Western Middle School for the Arts

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Regular School · Louisville, KY

Western Middle School for the Arts is a regular school school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving grades 06–08 with 665 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

665

Teachers (FTE)

42.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	330	50%
White	227	34%
Hispanic/Latino	59	9%
Two or more races	41	6%
Asian	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	665	201M / 464F

English Language Learners: 50 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	9.0% -22.2pp	31.2%	416
Reading Proficiency	41.0% -1.5pp	42.5%	426
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	137

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.41 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

175 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

11% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

705

106% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	665	100%

Contact & Location

2201 West Main Street

Louisville, KY 40212

Phone: (502)485-8345

District

Jefferson County

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,696

District enrollment: 95,171

Other Schools in District

Alex R. Kennedy Elementary Elementary
Atkinson Academy Elementary
Auburndale Elementary Elementary
Audubon Traditional Elementary Elementary
Bates Elementary Elementary
Bellewood Elementary
Blake Elementary Elementary
Bloom Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 40212) → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

210299000785

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD