Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South

As a middle-of-the-pack junior high in Louisville, Kentucky, Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South serves 543 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Jefferson County.

Jefferson County comprises 167 schools with combined enrollment of 95,124 students; Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South is among them.

Looking at the student body, Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South reports that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 14% White, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 21% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 35.9%; actual is 12.1%, a gap of -23.8 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) logs that median household earnings sit near $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

The closest other public school is Iroquois High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 17.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South has shrank 22%, going from 692 students in 2018 to 543 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 33% to 14% over that span.

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