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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Kentucky

Across Kentucky, 1,188 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Foster Traditional Academy leads the list at 93.4%, against a median of 2.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,188
Kentucky
Top % Black
93.4%
Median % Black
2.5%
MOST BLACK · KENTUCKY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Foster Traditional AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County31729693.4%
2Dr. J. Blaine Hudson Middle SchoolLouisville, KYJefferson County61555890.7%
3DuValle Education CenterLouisville, KYJefferson County14312889.5%
4Maupin ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County30226888.7%
5Kennedy ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County48241986.9%
6Dr. William H. Perry Elementary SchoolLouisville, KYJefferson County42736786.0%
7Young ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County1008585.0%
8Byck ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County27223184.9%
9W.E.B. DuBois AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County47740184.1%
10King ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County30625483.0%
11Grace M. James Academy of ExcellenceLouisville, KYJefferson County44034879.1%
12Mcferran Preparatory AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County58445878.4%
13The Academy @ ShawneeLouisville, KYJefferson County1,05182178.1%
14Mill Creek ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County43733977.6%
15Carter Traditional ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County47135675.6%
16Carter G. Woodson AcademyLexington, KYFayette County31623875.3%
17Central High Magnet Career AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County1,25692673.7%
18Coleridge-Taylor Montessori ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County31523173.3%
19Engelhard ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County26519473.2%
20Minor Daniels AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County18413472.8%
21George Washington Carver STEM AcademyLexington, KYFayette County15811472.2%
22Dawson Orman Education CenterLouisville, KYJefferson County14910771.8%
23Atkinson AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County46230866.7%
24Lexington Trad Magnet SchoolLexington, KYFayette County28418665.5%
25Johnson Traditional MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County51633665.1%
26Cane Run ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County40124962.1%
27Crums Lane ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County45728261.7%
28William Wells Brown ElementaryLexington, KYFayette County30018561.7%
29Brandeis ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County42025761.2%
30Cochran ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County41925460.6%
31Shelby AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County29017560.3%
32Breckinridge-Franklin ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County39923959.9%
33Western HighLouisville, KYJefferson County40924259.2%
34Butler Traditional HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,29075358.4%
35McNabb Elementary SchoolPaducah, KYPaducah Independent33419257.5%
36Portland ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County30417457.2%
37Jacob ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County51928855.5%
38Harrison Elementary SchoolLexington, KYFayette County20711153.6%
39Frayser ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County41922453.5%
40Wellington ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County41821952.4%
41Liberty HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1005252.0%
42Bluegrass Learning AcademyHopkinsville, KYChristian County1306751.5%
43Schaffner Traditional ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County57329351.1%
44Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary SchoolHopkinsville, KYChristian County59550.9%
45Price ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County47023750.4%
46Lincoln Elementary Performing ArtsLouisville, KYJefferson County57829150.4%
47Booker T Washington Elementary SchoolLexington, KYFayette County37718849.9%
48Western Middle School for the ArtsLouisville, KYJefferson County66533049.6%
49Freedom Elementary SchoolHopkinsville, KYChristian County50424949.4%
50Frederick Law Olmsted Academy SouthLouisville, KYJefferson County54326448.6%
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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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