📍 4320 Billtown Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40299
Carrithers Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 583 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carrithers Middle enrolls 583 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 32% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 229 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 188 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 107 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 583 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 338 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carrithers Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 20, state house district 29.
Carrithers 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 583 students, Carrithers Middle is close to the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large