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Enrollment
1,256
High
DISTRICT 862 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000730
Central High Magnet Career Academy
1130 West Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40203 · (502) 485-8226 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,256 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Kentucky public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
847 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 335 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 327 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 329 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 259 | 21% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 0% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
24.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Central High Magnet Career Academy
Central High Magnet Career Academy's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central High Magnet Career Academy this school | 1,256 | 67.4% | 26.5% |
| Butler Traditional High Louisville | 1,290 | 65.3% | 23.0% |
| Doss High Louisville | 1,235 | 70.0% | 8.3% |
| Western High Louisville | 409 | 73.1% | N/A |
| Jeffersontown High Jeffersontown | 1,196 | 65.7% | 25.7% |
| Waggener High Louisville | 888 | 65.7% | 24.0% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Central High Magnet Career Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #183 of 211 | #6 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #192 of 211 | #6 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #171 of 211 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,256 | #46 of 304 | #13 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #72 of 217 | #11 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #68 of 217 | #21 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #53 of 230 | #12 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #45 of 72 | #9 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,256
-39 (-3%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,243
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,256 | 81 | 15.5:1 | 67% (847) |
| 2023-24 | 1,239 | 80.5 | 15.4:1 | 69% (856) |
| 2022-23 | 1,220 | 72.5 | 16.8:1 | 70% (855) |
| 2020-21 | 1,295 | 82 | 15.8:1 | 63% (816) |
| 2017-18 | 1,177 | 71.5 | 16.5:1 | 82% (960) |
| 2015-16 | 1,110 | 71 | 15.6:1 | 81% (897) |
| 2010-11 | 1,084 | 77 | 14.1:1 | 83% (903) |
| 2000-01 | 1,016 | 62 | 16.4:1 | 59% (598) |
| 1990-91 | 1,243 | 67 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central High Magnet Career Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,177 to 1,256); teachers up 13% (71.5 to 81).
About Central High Magnet Career Academy
Central High Magnet Career Academy is a large high school. Its address is in Louisville, Kentucky. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,256 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Kentucky is about 558 students, so this school is 125% larger than average.
Central High Magnet Career Academy belongs to Jefferson County, a district of 167 schools and 95,124 students.
Roughly 74% of students at Central High Magnet Career Academy are Black. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Jefferson County residents are about 21% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 81 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.5:1. That is lower than the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. Eligible students account for 67% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
The allk12 Grade for Central High Magnet Career Academy is D. Compared with Kentucky public high schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Central High Magnet Career Academy scores 26.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.0%.
Jefferson County has these Census figures: the median household income is $69,866, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Jefferson County is home to 175 public schools and about 95,579 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Central High Magnet Career Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Central High Magnet Career Academy comes in 2nd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Central High Magnet Career Academy declined 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,295 to 1,256 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Central High Magnet Career Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
Other schools in Louisville
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
Nearby schools
- Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary0.1 mi · 315
- Grace M. James Academy of Excellence0.4 mi · 440
- Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School0.6 mi · 427
- Ahrens Educational Resource Center1.0 mi · 38
- J. Graham Brown School1.0 mi · 800
- Young Elementary1.0 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Central High Magnet Career AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Central High Magnet Career Academy?
Central High Magnet Career Academy enrolls approximately 1,256 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Central High Magnet Career Academy serve?
Central High Magnet Career Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Central High Magnet Career Academy?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Central High Magnet Career Academy.
How diverse is Central High Magnet Career Academy?
Central High Magnet Career Academy reports a student body of 5% White, 14% Hispanic, 74% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Central High Magnet Career Academy?
Central High Magnet Career Academy is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
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