Echo Trail Middle School

Echo Trail Middle School serves 697 students in grades 6–8 in Jefferson County, with seven other nearby middle schools in the district and three in neighboring districts. For 2025–2026, SchoolDigger ranked it 143rd of 326 Kentucky middle schools, at the 56th percentile with three stars; it placed fifth among the 11 nearby schools. The clearest takeaway is that math is Echo Trail’s strongest subject, while writing is its most notable academic shortfall.

Math results compare favorably with the district and most nearby schools: Echo Trail averaged 46% proficient across grades 6–8, versus 40% statewide, 28% in the district, and 37% across nearby schools. It ranked fourth locally, behind South Oldham Middle School, East Oldham Middle School, and Crosby Middle. Reading is also stronger than the district and nearby-school averages: 49% across grades 6–8, compared with 35% in the district and 43% nearby. Writing is the clearest concern: 39% of eighth graders were proficient, 9 points below the state and 3 points below the average for nearby schools with reported results, though above the district’s 32%.

Results have moved in different directions: sixth-grade math rose 8 points, from 39% in 2023–2024 to 47% in 2025–2026, while seventh-grade science fell 9 points, from 38% to 29%. Eighth-grade reading was 38%, 15 points below seventh-grade reading, so the overall reading average does not reflect the same performance in each grade. Echo Trail’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 15.1, and 35% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; these are context, not explanations for test results. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also differ from its overall standing: its ranking for Asian students was 5th of 30 (83rd percentile, four stars), while its ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was 266th of 313 (15th percentile, one star). These rankings describe the school’s relative standing for each group.