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Westport Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Westport Middle is a public magnet middle school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 1,051 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Westport Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kentucky middle schools, with below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 33-36% at Westport Middle, compared to 28-31% in Jefferson County and 40-43% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25-38% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Westport Middle's performance is generally lower than most of the nearby schools in the Jefferson County district, such as Newburg Middle, Meyzeek Middle, and Carrithers Middle, which tend to have higher academic achievement and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, the nearby schools in the Oldham County district, such as South Oldham Middle School and North Oldham Middle School, significantly outperform Westport Middle across all metrics, ranking among the top 30 middle schools in Kentucky.

988

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,649

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8100 Westport Road
Louisville, KY 40222

(502) 485-8346

District: Jefferson County

Feeder schools for Westport Middle:

Elementary:	Atkinson Academy
	Chancey Elementary
	Lowe Elementary
	St Matthews Elementary
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	Zachary Taylor Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.1%

African American:

27.3%

Hispanic:

22.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Writing scores 22 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg30%

Kentucky avg43%

251^st of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	25.1	251 of 320	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	270 of 324	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	251 of 327	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	283 of 320	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	252 of 282	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	282 of 335	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	279 of 322	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	305 of 330	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	304 of 331	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	305 of 337	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.3	307 of 335	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.7	306 of 335	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.2	311 of 319	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.1	298 of 304	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	293 of 299	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.7	277 of 289	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.2	273 of 287	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.4	271 of 284	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	69 of 83	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	67 of 80	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	68 of 79	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	73 of 84	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	70 of 96	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	71 of 96	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆
2024	40.9	14 of 25	44.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	19 of 24	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	19 of 23	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	26 of 35	25.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	14.6	108 of 111	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	184 of 226	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	183 of 219	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	28 of 38	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	9 of 35	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	244 of 298	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	257 of 300	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	232 of 295	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	271 of 299	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	211 of 233	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	264 of 299	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	261 of 290	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	112 of 131	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	113 of 123	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	97 of 119	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	104 of 120	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	94 of 120	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	86 of 116	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	287 of 314	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	298 of 311	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	277 of 309	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	289 of 310	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	204 of 224	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	274 of 303	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	263 of 285	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	239 of 303	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	267 of 304	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	241 of 307	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	268 of 304	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	192 of 222	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	271 of 303	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	260 of 293	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	70 of 101	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	82 of 99	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	66 of 95	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.8	95 of 98	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	55 of 87	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	51 of 85	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	22.3	250 of 294	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	124 of 314	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	142 of 316	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	121 of 320	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	165 of 314	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	129 of 213	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	179 of 266	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	182 of 253	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)66th percentile+44 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile+39 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2019)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading38%-9 vs state

Editing and Mechanics38%-11 vs state

Mathematics34%-7 vs state

Social Studies33%-6 vs state

Writing27%-22 vs state

Science26%-3 vs state

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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
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%)	25.1	251^st of 320 public middle schools	21.6%		20.2	270^th of 324 public middle schools	16.7%	19	34.0	36.0	33.0	44.0	39.0	32.0	26.0	27.0	33.0	38.0	$20,649	$1,030	$1,660	$2,690	$14,327	$3,632	$17,958
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%)	33.4	219^th of 320 public middle schools	31.6%		33.2	224^th of 324 public middle schools	30.9%	5	38.0	34.0	37.0	47.0	44.0	37.0	28.0	33.0	36.0	45.0	$21,490	$672	$1,577	$2,250	$15,599	$3,642	$19,240
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
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%)	77.6	51^st of 320 public middle schools	84.1%		80.6	39^th of 324 public middle schools	88.0%	12	56.0	62.0	52.0	71.0	58.0	62.0	39.0	46.0	51.0	64.0	$19,200	$505	$1,533	$2,038	$13,774	$3,389	$17,163
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
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%)	31.1	229^th of 320 public middle schools	28.4%		21.8	263^rd of 324 public middle schools	18.8%	34	31.0	43.0	24.0	53.0	55.0	34.0	29.0	14.0	29.0	39.0	$21,403	$1,129	$1,574	$2,703	$15,159	$3,540	$18,700
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%)	32.1	224^th of 320 public middle schools	30.0%		45.4	166^th of 324 public middle schools	48.8%	58	40.0	48.0	34.0	48.0	48.0	36.0	24.0	25.0	28.0	38.0	$18,626	$412	$1,689	$2,101	$12,968	$3,558	$16,525
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
South Oldham Middle School	Public	6-8	6403 W Hwy 146	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 241-0320	848	45	18.9	21.5%	674 (79.5%)	39 (4.6%)	62 (7.3%)	21 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.0%)	84	30^th of 320 public middle schools	90.6%		85	27^th of 324 public middle schools	91.7%	3	63.0	61.0	68.0	62.0	64.0	63.0	41.0	54.0	56.0	69.0	$15,623	$239	$74	$313	$9,266	$1,918	$11,382
North Oldham Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 S Hwy 1793	Goshen	40026	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 228-9998	720	39	18.5	11.3%	611 (84.9%)	7 (1.0%)	40 (5.6%)	28 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.7%)	93.3	8^th of 320 public middle schools	97.5%		93.4	8^th of 324 public middle schools	97.5%		78.0	71.0	66.0	76.0	66.0	67.0	40.0	78.0	64.0	77.0	$14,167	$270	$82	$352	$9,242	$2,088	$11,528

Frequently Asked Questions about Westport Middle

Is Westport Middle a good school?

Westport Middle ranks in the bottom 21.6% of Kentucky middle schools.

How many students attend Westport Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 988 students attended Westport Middle.

What district is Westport Middle in?

Jefferson County

What is the racial makeup of Westport Middle?

Students at Westport Middle are 40% White, 27% African American, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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