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Thomas Jefferson Middle

Q: Is Thomas Jefferson Middle a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Middle ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Kentucky middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 943 students attended Thomas Jefferson Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson Middle?

Students at Thomas Jefferson Middle are 46% Hispanic, 31% African American, 16% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Thomas Jefferson Middle attend?

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle usually go on to attend Seneca High

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Middle is a public magnet middle school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 894 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.

Thomas Jefferson Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kentucky middle schools over the past several years, with rankings ranging from 280 out of 282 in 2020-2021 to 324 out of 327 in 2022-2023. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor overall performance. It struggles across various student subgroups, with particularly low rankings for Asian, Hispanic, White, and Gifted and Talented students. The school's proficiency rates on the Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) are significantly lower than the Jefferson County and statewide averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Interestingly, the nearby magnet schools, such as Jefferson County Traditional Middle, Barret Traditional Middle, and Meyzeek Middle, significantly outperform Thomas Jefferson Middle across various metrics, including statewide rankings, academic achievement, and student group performance. Despite having relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, the resources at Thomas Jefferson Middle do not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes, suggesting that the school may need to re-evaluate its instructional practices and address the underlying issues contributing to its challenges.

943

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,025

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 Rangeland Road
Louisville, KY 40219

(502) 485-8273

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle usually attend:

High:

Seneca High

Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson Middle:

Elementary:	Blake Elementary
	Goldsmith Elementary
	Okolona Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.6%

African American:

30.8%

White:

15.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (15% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg45%

316^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	2.3	316 of 320	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.8	323 of 324	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	324 of 327	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	315 of 320	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	280 of 282	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	317 of 335	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	308 of 322	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	315 of 330	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.2	314 of 331	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.6	318 of 337	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.9	317 of 335	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.5	319 of 335	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.8	315 of 319	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	293 of 304	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.4	286 of 299	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.6	279 of 289	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.0	279 of 287	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	247 of 284	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	75 of 83	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	77 of 80	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	75 of 79	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	80 of 84	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	89 of 96	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	88 of 96	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	32 of 32	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.2	23 of 23	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	35 of 35	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	23.8	205 of 226	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	204 of 219	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	23 of 38	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	13 of 35	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	296 of 298	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	299 of 300	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	294 of 295	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	296 of 299	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.3	233 of 233	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	295 of 299	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	285 of 290	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.0	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	131 of 131	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	123 of 123	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	119 of 119	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	120 of 120	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	115 of 120	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	109 of 116	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	24 of 24	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	50 of 58	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	312 of 314	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	309 of 311	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	306 of 309	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	306 of 310	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	224 of 224	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	291 of 303	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	278 of 285	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	300 of 303	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	303 of 304	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	303 of 307	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	301 of 304	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	221 of 222	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	296 of 303	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	286 of 293	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	43 of 101	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	10.0	96 of 99	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	87 of 87	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	94 of 126	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	286 of 294	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	313 of 314	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	316 of 316	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	313 of 320	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	306 of 314	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	258 of 266	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	242 of 253	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile+56 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2019)9th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics20%-29 vs state

Reading15%-32 vs state

Writing15%-34 vs state

Social Studies14%-25 vs state

Mathematics12%-28 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

The school is not only run down it is mostly a holding facility for students that have no opportunity or means to get to better schools. The leadership staff is a nightmare to deal with and your child will have no homework or supervision because they really could care less if they succeed or not. Dont send your child here Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North	Public, Magnet	6-8	4530 Bellevue Avenue	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8331	470	36	13.2	78.3%	89 (18.9%)	216 (46.0%)	103 (21.9%)	29 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	2.5	315^th of 320 public middle schools	1.6%		2.3	322^nd of 324 public middle schools	0.6%	7	15.0	16.0		16.0	7.0	15.0			19.0	18.0	$25,904	$1,859	$2,112	$3,971	$17,918	$4,016	$21,933
Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South	Public, Magnet	6-8	5650 Southern Pkwy	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8270	543	35	15.6	78.6%	78 (14.4%)	264 (48.6%)	128 (23.6%)	35 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.3%)	2.2	317^th of 320 public middle schools	0.9%		2.6	321^st of 324 public middle schools	0.9%	4	7.0	8.0	17.0	16.0	14.0	21.0	6.0	12.0	11.0	23.0	$25,710	$1,239	$2,301	$3,540	$17,610	$4,560	$22,170
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
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
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%)	87.6	23^rd of 320 public middle schools	92.8%		79.9	41^st of 324 public middle schools	87.3%	18	67.0	58.0	60.0	77.0	60.0	66.0	43.0	60.0	63.0	69.0	$18,667	$714	$1,769	$2,483	$12,560	$3,625	$16,184
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Middle

Is Thomas Jefferson Middle a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Middle ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Kentucky middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Thomas Jefferson Middle attend?

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle usually go on to attend Seneca High

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 943 students attended Thomas Jefferson Middle.

What district is Thomas Jefferson Middle in?

Jefferson County

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson Middle?

Students at Thomas Jefferson Middle are 46% Hispanic, 31% African American, 16% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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