Barret Traditional Middle

Barret Traditional Middle School provides a structured environment that allows every student to reach their highest potential while growing to be lifelong learners in a culturally diverse, ever-changing world. We teach our students to pursue excellence, demonstrate compassion, develop personal responsibility, and build a culture of respectfulness through service to others. We believe in the Barret Way, every day!

Barret serves students who live within certain geographical boundaries. Use JCPS SchoolFinder to determine what traditional school boundary you live in.

School Highlights

• Schoolwide emphasis on performance-based assessment and focus on mastery—highly interactive, collaborative, inquiry-based instruction
• Long-standing tradition of top-rated academic performance
  • National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence 2019 
  • Kentucky 5-Star Rating 2020
  • 2022 Kentucky Blue Rating (Top-Performing)
• Schoolwide emphasis on service learning through the Barret Cares Program, which provides community-service opportunities
• District and state championships in basketball, football, tennis, volleyball, field hockey, baseball, cheer, dance, and golf
• Related arts opportunities: art; chorus; band; orchestra; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM); physical education (PE); health; drama; service learning; journalism; Future City