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Best Schools in Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY has 366 public schools (61 high, 48 middle, 200 elementary) serving 182,912 students. On average they score 34% on state proficiency tests against a projected 33%, so schools in Louisville don't meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Louisville, KY
The top high schools in Louisville, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Dupont Manual High
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Jefferson County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1929 Students
2. North Oldham High School
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Oldham County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 995 Students
3. Oldham County High School
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Oldham County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1656 Students
4. Atherton High
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Jefferson County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1461 Students
5. Spencer County High School
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Spencer County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 992 Students
6. South Oldham High School
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Oldham County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1341 Students
7. John Hardin High School
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Hardin County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 790 Students
8. Ballard High
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Jefferson County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2014 Students
9. Central Hardin High School
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Hardin County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1914 Students
10. Nelson County High School
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Nelson County • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 784 Students
Best Middle Schools in Louisville, KY
The top middle schools in Louisville, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. North Oldham Middle School
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Oldham County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 787 Students
2. Noe Middle
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Jefferson County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1347 Students
3. East Oldham Middle School
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Oldham County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 622 Students
4. South Oldham Middle School
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Oldham County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 839 Students
5. David T. Wilson Elementary
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Meade County • Public • Grades 4 - 6 • 502 Students
6. Barret Traditional Middle
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Jefferson County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 630 Students
7. Grayson County Middle School
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Grayson County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 839 Students
8. Oldham County Middle School
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Oldham County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 715 Students
9. Crosby Middle
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Jefferson County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1016 Students
10. Eastside Middle School
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Bullitt County • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 683 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Louisville, KY
The top elementary schools in Louisville, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Anchorage Independent Public School
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Anchorage Independent • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 405 Students
2. Greathouse/shryock Traditional
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Jefferson County • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 606 Students
3. Norton Elementary
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Jefferson County • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 734 Students
4. Buckner Elementary School
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Oldham County • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 649 Students
5. Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School
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Oldham County • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 649 Students
6. Bloom Elementary
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Jefferson County • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 525 Students
7. Barry Hahn Primary School
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Meade County • Public • Grades Pre K - 3 • 804 Students
8. Stopher Elementary
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Jefferson County • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 780 Students
9. Kenwood Station Elementary School
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Oldham County • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 646 Students
10. Clarkson Elementary School
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Grayson County • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 609 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Louisville, KY
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Louisville, KY has a total population of 1,362,180 with 23% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 91%, and 32% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Louisville, KY
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Louisville, KY.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
18.90 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
2.89 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
16.01 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Louisville, KY.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Louisville, KY.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Louisville, KY Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Louisville, KY
How many schools are in Louisville, KY?
Louisville, KY has 366 public schools: 61 high schools, 48 middle schools and 200 elementary schools, serving 182,912 students in total.
How do schools in Louisville perform on state tests?
On average, 366 schools in Louisville score 34% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 33%, so on average schools in Louisville don't meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Louisville?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 27%
- Projected: 23%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 20%
- Projected: 19%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 20%
- Projected: 19%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 21%
- Projected: 15%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 50%
- Projected: 37%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 28%
- Projected: 24%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 50%
- Projected: 37%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 50%
- Projected: 40%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 26%
- Projected: 18%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 28%
- Projected: 19%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Louisville
127 of 158 schools in Louisville carry a SchoolGrade (31 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 10B: 12C: 14D: 39F: 52
All 158 public schools we grade in Louisville. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (17)
- Atherton High
- Ballard High
- Breckinridge Metropolitan High
- Butler Traditional High
- Central High Magnet Career Academy
- Doss High
- Dupont Manual High
- Fern Creek High
- Iroquois High
- Liberty High
- Louisville Male High
- Pleasure Ridge Park High
- Seneca High
- Southern High
- Valley High
- Waggener High
- Western High
Middle and junior high schools (17)
- Barret Traditional Middle
- Carrithers Middle
- Conway Middle
- Farnsley Middle
- Highland Middle
- Jefferson County Traditional Middle
- Johnson Traditional Middle
- Kammerer Middle
- Knight Middle
- Lassiter Middle
- Meyzeek Middle
- Newburg Middle
- Noe Middle
- Ramsey Middle
- Thomas Jefferson Middle
- Western Middle School For The Arts
- Westport Middle
Elementary and primary schools (82)
- Alex R Kennedy Elementary
- Auburndale Elementary
- Audubon Traditional Elementary
- Bates Elementary
- Blake Elementary
- Bloom Elementary
- Blue Lick Elementary
- Bowen Elementary
- Brandeis Elementary
- Breckinridge Franklin Elementary
- Byck Elementary
- Camp Taylor Elementary
- Cane Run Elementary
- Carter Traditional Elementary
- Chancey Elementary
- Chenoweth Elementary
- Cochran Elementary
- Cochrane Elementary
- Coleridge Taylor Montessori Elementary
- Crums Lane Elementary
- Dixie Elementary
- Dunn Elementary
- Eisenhower Elementary
- Engelhard Elementary
- Farmer Elementary
- Fern Creek Elementary
- Field Elementary
- Frayser Elementary
- George Unseld Early Childhood Center
- Goldsmith Elementary
- Greenwood Elementary
- Gutermuth Elementary
- Hartstern Elementary
- Hawthorne Elementary
- Hazelwood Elementary
- Indian Trail Elementary
- Jacob Elementary
- Johnsontown Road Elementary
- Kennedy Elementary
- Kenwood Elementary
- Kerrick Elementary
- King Elementary
- Klondike Lane Elementary
- Laukhuf Elementary
- Layne Elementary
- Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts
- Lowe Elementary
- Luhr Elementary
- Maryville Elementary School
- Maupin Elementary
- Medora Elementary
- Middletown Elementary
- Mill Creek Elementary
- Minors Lane Elementary
- Norton Elementary
- Okolona Elementary
- Overdale Elementary School
- Portland Elementary
- Price Elementary
- Rangeland Elementary
- Rutherford Elementary
- Sanders Elementary
- Schaffner Traditional Elementary
- Semple Elementary
- Shacklette Elementary
- Slaughter Elementary
- Smyrna Elementary School
- St Matthews Elementary
- Stonestreet Elementary
- Stopher Elementary
- Trunnell Elementary
- Tully Elementary
- Watterson Elementary
- Wellington Elementary
- Westport Early Childhood Center
- Wheatley Elementary
- Wheeler Elementary
- Wilder Elementary
- Wilkerson Elementary School
- Wilt Elementary
- Young Elementary
- Zachary Taylor Elementary
Other schools and academies (42)
- Ackerly
- Ahrens Educational Resource Center
- Atkinson Academy
- Bellewood
- Binet School
- Boys And Girls Haven
- Brooklawn
- Churchill Park School
- Dawson Orman Education Center
- Duvalle Education Center
- Foster Traditional Academy
- Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North
- Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South
- Grace M James Academy Of Excellence
- Greathouseshryock Traditional
- Heuser Hearing And Language Academy
- Home Of The Innocents Discovery
- Home Of The Innocents School
- Homehospital
- J Graham Brown School
- Jefferson Regional Juvenile Detention Ce
- Kentucky School For The Blind
- Louisville Day
- Marion C Moore School
- Mary Jo And William Macdonald Maryhurst
- Mary Ryan Academy
- Mcferran Preparatory Academy
- Minor Daniels Academy
- Newcomer Academy
- Pathfinder School Of Innovation
- Peace Academy
- Shelby Academy
- St Joseph Childrens Home
- Stuart Academy
- The Academy At Shawnee
- The Brook Dupont
- The Brook Kmi
- The Phoenix School Of Discovery
- U Of L Pact Program
- Waller Williams Environmental
- Web Dubois Academy
- Western Day Treatment
Private schools (72)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Academy For Individual Excellence
- Ascenson
- Assumption High School
- Beth Haven Christian School
- Christ Church School
- City Schoolhouse
- De Sales High School
- Emma L. Minnis Junior Academy
- Evangel Christian School
- Evangel Christian School
- Friends School
- Harvey Browne Preschool
- Hayfield Montessori School
- Heuser Hearing & Language Academy
- Highland Presbyterian Nursery And Weekday School
- Highlands Latin School
- Holy Cross High School/diocese
- Holy Spirit School
- Holy Trinity Parish School
- Immaculata Classical Academy
- Islamic School Of Louisville
- John Paul Ii Academy
- Keneseth Israel Preschool
- Kentucky Country Day School
- Landmark Christian Academy
- Louisville Adventist Academy
- Louisville Classical Academy
- Louisville Collegiate School
- Louisville Jewish Day School
- Louisville Jewish Day School
- Mercy Academy
- Meredith-dunn School
- Micah Christian School
- Middletown Christian Preschool & Kindergarten
- Montessori Torah Academy
- Nativity Academy At St Boniface
- Notre Dame Academy
- Nur Islamic School Of Louisville
- Our Lady Of Lourdes School
- Our Savior Lutheran School
- Pitt Academy
- Portland Christian School
- Presentation Academy
- Rsm Louisville Llc
- Sacred Heart Model School
- St Agnes School
- St Albert The Great School
- St Andrew Academy
- St Athanasius
- St Edward School
- St Francis Of Assisi School
- St Francis School
- St Gabriel School
- St James Catholic School
- St Margaret Mary School
- St Michael School
- St Patrick School
- St Paul Catholic School
- St Raphael The Archangel Elementary School
- St Rita Elementary School
- St Stephen Martyr School
- Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville
- The De Paul School
- The Montessori School Of Louisville
- The Virginia Chance School
- Trinity High School
- Valiant Christian Academy
- Valor Traditional Academy
- Walden School Corporation
- Waldorf School Of Louisville
- West End School
- Whitefield Academy
Neighborhoods and places within Louisville (44)
- Algonquin
- Audubon
- Bashford Manor
- Beechmont
- Belknap
- Bon Air
- Bowman
- Buechel
- California
- Central Business District
- Cherokee Triangle
- Chickasaw
- Clifton Heights
- Clifton
- Cloverleaf
- Crescent Hill
- Deer Park
- Fern Creek
- Germantown
- Highlands Douglass
- Highview
- Hikes Point
- Iroquois
- Jacobs
- Klondike
- Okolona
- Old Louisville
- Park Duvalle
- Park Hill
- Parkland
- Phoenix Hill
- Pleasure Ridge Park
- Portland
- Rock Creek Lexington Road
- Russell
- Saint Joseph
- Schnitzelburg
- Shawnee
- South Louisville
- Southside
- St Dennis
- Taylor Berry
- Valley Station
- Wyandotte