📍 1700 Norris Place, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40205
Highland Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 801 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Middle enrolls 801 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 34% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 354 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 273 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
474 of the school's 801 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 458 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 19, state house district 34.
Highland 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 801 students, Highland 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