Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North

Set in Louisville, Kentucky, Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North is a low-enrollment intermediate school, operated by Jefferson County. It works with 470 students across grades 6 through 8.

Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North is one of 167 schools operated by Jefferson County, a district that educates 95,124 students overall.

On demographics, Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North logs that the largest single group is Black at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 19% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 78% of students at Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jefferson County (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 36.0%; Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North posts 15.0%, -21.0 points below that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) reports that median household earnings sit near $69,866, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

Nearest neighbor: Semple Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 14.9%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North's enrollment has shrank 20% since 2018, when it stood at 584 (now 470). The White share of enrollment declined from 31% to 19% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.