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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Doss High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,235
High
DISTRICT 862 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000691
Doss High
7601 St Andrews Church Rd, Louisville, KY 40214 · (502) 485-8239 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,235 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Kentucky public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
16.6:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
864 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 | 367 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 294 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 327 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 242 | 20% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 0% |
Student demographics
67%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
10.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
7.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-30.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Doss High
Doss High's state test result (8.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doss High this school | 1,235 | 70.0% | 8.3% |
| Waggener High Louisville | 888 | 65.7% | 24.0% |
| Jeffersontown High Jeffersontown | 1,196 | 65.7% | 25.7% |
| Seneca High Louisville | 1,255 | 67.8% | 20.3% |
| Iroquois High Louisville | 1,301 | 77.5% | 8.0% |
| Pleasure Ridge Park High Louisville | 1,777 | 69.7% | 15.5% |
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 Doss High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #210 of 211 | #18 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #210 of 211 | #18 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #210 of 211 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,235 | #50 of 304 | #15 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #105 of 217 | #17 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #22 of 217 | #10 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.0% | #44 of 230 | #7 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.6% | #28 of 72 | #7 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
1,235
+230 (+23%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 1,234
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,235 | 74.6 | 16.6:1 | 70% (864) |
| 2023-24 | 1,087 | 71.3 | 15.3:1 | 68% (740) |
| 2022-23 | 939 | 65.3 | 14.4:1 | 70% (655) |
| 2020-21 | 1,005 | 67 | 15.0:1 | 73% (733) |
| 2017-18 | 1,107 | 67 | 16.5:1 | 75% (831) |
| 2015-16 | 1,091 | 64 | 17.1:1 | 74% (804) |
| 2010-11 | 876 | 60 | 14.6:1 | 76% (670) |
| 2000-01 | 990 | 52 | 19.0:1 | 45% (448) |
| 1990-91 | 1,234 | 62 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Doss High.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,107 to 1,235); teachers up 11% (67 to 74.6).
About Doss High
Families in Louisville, Kentucky, are served by Doss High, a large high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,235 students. The typical figure for high schools in Kentucky is about 558 students.
Jefferson County serves 95,124 students across 167 schools.
The most common group at Doss High is Black students, at 47%. The remaining students are 27% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Jefferson County, the Black share is about 21%. Doss High's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Doss High operates with 74.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.6:1. For comparison, high schools in Kentucky average 16.6:1. About 70% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is 61%.
allk12 grades Doss High an F. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Doss High is a bottom-10% school in Kentucky on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 8.3% against a predicted 39.1%.
Among Jefferson County residents, the median household income is $69,866, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Doss High, Jefferson County has 174 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Trunnell Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Doss High places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Doss High is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Federal data show a 23% enrollment increase, from 1,005 in 2020-21 to 1,235 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 15.0:1 to 16.6:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Doss High. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Trunnell Elementary0.1 mi · 528
- Kenwood Elementary1.5 mi · 596
- Kerrick Elementary1.6 mi · 348
- Gutermuth Elementary1.7 mi · 451
- Lassiter Middle2.1 mi · 921
- Iroquois High2.2 mi · 1,301
Frequently asked questions
About Doss HighHow large is Doss High?
Doss High enrolls approximately 1,235 students in grades 09-12.
Is Doss High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Doss High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Doss High have?
Doss High employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Doss High?
Student demographics at Doss High are roughly 19% White, 27% Hispanic, 47% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Doss High in?
Doss High is part of Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.