Louisville Academy School

Louisville Academy School is a close-knit elementary school in Louisville, Georgia, overseen by Jefferson County. The school caters to 339 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Louisville Academy School sits 44% below that benchmark.

Jefferson County comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,017 students; Louisville Academy School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Louisville Academy School shows that Black students make up the majority at 71%. Other groups include 20% White, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 53% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Louisville Academy School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 25.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $53,014, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Louisville Academy School is one of 5 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 2,017 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson County Middle School, around 6.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Louisville Academy School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 26.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Louisville Academy School has edged down 30%, going from 485 students in 2018 to 339 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 75% to 71%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Louisville Academy School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.