Western Middle School

Western Middle School is located at 2201 W. Main Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Western was established in the late 1920s. Construction began in 1926. The first class to graduate from the current building was the class of 1928. Western has a rich history in the Portland neighorhood. The building was used as a shelter for residents driven from their homes during the 1937 flood. The auditorium was used as a distribution center for ration coupons during World War II.

In 2005 Western Middle became a part of a pilot program called Project First CLASS which is a one-to-one project involving the distribution of iBook laptops to each student and teacher in the school.