 of 134	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	77.3	16 of 131	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	3 of 123	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	1 of 119	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	5 of 120	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	1 of 120	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	1 of 116	99.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	79 of 313	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	90 of 314	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	84 of 311	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	81 of 309	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	80 of 310	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	18 of 224	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	1 of 303	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	3 of 285	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	25 of 299	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	78.6	41 of 303	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	34 of 304	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	52 of 307	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	35 of 304	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	19 of 222	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	4 of 303	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	4 of 293	98.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	89.7	4 of 107	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	85.8	7 of 101	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	6 of 99	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.5	11 of 95	88.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	39 of 126	69.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	13 of 316	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.4	19 of 314	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	13 of 316	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	27 of 320	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	18 of 314	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	16 of 213	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	5 of 266	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	6 of 253	97.6%	★★★★★

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 (2026)99th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)96th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)96th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Asian (2026)87th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Writing64%+16 vs state

Reading62%+14 vs state

Editing and Mechanics61%+19 vs state

Social Studies57%+18 vs state

Mathematics55%+15 vs state

Science45%+17 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, June 24, 2018

Best teachers. Give challenging but not to hard but not to easy. Very clean. Sets rules and follows by them. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, May 18, 2017

Best school I've ever been to. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)			KSA Reading (2026)			KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barret Traditional Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2561 Grinstead Drive	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8207	579	36	16.3	46.5%	257 (44.4%)	195 (33.7%)	37 (6.4%)	45 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.6%)	83.7	30^th of 326 public middle schools	90.8%		77.6	51^st of 320 public middle schools	84.1%	21	57.0	55.0	53.0	62.0	71.0	54.0	45.0	64.0	57.0	61.0	$19,117	$2,122	$15,526
Jefferson County Traditional Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1418 Morton Ave	Louisville	40204	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8272	813	44	18.3	53.1%	325 (40.0%)	331 (40.7%)	74 (9.1%)	21 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.5%)	36	211^th of 326 public middle schools	35.3%		32.1	224^th of 320 public middle schools	30.0%	13	45.0	32.0	39.0	47.0	47.0	35.0	21.0	35.0	39.0	37.0	$19,543	$2,173	$15,639
Highland Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1700 Norris Place	Louisville	40205	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8266	639	50	12.8	56.0%	341 (53.4%)	143 (22.4%)	76 (11.9%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.4%)	44.1	182^nd of 326 public middle schools	44.2%		31.1	229^th of 320 public middle schools	28.4%	47	29.0	27.0	37.0	41.0	55.0	47.0		47.0	48.0	43.0	$19,275	$2,665	$15,154
Meyzeek Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	828 South Jackson Street	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8299	847	51	16.7	50.5%	182 (21.5%)	293 (34.6%)	96 (11.3%)	231 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.3%)	47.6	157^th of 326 public middle schools	51.8%		45.4	169^th of 320 public middle schools	47.2%	12	27.0	37.0	53.0	35.0	48.0	49.0	29.0	44.0	48.0	45.0	$18,850	$2,183	$13,718
Noe Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	121 West Lee Street	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8307	1,155	59	19.7	42.8%	593 (51.3%)	276 (23.9%)	108 (9.4%)	106 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.1%)	91.2	17^th of 326 public middle schools	94.8%		87.6	23^rd of 320 public middle schools	92.8%	6	68.0	67.0	61.0	77.0	71.0	58.0	57.0	58.0	59.0	66.0	$17,353	$2,022	$13,937
Kammerer Middle	Public	6-8	7315 Wesboro Rd	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8279	781	52	15.0	44.0%	346 (44.3%)	224 (28.7%)	111 (14.2%)	27 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.0%)	42.4	192^nd of 326 public middle schools	41.1%		33.4	219^th of 320 public middle schools	31.6%	27	31.0	45.0	35.0	41.0	51.0	40.0	28.0	45.0	37.0	46.0	$22,854	$3,276	$18,114
Western Middle School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	2201 West Main Street	Louisville	40212	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8345	665	42	15.7	59.1%	227 (34.1%)	330 (49.6%)	59 (8.9%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	43.2	188^th of 326 public middle schools	42.3%		49.3	154^th of 320 public middle schools	51.9%	34	27.0	34.0	33.0	47.0	53.0	42.0	19.0	52.0	44.0	51.0	$34,784	$2,919	$15,593
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%)	12.4	302^nd of 326 public middle schools	7.4%		12.2	300^th of 320 public middle schools	6.3%	2	27.0	25.0	27.0	36.0	32.0	21.0	18.0	20.0	27.0	23.0	$19,354	$3,344	$14,360
Johnson Traditional Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2509 Wilson Ave	Louisville	40210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8277	516	26	19.6	74.8%	88 (17.1%)	336 (65.1%)	41 (7.9%)	21 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.6%)	1.7	323^rd of 326 public middle schools	0.9%		4.2	314^th of 320 public middle schools	1.9%	9	12.0	9.0		20.0	12.0		5.0	13.0		17.0	$21,304	$2,724	$13,195
Westport Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8100 Westport Road	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8346	988	71	13.9	57.1%	396 (40.1%)	270 (27.3%)	222 (22.5%)	35 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.4%)	25.7	255^th of 326 public middle schools	21.8%		25.1	251^st of 320 public middle schools	21.6%	4	29.0	33.0	31.0	43.0	37.0	28.0	30.0	31.0	33.0	34.0	$19,367	$2,891	$15,076

Frequently Asked Questions about Barret Traditional Middle

Is Barret Traditional Middle a good school?

Yes. Barret Traditional Middle ranks in the top 9.2% of Kentucky middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Barret Traditional Middle?

Students at Barret Traditional Middle are 44% White, 34% African American, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

How many students attend Barret Traditional Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Barret Traditional Middle.

What district is Barret Traditional Middle in?

Jefferson County

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