📍 8100 Westport Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40222
Westport Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 1,177 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 78.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westport Middle enrolls 1,177 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 78.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 33% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 486 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 384 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 182 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 86 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 33 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
647 of the school's 1,177 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 620 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westport Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-30, state senate district 36, state house district 33.
Westport Middle is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,177 students, Westport Middle is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large