📍 828 South Jackson Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40203
Meyzeek Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 930 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Meyzeek Middle enrolls 930 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% White, 28% Asian and 28% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 292 | 31% |
| Asian | 264 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 262 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
394 of the school's 930 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 372 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Meyzeek 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 35, state house district 41.
Meyzeek 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 930 students, Meyzeek 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