Lassiter Middle School
South-end resides middle school and home of the Lions
Neighborhood 6–8 · not a magnet application · Regional Governor's Cup academic-team school · Feeds Fairdale High
- Grades: 6th–8th
- How to get in: Resides assignment
- School day: 7:30 a.m.–2:10 p.m.
Lassiter is a south-end resides middle school, not a Traditional magnet and not a districtwide magnet program. If School Finder assigns your address here, a current JCPS fifth-grader generally does not file a magnet application. The current Choices feeder chart sends Lassiter students to Fairdale High, and the building is listed essentially full. JCPS Insider is not affiliated with Jefferson County Public Schools.
8200 Candleworth Drive · South End / Fairdale corridor · Kentucky
Official starting points
- Lassiter's official JCPS page(opens in a new tab)
- JCPS student assignment(opens in a new tab)
- School Finder(opens in a new tab)
- How to apply(opens in a new tab)
- Current Choices Guide(opens in a new tab)
- KDE School Report Card(opens in a new tab)
School Choice:(502) 485-6250schoolchoice@jefferson.kyschools.us
What this school is
Lassiter sits at 8200 Candleworth Drive. It is a neighborhood 6–8 school first. There is no magnet application for Lassiter itself — if it is your resides school, you register. Listed elementary feeders are Auburndale, Coral Ridge, Fairdale, and Minors Lane, and the Choices feeder chart sends Lassiter students to Fairdale High.
Current Choices calls Lassiter a dominant regional Governor's Cup academic-team school and lists Quick Recall and Future Problem Solvers. A new Verizon Innovations STEM lab funded by Heart of America houses 3D printing, Sphero robotics, and virtual reality. Arts include rock band, concert band, orchestra, drama, and a literacy magazine. Clubs listed include Adelante Hispanic Achievers, Beta, BSU, cooking, Girls on the Run, Girls Who Game, Men of Quality, Women of Worth, NHS, robotics, STLP, and Student Council.
Who runs the building
Tim Alexander
Tim Alexander is listed as principal. Grade-level assistant principals listed are Evelyn Carias (6th), Krista Cross (7th), and Kasey Doss (8th), with Dawn Davis in youth services. Older handbook language calling Lassiter a Cambridge School of Excellence dates to a previous principal and is not treated as current. Confirm names on the school site before you write a letter.
School details
- Address
- 8200 Candleworth Drive, Louisville, KY 40214
- Phone
- (502) 485-8288
- Official JCPS site
- jefferson.kyschools.us/o/lassiter(opens in a new tab)
- School day: 7:30 a.m.–2:10 p.m.
- Title I: Yes
- Board district: Gail Logan Strange · District 5
- High school feed: Fairdale High (Choices chart)
How families get in
If School Finder says Lassiter is the resides middle school, a current JCPS fifth-grader generally does not file a magnet application. You register. If you want a different middle school, you apply in the JCPS window for a magnet or Traditional magnet — Lassiter itself is not that application.
- Run School Finder. Write down the resides middle school.
- If Lassiter is the resides school and you plan to attend, register.
- New-to-JCPS families register first, then complete any school application that applies.
- If you do not want Lassiter, apply for a magnet or Traditional magnet during the window.
- Tour during the academic day before you treat the resides school as automatic.
Buses follow the resides rule
- Students attending their resides middle school are in the regular transportation system.
- Leaving Lassiter for a magnet does not automatically keep the same bus. Confirm 2026–27 on the Transportation Verification form.
Official 2027–28 application window: November 2, 2026 through December 18, 2026.
Who it tends to fit
A good match when
- Lassiter is your south-end resides middle school.
- You want Governor's Cup academic teams, band, and a new STEM lab.
- Fairdale is the high school you already expect.
Think twice when
- You need high published proficiency.
- You want Traditional structure or a districtwide magnet theme.
- You want a small building — this one is listed essentially full.
Students
Counts come from the JCPS Oct. 1, 2025 enrollment file: 877 students in a building listed at 893 optimal capacity — essentially full. Choices still prints an older 892 snapshot. Title I: Yes.
Diversity index
65%
Standard racial/ethnic diversity index using the Oct. 1, 2025 headcount of 877. Hispanic students are the largest group, with White students next.
| Group | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic / Latino | 382 | 44% |
| White | 318 | 36% |
| Black / African American | 135 | 15% |
| Other / two or more races | 42 | 5% |
Gender: Not broken out separately in the source file.
- Headcount 877 · Oct. 1, 2025
- Listed capacity 893 · essentially full
- Elementary feeders listed: Auburndale, Coral Ridge, Fairdale, Minors Lane
- Title I: Yes
- School day 7:30 a.m.–2:10 p.m.
Academics
Use the Kentucky School Report Card first. These figures match the official 2024–25 accountability table labeled Lassiter Middle and the school's own banners.
- Reading: 17% proficient, 5% distinguished — 22% official combined P+D.
- Math: 14% proficient, 3% distinguished — 16% official combined P+D.
- Social studies: 18% proficient, 5% distinguished — 23% official combined P+D. Writing prints at 28%.
- Governor's Cup and the Verizon STEM lab are the school's reputation. They are not a reading score.
- Ask how a sixth-grader who arrives novice gets taught, and who staffs ELD in a building that is 44% Hispanic.
Awards and recognition
Regional Governor's Cup strength
Choices calls Lassiter a dominant regional academic-team school
Verizon Innovations STEM lab
Funded by Heart of America: 3D printing, Sphero robotics, virtual reality
Location and daily life
8200 Candleworth Drive, 40214 — south end, in the Fairdale corridor. The day runs 7:30 a.m. to 2:10 p.m., so tour the Candleworth Drive car line at 7:10.
Athletics listed include archery, baseball, basketball, cheer, cross-country, flag football, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball.
Recent news, in context
The building is listed essentially full at 877 of 893 seats, so class size is a fair question in every grade.
The current Choices feeder chart sends Lassiter students to Fairdale High.
The 2027–28 magnet window for other schools runs November 2 through December 18, 2026.
Compare before you commit
- Knight Middle SchoolSouth Louisville resides middle with Advance Program and STEM electives.
- Stuart Middle SchoolLarge Valley Station resides middle in the Enhanced Support Zone.
- Olmsted Academy SouthAll-girls resides campus and districtwide STEAM magnet.
- Barret Traditional Middle SchoolTraditional magnet. Boundary-based, structured culture.
Questions to ask on a tour
- 1.Is this my resides middle school, or am I applying somewhere else?
- 2.How is reading taught when most tested students are novice or apprentice?
- 3.The school is 44% Hispanic — how is ELD staffed in this grade?
- 4.Who actually sits in the Verizon STEM lab?
- 5.How long is the Candleworth Drive car line at 7:10?
- 6.How do I reach the grade-level assistant principal and counselor?
- 7.Does this address still feed Fairdale High?
- 8.The building is listed essentially full. What is class size in this grade?
- 9.If we do not want Lassiter, what is the magnet deadline?
- 10.If we decline another seat, what is the deadline?
What to do next
- 1.Run your address in School Finder and confirm the resides middle school.
- 2.If Lassiter is the resides school, register — no magnet application is required.
- 3.If you want a magnet or Traditional magnet instead, apply during the window.
- 4.Complete the Transportation Verification form if you need a bus.
- 5.Tour during the academic day and ask about class size and ELD staffing.