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Carrithers Middle

Q: Is Carrithers Middle a good school?

Carrithers Middle ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Kentucky middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Carrithers Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Carrithers Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Carrithers Middle?

Students at Carrithers Middle are 39% White, 26% African American, 25% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Carrithers Middle attend?

Students who attend Carrithers Middle usually go on to attend Jeffersontown High

Public Grades 6-8

296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Carrithers Middle is a public middle school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 552 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.

Carrithers Middle consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Kentucky middle schools, with proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Science significantly lower than the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23-32% of Carrithers Middle students were proficient in Mathematics and Reading, compared to 28-39% for Jefferson County and 40-52% for the state. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25-38% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Nearby schools, such as Highland Middle, Barret Traditional Middle, and Crosby Middle, generally perform better academically and have lower rates of chronic absenteeism. For instance, Barret Traditional Middle, a magnet school, has significantly higher proficiency rates in core subjects, with 46-71% of students proficient in Mathematics and Reading, compared to Carrithers Middle's 23-32%.

545

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,262

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4320 Billtown Road
Louisville, KY 40299

(502) 485-8224

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Carrithers Middle usually attend:

High:

Jeffersontown High

Feeder schools for Carrithers Middle:

Elementary:	Cochrane Elementary
	Jeffersontown Elementary
	Tully Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.9%

African American:

25.5%

Hispanic:

24.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (28% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg45%

296^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	12.7	296 of 320	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	303 of 324	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	308 of 327	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	289 of 320	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	240 of 282	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	274 of 335	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	261 of 322	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	285 of 330	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	260 of 331	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.2	242 of 337	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.6	233 of 335	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.8	238 of 335	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.7	230 of 319	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	249 of 304	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.7	235 of 299	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.9	250 of 289	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	64 of 83	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	63 of 80	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	72 of 79	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	76 of 84	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	71 of 96	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	65 of 96	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	30.7	173 of 226	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	95 of 219	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	276 of 298	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	279 of 300	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	281 of 295	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	268 of 299	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	178 of 233	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	263 of 299	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	256 of 290	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	122 of 131	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	106 of 123	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	113 of 119	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	71 of 120	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.9	39 of 120	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	48 of 116	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	47.9	26 of 58	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	295 of 314	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	300 of 311	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	290 of 309	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	276 of 310	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	154 of 224	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	243 of 303	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	231 of 285	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	288 of 303	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	287 of 304	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	290 of 307	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	287 of 304	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	200 of 222	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	246 of 303	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	236 of 293	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	101 of 101	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	94 of 95	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.3	30 of 87	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	49 of 85	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	23.2	248 of 294	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	261 of 314	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	265 of 316	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	264 of 320	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	244 of 314	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	147 of 213	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	153 of 266	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	129 of 253	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)55th percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2019)23rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2019)16th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics37%-12 vs state

Reading30%-18 vs state

Social Studies28%-11 vs state

Writing27%-22 vs state

Mathematics25%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, July 6, 2023

Band with mr bullock is awesome Close Quote

by a student
Monday, May 25, 2020

A lot of the teachers aren't good.
There too many kids per class. (Over 30)
The lunch food tasted terrible.
Many students had bad behavior.
The academics were not challenging.
The school is dirty, especially the bathrooms.
The only good thing about this school for me was all the good friendships I made.
Thank god I'm going to a really good high school now and I don't have to deal with this bad stuff anymore. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, August 4, 2014

i love it everyone is nice and friendly and it has really changed Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Was a decent school, had great teachers, but bad sports and academic teams. Close Quote

Schools Near Carrithers Middle

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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
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
Ramsey Middle	Public	6-8	6409 Gelhaus Lane	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8391	1,151	65	17.6	57.9%	428 (37.2%)	355 (30.8%)	216 (18.8%)	78 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (6.1%)	17.9	276^th of 320 public middle schools	13.8%		20.2	271^st of 324 public middle schools	16.4%	5	30.0	30.0	26.0	40.0	34.0	33.0	18.0	39.0	25.0	37.0	$18,908	$817	$1,786	$2,603	$12,624	$3,681	$16,305
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
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
Echo Trail Middle School	Public	6-7	2604 Echo Trail	Louisville	40245	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 485-3146	697	46	15.1	35.2%	362 (51.9%)	136 (19.5%)	73 (10.5%)	75 (10.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.7%)								(n/a)	44.0	48.0		53.0	55.0		38.0				$34,456	$714	$1,960	$2,675	$23,209	$8,572	$31,781
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Carrithers Middle

How many students attend Carrithers Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Carrithers Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Carrithers Middle?

Students at Carrithers Middle are 39% White, 26% African American, 25% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Carrithers Middle a good school?

Carrithers Middle ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Kentucky middle schools.

What district is Carrithers Middle in?

Jefferson County

What high school do graduates of Carrithers Middle attend?

Students who attend Carrithers Middle usually go on to attend Jeffersontown High

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