Westport Middle

In partnership with the community, Stuart Academy's mission is to empower scholars to be 21st-century leaders who are ready for high school.

School Highlights

• Advance Program (seventh- and eighth-grade students only)
• Offers a variety of athletic and extracurricular activities at facilities that are among the best in the district
• Physical education (PE) classes that use a fitness lab with state-of-the-art equipment
• Parent engagement and involvement opportunities: parent nights, web talks with the principal and leadership team, field trips, volunteering, and parent-teacher conferences
• Smaller class sizes than most JCPS middle schools 
• Project-Based Learning (PBL) opportunities
• Offers band, orchestra, and chorus as well as Boys’ and Girls’ Club Programs
• Verizon Innovative Learning School (VILS): iPad and data plan for all students/staff
• Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) programming

Westport Middle School

• Student Enrollment: 1,185
• Start/Dismissal Times: 8:40 a.m./3:20 p.m.
• Phone: (502) 485-8346
• Address: 8100 Westport Road, Louisville, KY 40222
• Web: https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/schools/profiles/westport 

At Westport Middle School, we believe we can inspire every student by providing a safe and caring environment that fosters academic and individual growth. Our mission is to coach students collaboratively and each other to build a consistent learning community. This reflects our core values of consistency, community, collaboration, and coaching. Westport is part of the JCPS Explore Academy Pathway project allowing students a pathway of related arts classes aligned with student interests and high school Academies of Louisville.

School Highlights

• Montessori Magnet Program (See page 49 for program details.)
• Offers Illustrative Math, a research-based curriculum
• Related arts opportunities: orchestra; band; choral music; drama; health science; robotics; coding; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM); African-American history; visual art opportunities; Best Buddies; and more
• Embedded enrichment and intervention systems
• Activities, clubs, and athletics: Academic Team, Art Club, Beta Club, Cooking Club, Drama Club, Equestrian Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Future Problem Solvers, Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA), MATHCOUNTS, Men of Quality, baseball, basketball, chess, cross-country, dance, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, Step Team, swim, track and field, volleyball, and more

Explore Pathways

• Business & Communication: Journalism, Career Exploration, and Entrepreneurship
• Engineering & Design: Robotics, Coding, and STEM
• Healthcare Science: Nutrition and Wellness, Health Professions, and Sports Medicine
• Embedded enrichment and intervention systems