Barret Traditional Middle School (BTMS) is a magnet middle school on Grinstead drive Louisville, KY in the city of Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is located within the Jefferson County Public Schools district. It contains grades 6-8 and holds about 600 students. It has a distinguished band, orchestra, and choir program. The school has a strict dress code detailing color and style of clothing, jewelry, and hair length, color, and style.
Barret’s scores on the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) were the highest of all middle schools in the district and among the highest of all middle schools in Kentucky. It feeds into Louisville Male High School and Butler Traditional High School.
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