📍 8200 Candleworth Drive, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40214
Lassiter Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 1,004 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lassiter Middle enrolls 1,004 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 61 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 26% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 381 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 277 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 261 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 33 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
700 of the school's 1,004 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 675 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lassiter Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 37, state house district 38.
Lassiter 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 1,004 students, Lassiter 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: City - Large