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Stuart Middle School

Q: Is Stuart Middle School a good school?

Stuart Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Kentucky middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Stuart Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,166 students attended Stuart Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Stuart Middle School?

Students at Stuart Middle School are 33% African American, 29% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Public Grades 6-8

322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 326 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Stuart Middle School serves 1,166 students in grades 6–8 in Louisville’s Jefferson County. Its strongest tested subject is science, but scores are low across every tested subject, and chronic absenteeism is especially high: 48% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, the highest reported rate among the nearby schools in this comparison.

Science is Stuart’s relative academic bright spot, though it remains behind local and state results: its grade-average score was 10%, compared with 21% in Jefferson County and 28% statewide. Writing is the weakest compared with nearby schools and the state: Stuart averaged 15%, versus about 31% at nearby schools, 32% in the district, and 48% statewide. Stuart was also below nearby-school averages in every tested subject; 8th-grade reading was particularly low at 9%, compared with about 20% at nearby schools with reported results. Absenteeism was 48%, compared with 32% in the district and 24% statewide.

Scores show limited improvement over time: reading’s grade average rose from 15% in 2022–2023 to 17% in 2025–2026, while 8th-grade writing stayed at 15% from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. Absenteeism fell from 65% in 2022–2023 to 48% in 2025–2026, but changed little from the previous year’s 48%. SchoolDigger ranked Stuart 322nd of 326 Kentucky schools in 2025–2026, at the 1st percentile with 0 stars; its student-teacher ratio was 17.4, and 73% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. One notable relative strength in SchoolDigger’s measure of how well it serves student groups is its ranking for English Language Learner Students: 13th of 16, at the 19th percentile with 2 stars, compared with Stuart’s overall 1st-percentile standing.

1,166

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,274

Per pupil spending ?

72.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4603 Valley Station Rd
Louisville, KY 40272

(502) 485-8334

District: Jefferson County

Feeder schools for Stuart Middle School:

Elementary:	Cane Run Elementary
	Dixie Elementary
	Johnsontown Road Elementary
	Layne Elementary
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	Medora Elementary
	Mill Creek Elementary
	Stonestreet Elementary
	Trunnell Elementary
	Wilkerson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.6%

White:

29.4%

Hispanic:

28.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (12% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 24% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg30%

Kentucky avg42%

322^nd of 326

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 23Middle Schools in the Jefferson County

135^th of 158Jefferson 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
2026	1.9	322 of 326	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.0	318 of 320	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.2	324 of 324	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	327 of 327	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	320 of 320	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.5	281 of 282	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	320 of 335	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	312 of 322	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.5	318 of 330	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.8	319 of 331	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.5	321 of 337	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.7	321 of 335	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.1	320 of 335	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	319 of 319	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.5	300 of 304	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.1	292 of 299	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.6	282 of 289	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	283 of 287	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	275 of 284	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	82 of 86	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	83 of 83	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	90 of 96	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	90 of 96	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	7.7	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	31 of 32	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	17.8	220 of 226	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	207 of 219	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	1.4	297 of 299	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.8	295 of 298	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.2	300 of 300	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	295 of 295	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.8	299 of 299	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	296 of 299	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	287 of 290	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	133 of 134	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.7	129 of 131	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	121 of 123	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	117 of 119	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	113 of 120	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	107 of 116	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	22.1	49 of 58	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	309 of 313	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	310 of 314	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	311 of 311	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	308 of 309	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	310 of 310	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	296 of 303	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	281 of 285	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	2.6	294 of 299	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.9	302 of 303	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	304 of 304	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	307 of 307	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	304 of 304	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	297 of 303	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	290 of 293	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	107 of 107	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	100 of 101	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	93 of 99	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	86 of 95	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	86 of 87	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	81 of 85	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	141 of 142	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	288 of 294	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	2.4	315 of 316	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.7	314 of 314	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	315 of 316	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	317 of 320	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	313 of 314	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	265 of 266	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	251 of 253	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)19th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2019)16th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Asian (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading17%-31 vs state

Writing15%-33 vs state

Editing and Mechanics11%-31 vs state

Science10%-18 vs state

Social Studies10%-29 vs state

Mathematics9%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)			KSA Reading (2026)			KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	1.9	322^nd of 326 public middle schools	1.2%		2	318^th of 320 public middle schools	0.6%	4	10.0	11.0	6.0	19.0	22.0	9.0	10.0	15.0	10.0	11.0	$20,274	$3,451	$15,424
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%)	6.7	314^th of 326 public middle schools	3.7%		5.9	311^th of 320 public middle schools	2.8%	3	12.0	20.0	17.0	25.0	25.0	19.0	9.0	34.0	18.0	23.0	$18,969	$2,880	$14,674
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%)	1.4	324^th of 326 public middle schools	0.6%		1.5	319^th of 320 public middle schools	0.3%	5		9.0	8.0	17.0	17.0	9.0		10.0	10.0	12.0	$20,191	$3,431	$15,272
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%)	18.1	279^th of 326 public middle schools	14.4%		13.2	293^rd of 320 public middle schools	8.4%	14	25.0	22.0	27.0	42.0	43.0	27.0	16.0	39.0	28.0	27.0	$18,626	$2,702	$14,209
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%)	3.2	318^th of 326 public middle schools	2.5%		2.2	317^th of 320 public middle schools	0.9%	1		16.0	16.0	19.0	17.0	16.0			11.0	13.0	$21,486	$2,784	$17,244
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%)	2.1	321^st of 326 public middle schools	1.5%		2.5	315^th of 320 public middle schools	1.6%	6	17.0	16.0	7.0	21.0	24.0	6.0	4.0		6.0	6.0	$22,779	$4,221	$17,046
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%)	10	309^th of 326 public middle schools	5.2%		5.2	312^th of 320 public middle schools	2.5%	3	25.0	18.0	24.0	30.0	34.0	18.0	13.0	31.0	26.0	21.0	$20,244	$2,946	$15,989
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%)	1.7	323^rd of 326 public middle schools	0.9%		4.2	314^th of 320 public middle schools	1.9%	9	12.0	9.0		20.0	12.0		5.0	13.0		17.0	$21,304	$2,724	$13,195
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%)	91.2	17^th of 326 public middle schools	94.8%		87.6	23^rd of 320 public middle schools	92.8%	6	68.0	67.0	61.0	77.0	71.0	58.0	57.0	58.0	59.0	66.0	$17,353	$2,022	$13,937
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	320^th of 326 public middle schools	1.8%		2.3	316^th of 320 public middle schools	1.3%	4	10.0	12.0	15.0	17.0	15.0	10.0			15.0	12.0	$20,269	$3,834	$14,986

Frequently Asked Questions about Stuart Middle School

What district is Stuart Middle School in?

Jefferson County

How many students attend Stuart Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,166 students attended Stuart Middle School.

Is Stuart Middle School a good school?

Stuart Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Kentucky middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Stuart Middle School?

Students at Stuart Middle School are 33% African American, 29% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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