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

144 public schools in Jefferson County, Kentucky appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, 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 32.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
144
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Top % Black
93.4%
Median % Black
32.7%
MOST BLACK · JEFFERSON COUNTY, 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%
16Central High Magnet Career AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County1,25692673.7%
17Coleridge-Taylor Montessori ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County31523173.3%
18Engelhard ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County26519473.2%
19Minor Daniels AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County18413472.8%
20Dawson Orman Education CenterLouisville, KYJefferson County14910771.8%
21Atkinson AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County46230866.7%
22Johnson Traditional MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County51633665.1%
23Cane Run ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County40124962.1%
24Crums Lane ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County45728261.7%
25Brandeis ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County42025761.2%
26Cochran ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County41925460.6%
27Shelby AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County29017560.3%
28Breckinridge-Franklin ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County39923959.9%
29Western HighLouisville, KYJefferson County40924259.2%
30Butler Traditional HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,29075358.4%
31Portland ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County30417457.2%
32Jacob ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County51928855.5%
33Frayser ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County41922453.5%
34Wellington ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County41821952.4%
35Liberty HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1005252.0%
36Schaffner Traditional ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County57329351.1%
37Price ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County47023750.4%
38Lincoln Elementary Performing ArtsLouisville, KYJefferson County57829150.4%
39Western Middle School for the ArtsLouisville, KYJefferson County66533049.6%
40Frederick Law Olmsted Academy SouthLouisville, KYJefferson County54326448.6%
41George Unseld Early Childhood CenterLouisville, KYJefferson County26612848.1%
42Iroquois HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,30162448.0%
43Doss HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,23557946.9%
44Frederick Law Olmsted Academy NorthLouisville, KYJefferson County47021646.0%
45Louisville Male HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,76377644.0%
46Newburg MiddleLouisville, KYJefferson County61527043.9%
47Semple ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County59225643.2%
48Rutherford ElementaryLouisville, KYJefferson County47620242.4%
49Jeffersontown HighJeffersontown, KYJefferson County1,19650342.1%
50Waggener HighLouisville, KYJefferson County88837141.8%
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