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Lassiter Middle

Public Grades 6-8

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Lassiter Middle is a public middle school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 889 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. Lassiter Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Kentucky middle schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lassiter Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in academic performance, with proficiency rates ranging from 11% to 21% in Mathematics and 20% to 27% in Reading, compared to 28-43% and 30-52% for the district and state, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Kentucky middle schools for African American, Hispanic, White, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, Lassiter Middle has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25% to 39.8%, and dropout rates ranging from 0% to 2.6%, both of which are significantly higher than the state averages.

When comparing Lassiter Middle to nearby schools within the same district, it is clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, Noe Middle, a magnet school located about 6.5 miles away, consistently outperforms Lassiter Middle by a significant margin, with proficiency rates in the 50-70% range for Mathematics and Reading. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.7 to 16.4 in recent years, this does not appear to be a significant factor in the school's academic performance, which suggests that the challenges faced by Lassiter Middle are multifaceted and may require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve the educational experience and outcomes for its students.

921

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,643

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8200 Candleworth Drive
Louisville, KY 40214

(502) 485-8288

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Lassiter Middle usually attend:

High:

Fairdale High

Feeder schools for Lassiter Middle:

Elementary:	Coral Ridge Elementary
	Fairdale Elementary
	Jacob Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.0%

White:

36.7%

African American:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (22% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg45%

311^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	5.9	311 of 320	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	311 of 324	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	312 of 327	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	296 of 320	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	277 of 282	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	298 of 335	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	292 of 322	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	307 of 330	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	305 of 331	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	303 of 337	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.4	310 of 335	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.8	314 of 335	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.5	318 of 319	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.9	303 of 304	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.2	294 of 299	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.3	286 of 289	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.9	285 of 287	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	276 of 284	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	72 of 83	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	74 of 80	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	77 of 79	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	56 of 84	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	75 of 96	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	77 of 96	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	9.9	22 of 24	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	14 of 23	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	29 of 35	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	31.2	75 of 111	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	183 of 226	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	184 of 219	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	48.4	19 of 38	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	289 of 298	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	291 of 300	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	286 of 295	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	286 of 299	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	231 of 233	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	279 of 299	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	274 of 290	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	125 of 131	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	110 of 123	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	114 of 119	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	113 of 120	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	82 of 120	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	90 of 116	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	22 of 24	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	38 of 58	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	300 of 314	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	295 of 311	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	288 of 309	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	268 of 310	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	221 of 224	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	255 of 303	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	248 of 285	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	297 of 303	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	296 of 304	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	297 of 307	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	286 of 304	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	213 of 222	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	274 of 303	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	266 of 293	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	12.0	94 of 99	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	87 of 95	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	96 of 98	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	61 of 85	28.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	18.3	124 of 130	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	273 of 294	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	296 of 314	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	304 of 316	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	292 of 320	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	291 of 314	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	207 of 213	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	237 of 266	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	223 of 253	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)50th percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2023)8th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing30%-19 vs state

Editing and Mechanics25%-24 vs state

Reading23%-24 vs state

Social Studies23%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-25 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Sunday, December 5, 2010

this is my favorite school of all times. this is the only school that i have enjoyed. all the teachers arer friendly and nice and the students are awesome.
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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
Lassiter Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Candleworth Drive	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8288	921	59	15.5	73.8%	338 (36.7%)	140 (15.2%)	378 (41.0%)	27 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.9%)	5.9	311^th of 320 public middle schools	2.8%		6	311^th of 324 public middle schools	4.0%		11.0	21.0	16.0	22.0	27.0	20.0		30.0	23.0	25.0	$20,643	$1,167	$1,753	$2,920	$14,157	$3,566	$17,723
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
Stuart Middle School	Public	6-8	4603 Valley Station Rd	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8334	1,166	67	17.4	72.6%	343 (29.4%)	380 (32.6%)	335 (28.7%)	40 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (5.6%)	2	318^th of 320 public middle schools	0.6%		1.2	324^th of 324 public middle schools	0.0%	6	11.0	13.0	8.0	22.0	17.0	16.0		15.0	15.0	19.0	$22,352	$1,274	$2,068	$3,342	$15,144	$3,866	$19,010
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
Conway Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Terry Road	Louisville	40258	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8233	678	36	18.9	67.8%	219 (32.3%)	262 (38.6%)	145 (21.4%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (6.2%)	1.5	319^th of 320 public middle schools	0.3%		3.1	320^th of 324 public middle schools	1.2%	1	8.0	15.0		21.0	15.0	15.0	4.0		11.0	14.0	$22,419	$1,277	$1,773	$3,050	$15,748	$3,620	$19,368
Farnsley Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3400 Lees Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8242	919	56	16.4	68.7%	357 (38.8%)	338 (36.8%)	143 (15.6%)	22 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.4%)	13.2	293^rd of 320 public middle schools	8.4%		10.5	301^st of 324 public middle schools	7.1%	8	28.0	22.0	24.0	45.0	37.0	25.0	16.0	26.0	24.0	31.0	$19,437	$1,019	$1,722	$2,741	$13,037	$3,660	$16,697
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
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
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
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%)	4.2	314^th of 320 public middle schools	1.9%		4.6	316^th of 324 public middle schools	2.5%	2	6.0	20.0	17.0	18.0	30.0	18.0	7.0			28.0	$19,086	$1,061	$1,699	$2,760	$12,669	$3,657	$16,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Lassiter Middle

What high school do graduates of Lassiter Middle attend?

Students who attend Lassiter Middle usually go on to attend Fairdale High

What district is Lassiter Middle in?

Jefferson County

Is Lassiter Middle a good school?

Lassiter Middle ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Kentucky middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lassiter Middle?

Students at Lassiter Middle are 41% Hispanic, 37% White, 15% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Lassiter Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 921 students attended Lassiter Middle.

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