Knight Middle

Summary:

Knight Middle is a public middle school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 452 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Jefferson County school district, which is ranked 141 out of 159 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Knight Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kentucky middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Knight Middle's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 9% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 25% in the Jefferson County district and 39% statewide. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the bottom 25% of Kentucky middle schools in Mathematics and Reading.

While nearby Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South, Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North, and Newburg Middle also perform poorly compared to state averages, they generally outperform Knight Middle. In contrast, middle schools in the higher-performing Bullitt County district, such as Eastside Middle School and Hebron Middle School, have much higher proficiency rates, suggesting that the challenges faced by Knight Middle may be specific to the Jefferson County district or the local community.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 9803 Blue Lick Road
       Louisville, KY  40229


(502) 485-8287

District: Jefferson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
313th of 324 Kentucky Middle Schools


Students who attend Knight Middle usually attend:

High:    Southern High

Feeder schools for Knight Middle:

Elementary:    Blue Lick Elementary
    Laukhuf Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.7 Help
Number of students:  452

Racial breakdown:

White:
40.5%
African American:
28.5%
Hispanic:
21.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.5% Help


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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Knight Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Knight Middle 313th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Knight Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Jefferson County:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson County 141st of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Knight Middle

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Rank History for all students at Knight Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 3.46 283rd 284 0.4%
2008 2.58 286th 287 0.3%
2009 1.92 287th 289 0.7%
2010 1.67 296th 299 1.0%
2011 1.55 299th 304 1.6%
2012 4.50 316th 319 0.9%
2013 6.96 318th 335 5.1%
2014 8.34 313th 335 6.6%
2015 10.07 313th 337 7.1%
2016 5.74 312th 331 5.7%
2017 9.36 309th 330 6.4%
2018 6.54 304th 322 5.6%
2019 9.87 308th 335 8.1%
2021 7.50 272nd 282 3.5%
2022 6.09 313th 320 2.2%
2023 5.11 318th 327 2.8%
2024 5.58 313th 324 3.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Knight Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 51.42 42nd 98 57.1%
2024 19.49 88th 99 11.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Knight Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 54.75 3rd 5 40.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Knight Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 7.44 279th 294 5.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Knight Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.70 271st 285 4.9%
2019 15.92 277th 303 8.6%
2021 19.86 196th 224 12.5%
2022 13.07 292nd 310 5.8%
2023 8.52 297th 309 3.9%
2024 7.16 303rd 311 2.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Knight Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.99 284th 290 2.1%
2019 6.05 290th 299 3.0%
2021 12.82 222nd 233 4.7%
2022 9.20 289th 299 3.3%
2023 8.37 283rd 295 4.1%
2024 6.76 287th 300 4.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Knight Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.52 139th 219 36.5%
2019 32.23 166th 226 26.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Knight Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.35 284th 293 3.1%
2019 11.73 286th 303 5.6%
2022 4.56 300th 304 1.3%
2023 4.51 300th 307 2.3%
2024 5.00 299th 304 1.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Knight Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.60 89th 96 7.3%
2019 19.99 86th 96 10.4%
2022 18.26 74th 84 11.9%
2024 12.45 76th 80 5.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Knight Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.69 103rd 116 11.2%
2019 38.35 78th 120 35.0%
2022 24.50 101st 120 15.8%
2023 15.26 111th 119 6.7%
2024 12.05 116th 123 5.7%
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Rank History for White students at Knight Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.53 245th 253 3.2%
2019 8.27 255th 266 4.1%
2021 3.32 212th 213 0.5%
2022 6.20 305th 314 2.9%
2023 8.02 303rd 320 5.3%
2024 10.14 295th 316 6.6%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Open Quote Alright, where should I start? Well how about the teachers who have favourites and if you're not their favourite then you don't get any help on a single thing. The staff doesn't care if you are failing because of a teacher. Yet if a student holds another students hand then they will get yelled at. Male and Female get treated differently. To not being able to do certain sports, to not being able to wear shorts or tank tops. Transgender/genderfluid/non-binary students get shamed for and get no support at all. The food gets cut down and some grades barely get any. Sure some teachers are kind yet it doesn't balance out all the horribleness. Very unepic. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Knight Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 565 200 3 1 1 n/a n/a 0 770
1989 561 222 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 787
1990 546 243 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 793
1991 499 204 4 2 2 n/a n/a 0 711
1992 474 183 9 0 0 n/a n/a 0 666
1993 489 180 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 673
1994 474 182 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 661
1995 388 147 3 0 4 n/a n/a 0 542
1996 388 147 3 0 4 n/a n/a 0 542
1997 387 120 2 2 2 n/a n/a 0 513
1998 413 147 4 7 1 n/a n/a 2 574
1999 412 136 5 2 0 n/a n/a 3 558
2000 359 141 4 2 0 n/a n/a 1 507
2001 353 150 2 7 0 n/a n/a 4 516
2002 406 176 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 592
2003 406 176 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 592
2004 407 180 3 14 2 n/a n/a 0 606
2005 419 168 3 14 0 n/a n/a 0 604
2006 381 176 5 18 0 n/a n/a 0 580
2007 364 191 4 22 0 n/a n/a 11 592
2008 362 189 6 18 1 n/a n/a 9 585
2009 346 196 4 14 2 n/a n/a 13 575
2010 339 170 6 26 0 n/a n/a 19 560
2011 321 154 5 36 1 1 8 0 526
2012 275 126 4 34 3 1 7 0 450
2013 268 139 6 40 0 0 8 0 461
2014 277 103 5 40 0 0 7 0 432
2015 251 105 8 43 0 0 6 0 413
2016 240 104 8 45 1 2 14 0 414
2017 237 102 5 51 2 1 13 0 411
2018 221 111 3 63 2 1 14 0 415
2019 209 131 7 76 2 0 18 0 443
2020 222 128 8 84 0 0 24 0 466
2021 212 115 8 81 0 1 31 0 448
2022 178 131 11 77 1 1 34 0 433
2023 183 129 12 97 0 3 28 0 452

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Knight Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 770 43.2 17.8 n/a
1989 787 45.5 17.2 n/a
1990 793 44.9 17.6 n/a
1991 711 40.2 17.6 n/a
1992 666 37.2 17.9 n/a
1993 673 37.2 18.1 n/a
1994 661 37.2 17.8 n/a
1995 542 32.1 16.9 n/a
1996 542 32.1 16.9 n/a
1997 513 28.5 18.0 45.2
1998 574 29.2 19.7 41.8
1999 558 30.4 18.4 54.4
2000 507 26.8 18.9 56.5
2001 516 7.0 73.7 56.3
2002 592 30.0 19.7 99.5
2003 592 30.0 19.7 99.5
2004 606 31.5 19.2 n/a
2005 604 33.5 18.0 n/a
2006 580 32.2 18.0 75.3
2007 592 34.0 17.4 70.9
2008 585 33.2 17.6 71.9
2009 575 34.5 16.7 74
2010 560 24.5 22.8 80.2
2011 526 34.5 15.2 81
2012 450 30.5 14.7 74.7
2013 461 33.0 13.9 74.6
2014 432 27.8 15.5 73.1
2015 413 27.0 15.2 64.9
2016 414 24.0 17.2 78
2017 411 27.5 14.9 77.1
2018 415 28.5 14.5 75.7
2019 443 31.0 14.2 67.7
2020 466 32.8 14.1 64.6
2021 448 32.2 13.8 65.4
2022 433 28.3 15.2 72.5
2023 452 27.0 16.7 63.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Knight Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 770 43.2 17.8 n/a
1989 787 45.5 17.2 n/a
1990 793 44.9 17.6 n/a
1991 711 40.2 17.6 n/a
1992 666 37.2 17.9 n/a
1993 673 37.2 18.1 n/a
1994 661 37.2 17.8 n/a
1995 542 32.1 16.9 n/a
1996 542 32.1 16.9 n/a
1997 513 28.5 18.0 45.2
1998 574 29.2 19.7 41.8
1999 558 30.4 18.4 54.4
2000 507 26.8 18.9 56.5
2001 516 7.0 73.7 56.3
2002 592 30.0 19.7 99.5
2003 592 30.0 19.7 99.5
2004 606 31.5 19.2 n/a
2005 604 33.5 18.0 n/a
2006 580 32.2 18.0 75.3
2007 592 34.0 17.4 70.9
2008 585 33.2 17.6 71.9
2009 575 34.5 16.7 74
2010 560 24.5 22.8 80.2
2011 526 34.5 15.2 81
2012 450 30.5 14.7 74.7
2013 461 33.0 13.9 74.6
2014 432 27.8 15.5 73.1
2015 413 27.0 15.2 64.9
2016 414 24.0 17.2 78
2017 411 27.5 14.9 77.1
2018 415 28.5 14.5 75.7
2019 443 31.0 14.2 67.7
2020 466 32.8 14.1 64.6
2021 448 32.2 13.8 65.4
2022 433 28.3 15.2 72.5
2023 452 27.0 16.7 63.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Knight Middle

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $1,476 (9.0%) $567 (3.5%) $2,043 (12.5%) $12,124 (74.0%) $1,459 (8.9%) $13,583 (82.9%) $16,380
2019 $1,358 (8.2%) $421 (2.5%) $1,779 (10.7%) $12,812 (77.0%) $1,384 (8.3%) $14,196 (85.3%) $16,642
2020 $1,245 (7.5%) $479 (2.9%) $1,724 (10.3%) $13,049 (78.2%) $1,222 (7.3%) $14,271 (85.6%) $16,680
2021 $1,232 (7.1%) $936 (5.4%) $2,168 (12.5%) $13,525 (77.8%) $1,084 (6.2%) $14,609 (84.1%) $17,381
2022 $2,700 (13.8%) $1,662 (8.5%) $4,362 (22.3%) $12,695 (65.0%) $1,325 (6.8%) $14,020 (71.8%) $19,522

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Knight Middle

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 308th of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 318th of 327 Middle schools
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students443452
 2%
African American131129
 1.5%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian712
 71.4%
Hispanic7697
 27.6%
Pacific Islander03
White209183
 12.4%
Two or More Races1828
 55.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.7%63.5%
 4.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Knight Middle

Students who attend Knight Middle usually go on to attend Southern High

Knight Middle ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Kentucky middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 452 students attended Knight Middle.

Students at Knight Middle are 40% White, 29% African American, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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