Ramsey Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Louisville, Kentucky
Ramsey Middle in Louisville, Kentucky enrolled 1,151 students in 2024-25 with 65.1 full-time teachers, 17.7 students per teacher against the Kentucky middle-school median of 15.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
1,008 students in 2022-23, 1,029 students in 2023-24, 1,151 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 61.6 to 65.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,008 | 61.6 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 1,029 | 64.0 | 16.1 |
| 2024-25 | 1,151 | 65.1 | 17.7 |
17.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 of every 100 Kentucky middle schools
Among the 217 Kentucky middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 325 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ramsey Middle enrolled 974 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 80 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 325 of the 974 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions80
- Chronically absent40.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
37.2% of students were White, 30.8% Black, 18.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White37.2%
- Black30.8%
- Hispanic18.8%
- Asian6.8%
- Two or more races6.1%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Ramsey Middle scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 32% | 35% | 44.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 21% | 27% (2021-22) | 38.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Louisville
21 public middle schools in Louisville report 2024-25 enrollment; Ramsey Middle is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Academy | 1,166 | 17.4 | 70.2% |
| Noe Middle | 1,155 | 19.7 | 40.1% |
| Ramsey Middle | 1,151 | 17.7 | 55.9% |
| Westport Middle | 988 | 14.0 | 54.1% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle | 943 | 13.8 | 72.3% |
| Lassiter Middle | 921 | 15.5 | 71.0% |
| Farnsley Middle | 919 | 16.4 | 64.2% |
| Meyzeek Middle | 847 | 16.7 | 48.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ramsey Middle
- Carrithers MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 545 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Crosby MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.3 miles away: 809 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
- Compare Ramsey Middle with Carrithers MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jefferson County Public Schools spends per student$18,189 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,189
- The largest public schools in KentuckyRamsey Middle is the number 3 by size of 217 Kentucky middle schools open in 2024-25.#3 of 217
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher17.7 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.9 for middle schools.17.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ramsey Middle
How many students attend Ramsey Middle?
1,151 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,008 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Louisville, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ramsey Middle?
17.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for middle schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ramsey Middle a Title I school?
Ramsey Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ramsey Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Ramsey Middle scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Ramsey Middle in?
Jefferson County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2102990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210299002190 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.