Stuart Middle School
Valley Station resides middle school in the Enhanced Support Zone
Neighborhood 6–8 · not a magnet application · Large campus: 1,246 students in a 1,624-seat building · Feeds Doss High (52%) and Valley High (48%)
- Grades: 6th–8th
- How to get in: Resides assignment
- School day: 7:30 a.m.–2:10 p.m.
Stuart is the Valley Station resides middle school, not a Traditional magnet and not a districtwide magnet program. If School Finder assigns your address here, an application generally is not necessary for a current JCPS fifth-grader. JCPS lists the campus in the Enhanced Support Zone, and the Choices feeder chart splits its students between Doss High and Valley High. JCPS Insider is not affiliated with Jefferson County Public Schools.
4603 Valley Station Road · Valley Station · Kentucky
Official starting points
- Stuart'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
Stuart sits at 4603 Valley Station Road. It is a large neighborhood 6–8 school. There is no magnet application for Stuart itself — if it is your resides school, you register. JCPS lists the campus in the Enhanced Support Zone, and the profile carries a KDE rating of Red / Level 1.
Current Choices lists seventh- and eighth-grade advanced math, STEAM programming and project-based learning, band, orchestra, chorus, nationally competitive chess, drum line, eSports, STLP, BSU, HSU, Justice Now, gardening, and mentor programs. Choices also pitches facilities among the best in the district and a PE fitness lab. None of that is a reading score.
Who runs the building
Darren Dawson
Darren Dawson is listed as principal. Assistant principals listed are Rashauna Brodnax, Brandon Cobb, and Baron Darden. Counselors listed include Amanda Bischof (6th) and Kelly Basham (7th). Confirm names on the school site before you write a letter.
School details
- Address
- 4603 Valley Station Road, Louisville, KY 40272
- Phone
- (502) 485-8334
- Official JCPS site
- jefferson.kyschools.us/o/stuart(opens in a new tab)
- School day: 7:30 a.m.–2:10 p.m.
- Title I: Yes
- Board district: Trevin Bass · District 4
- High school feed: Doss 52% · Valley 48% (Choices chart)
How families get in
If School Finder says Stuart 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 — Stuart itself is not that application.
- Run School Finder. Write down the resides middle school.
- If Stuart 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 Stuart, apply for a magnet or Traditional magnet during the window — not as if Stuart were the magnet.
- Tour during the academic day before you assume the resides school is a default you cannot leave.
Buses follow the resides rule
- Students attending their resides middle school are in the regular transportation system.
- Leaving Stuart 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
- Stuart is your Valley Station resides middle school.
- You want a large 6–8 campus with athletics, band, chess, and STEAM language.
- You will ask hard questions about reading instruction and ELD staffing.
Think twice when
- You need high published proficiency.
- You want Traditional structure or a districtwide magnet theme.
- You want a small building — this one holds more than 1,200 students.
Students
Counts come from the 2025–26 individual data book: 1,246 students in a building listed at 1,624 optimal capacity — about 77% of listed seats. Multilingual learners: 327. Gifted and talented: 116. Title I: Yes.
Diversity index
72%
Standard racial/ethnic diversity index using the 1,246-student count. Black, White, and Hispanic students are each close to a third of the school, which is why the index is high.
| Group | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black / African American | 396 | 32% |
| Hispanic / Latino | 365 | 29% |
| White | 364 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 6% |
| Asian | 45 | 4% |
Gender: Not broken out separately in the source data book.
- Headcount 1,246 · 2025–26 data book and Oct. 1, 2025 file
- Listed capacity 1,624 · about 77% of seats
- Multilingual learners 327 · gifted and talented 116
- 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 Stuart Middle School and the school's own banners.
- Reading: 14% proficient, 4% distinguished — 18% official combined P+D.
- Math: 9% proficient, 1% distinguished — 10% official combined P+D.
- A KDE diagnostic review of Stuart Middle documented low combined P+D across grades.
- Athletics, STEAM language, and MAP-growth celebrations are real, but they are not a reading score.
- Ask how a sixth-grader who arrives novice gets taught, and who staffs ELD for 327 multilingual learners.
Awards and recognition
Nationally competitive chess
Listed on the current Choices page
Facilities and PE fitness lab
Choices pitches facilities among the best in the district
Location and daily life
4603 Valley Station Road, 40272 — Valley Station, in southwest Jefferson County. The day runs 7:30 a.m. to 2:10 p.m., so tour the Valley Station Road car line at 7:10.
The mascot is not treated as settled here, and the live enrollment snapshot may have moved off the 1,246 count in the data book. Ask the office for current figures.
Recent news, in context
JCPS lists Stuart in the Enhanced Support Zone, and the profile carries a KDE rating of Red / Level 1.
A KDE diagnostic review documented low combined proficiency and distinguished rates across grades.
The Choices feeder chart splits Stuart students between Doss High (52%) and Valley High (48%).
Compare before you commit
- Conway Middle SchoolSouthwest resides middle, also in the Enhanced Support Zone.
- Lassiter MiddleSouth-end resides middle with Governor's Cup and a new STEM lab.
- Knight Middle SchoolSouth Louisville resides middle with Advance Program and STEM electives.
- 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.There are 327 multilingual learners — who staffs ELD in this grade?
- 4.Who qualifies for seventh- and eighth-grade advanced math?
- 5.What did the KDE diagnostic review change in this classroom?
- 6.How long is the Valley Station Road car line at 7:10?
- 7.How do I reach the grade-level counselor and assistant principal?
- 8.What high school does this address actually feed — Doss or Valley?
- 9.If we do not want Stuart, 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 Stuart 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 which high school your address actually feeds.