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Knight Middle

Public Grades 6-8

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Knight Middle is a public middle school located in Louisville, Kentucky, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 569 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.

Knight Middle consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in Kentucky, with rankings between 272 and 318 out of 320-337 schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on state assessments (KSA) is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15-17% of Knight Middle students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 28-43% at the district and state levels. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 38% in recent years, and dropout rates between 1.1% and 2.6%, which are higher than the state average.

When compared to other middle schools in the same district and nearby Bullitt County, Knight Middle consistently underperforms. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Eastside Middle School in Bullitt County had significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics (42-62%) and reading (42-60%) compared to Knight Middle. The nearby magnet schools, such as Highland Middle and Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South, also outperform Knight Middle academically, despite serving similar student populations in terms of socioeconomic status and demographics.

757

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,208

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9803 Blue Lick Road
Louisville, KY 40229

(502) 485-8287

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Knight Middle usually attend:

High:

Southern High

Feeder schools for Knight Middle:

Elementary:	Blue Lick Elementary
	Laukhuf Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.1%

White:

31.2%

African American:

23.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (21% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg45%

312^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	5.2	312 of 320	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	313 of 324	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	318 of 327	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	313 of 320	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	272 of 282	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	308 of 335	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	304 of 322	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	309 of 330	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.7	312 of 331	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	313 of 337	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.3	313 of 335	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.0	318 of 335	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.5	316 of 319	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.5	299 of 304	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	296 of 299	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.9	287 of 289	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.6	286 of 287	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.5	283 of 284	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	74 of 83	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	76 of 80	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	74 of 84	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	86 of 96	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	89 of 96	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	32.2	166 of 226	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	139 of 219	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	54.8	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	291 of 298	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	287 of 300	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	283 of 295	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	289 of 299	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	222 of 233	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	290 of 299	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	284 of 290	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	127 of 131	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	116 of 123	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	111 of 119	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	101 of 120	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	78 of 120	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	103 of 116	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	304 of 314	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	303 of 311	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	297 of 309	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	292 of 310	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	196 of 224	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	277 of 303	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	271 of 285	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	294 of 303	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	299 of 304	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	300 of 307	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	300 of 304	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	286 of 303	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	284 of 293	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	63 of 101	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.5	88 of 99	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.4	42 of 98	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	7.4	279 of 294	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	302 of 314	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	295 of 316	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	303 of 320	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	305 of 314	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	212 of 213	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	255 of 266	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	245 of 253	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)40th percentile+37 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2019)27th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2019)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing32%-17 vs state

Editing and Mechanics26%-23 vs state

Reading23%-24 vs state

Social Studies17%-22 vs state

Mathematics16%-25 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Alright, where should I start? Well how about the teachers who have favourites and if you're not their favourite then you don't get any help on a single thing. The staff doesn't care if you are failing because of a teacher. Yet if a student holds another students hand then they will get yelled at. Male and Female get treated differently. To not being able to do certain sports, to not being able to wear shorts or tank tops. Transgender/genderfluid/non-binary students get shamed for and get no support at all. The food gets cut down and some grades barely get any. Sure some teachers are kind yet it doesn't balance out all the horribleness. Very unepic. 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
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
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
Hebron Middle School	Public	6-8	3300 E Hebron Ln	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-4200	569	28	20.5	47.1%	469 (82.4%)	12 (2.1%)	56 (9.8%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	33.1	220^th of 320 public middle schools	31.3%		44.4	171^st of 324 public middle schools	47.2%	49	43.0	33.0	37.0	45.0	40.0	30.0	31.0	49.0	29.0	43.0	$16,448	$392	$469	$862	$9,172	$2,076	$11,250
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
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
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
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
Bullitt Lick Middle School	Public	6-8	555 W Blue Lick Rd	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-5400	423	28	15.1	67.8%	353 (83.5%)	13 (3.1%)	29 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	10.1	305^th of 320 public middle schools	4.7%		5.8	312^th of 324 public middle schools	3.7%	7	22.0	22.0	21.0	31.0	22.0	26.0		41.0	18.0	33.0	$18,059	$733	$493	$1,226	$10,348	$2,116	$12,464

Frequently Asked Questions about Knight Middle

Is Knight Middle a good school?

Knight Middle ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Kentucky middle schools.

How many students attend Knight Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Knight Middle.

What district is Knight Middle in?

Jefferson County

What high school do graduates of Knight Middle attend?

Students who attend Knight Middle usually go on to attend Southern High

What is the racial makeup of Knight Middle?

Students at Knight Middle are 37% Hispanic, 31% White, 23% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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