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Noe Middle

Q: Is Noe Middle a good school?

Yes. Noe Middle ranks in the top 7.2% of Kentucky middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Noe Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,155 students attended Noe Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Noe Middle?

Students at Noe Middle are 51% White, 24% African American, 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

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

Students who attend Noe Middle usually go on to attend Iroquois High

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 93% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Noe Middle is a public magnet middle school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 1,198 students in grades 6-8. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Jefferson County school district, which is ranked 140 out of 157 districts in the state.

Noe Middle consistently ranks among the top 25 middle schools in Kentucky, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2020-2021 and 2024-2025 school years. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, Science, and Writing are significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Noe Middle had 67% proficiency in 6th grade Mathematics, compared to 28% for the district and 41% for the state. Noe Middle also maintains a relatively high per-student spending of $18,667 and a low student-teacher ratio of 18.7, which may contribute to its academic success.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the same district, Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South, Barret Traditional Middle, and Highland Middle, Noe Middle stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism rates. This highlights the potential for Noe Middle to serve as a model for other schools in the district, and for the district to learn from the school's successful practices.

1,155

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,667

Per pupil spending ?

42.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 West Lee Street
Louisville, KY 40208

(502) 485-8307

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Noe Middle usually attend:

High:

Iroquois High

Feeder schools for Noe Middle:

Elementary:

Mcferran Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

African American:

23.9%

Hispanic:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (62% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Kentucky middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg30%

Kentucky avg43%

23^rd of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	23 of 320	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	41 of 324	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	36 of 327	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	24 of 320	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	13 of 282	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	78.9	43 of 335	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	35 of 322	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	75.3	49 of 330	85.2%	★★★★☆
2016	76.7	40 of 331	87.9%	★★★★☆
2015	78.1	42 of 337	87.5%	★★★★☆
2014	73.3	53 of 335	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	80.7	30 of 335	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	73.2	58 of 319	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	59.1	126 of 304	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	83 of 299	72.2%	★★★★☆
2009	70.3	73 of 289	74.7%	★★★★☆
2008	66.2	88 of 287	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.8	60 of 284	78.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	30 of 83	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	53 of 80	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	48 of 79	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	46 of 84	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	37 of 96	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	35 of 96	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	4 of 32	87.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★★
2023	64.8	8 of 24	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	2 of 23	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	3 of 23	87.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	3 of 35	91.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	39.1	117 of 226	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	120 of 219	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	15.9	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	22 of 38	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	30 of 35	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	25 of 298	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	77.3	38 of 300	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	26 of 295	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	22 of 299	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	12 of 233	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	31 of 299	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	24 of 290	91.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2019	65.4	16 of 62	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	24 of 63	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	2 of 131	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	1 of 123	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	13 of 119	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	14 of 120	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	1 of 20	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	7 of 120	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	74.6	16 of 116	86.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	24.1	48 of 58	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	111 of 314	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	130 of 311	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	168 of 309	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	111 of 310	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	66 of 224	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	48.5	152 of 303	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	164 of 285	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	24 of 303	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	36 of 304	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	49 of 307	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	44 of 304	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	16 of 222	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	69.9	66 of 303	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	75 of 293	74.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	12 of 101	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	5 of 99	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	7 of 95	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	2 of 98	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	1 of 87	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	67.4	21 of 85	75.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	102 of 126	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	87 of 130	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.8	39 of 294	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	5 of 314	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	6 of 316	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	4 of 320	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	3 of 314	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	2 of 213	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	4 of 266	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	5 of 253	98.0%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)98th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)71st percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2019)48th percentile-39 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-74 vs school

Homeless (2019)17th percentile-70 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)<1st percentile-89 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics69%+20 vs state

Reading68%+20 vs state

Social Studies63%+24 vs state

Mathematics62%+20 vs state

Writing60%+11 vs state

Science43%+14 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 Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th 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
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
Meyzeek Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	828 South Jackson Street	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8299	847	51	16.7	50.5%	182 (21.5%)	293 (34.6%)	96 (11.3%)	231 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.3%)	45.4	169^th of 320 public middle schools	47.2%		73.3	61^st of 324 public middle schools	81.2%	108	35.0	48.0	46.0		41.0	50.0	43.0		35.0	36.0	39.0	49.0	$19,145	$646	$1,798	$2,444	$13,038	$3,663	$16,701
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
Grace M. James Academy of Excellence	Public, Magnet	6-10	1615 West Broadway	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8123	440	34	13.1	65.2%	26 (5.9%)	348 (79.1%)	24 (5.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	49.8	149^th of 320 public middle schools	53.4%		29.6	236^th of 324 public middle schools	27.2%	87	28.0	36.0	34.0	44.0	65.0	63.0	52.0	58.0	22.0	36.0	44.0	61.0	$25,351	$908	$2,019	$2,927	$17,800	$4,625	$22,424
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
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
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
Western Middle School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	2201 West Main Street	Louisville	40212	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8345	665	42	15.7	59.1%	227 (34.1%)	330 (49.6%)	59 (8.9%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	49.3	154^th of 320 public middle schools	51.9%		24.6	251^st of 324 public middle schools	22.5%	97	31.0	45.0	36.0		50.0	54.0	43.0		33.0	50.0	42.0	56.0	$21,202	$1,151	$1,932	$3,083	$14,408	$3,711	$18,119
Dr. J. Blaine Hudson Middle School	Public	6-7	3526 West Muhammad Ali Bouleva	Louisville	40212	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 485-8187	615	26	23.6	89.6%	21 (3.4%)	558 (90.7%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)								(n/a)					7.0								$42,889	$740	$2,039	$2,780	$24,561	$15,548	$40,110
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Noe Middle

What is the racial makeup of Noe Middle?

Students at Noe Middle are 51% White, 24% African American, 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Noe Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,155 students attended Noe Middle.

What high school do graduates of Noe Middle attend?

Students who attend Noe Middle usually go on to attend Iroquois High

Is Noe Middle a good school?

Yes. Noe Middle ranks in the top 7.2% of Kentucky middle schools.

What district is Noe Middle in?

Jefferson County

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