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Enrollment
800
Combined
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 202
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299002027
J. Graham Brown School
546 South First Street, Louisville, KY 40202 · (502) 485-8216 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.3:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
234 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 47 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 69 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 39% smaller than its 8th grade class (77).
Student demographics
60%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
71.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
59.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 J. Graham Brown School
J. Graham Brown School's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Graham Brown School this school | 800 | 29.3% | 62.0% |
| Burgin Independent School Burgin | 525 | 47.6% | 47.9% |
| Augusta Independent School Augusta | 334 | 55.1% | 37.1% |
| Fulton Independent School Fulton | 293 | 73.7% | 29.9% |
| Jackson City School Jackson | 371 | 60.4% | 36.3% |
| Robertson County School Mount Olivet | 453 | 66.9% | 32.9% |
Matched among Kentucky K-12 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 J. Graham Brown School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1 of 13 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1 of 13 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #1 of 13 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #2 of 38 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #12 of 13 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #3 of 13 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #15 of 15 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.1% | #3 of 8 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
800
+47 (+6%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 800 | 46.4 | 17.3:1 | 29% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 27% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 738 | 46.2 | 16.0:1 | 28% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 753 | 47 | 16.0:1 | 24% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 720 | 43.5 | 16.6:1 | 28% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 698 | 43 | 16.2:1 | 28% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 43 | 15.6:1 | 32% (212) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. Graham Brown School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (720 to 800); teachers up 7% (43.5 to 46.4).
About J. Graham Brown School
J. Graham Brown School serves students in Louisville, Kentucky, as a large school serving multiple grade levels. The school counted 800 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 12. That puts enrollment 296% above the 202-student average for combined schools in Kentucky.
Enrollment across the 167 schools in Jefferson County totals 95,124 students.
More than half of enrollment at J. Graham Brown School is White: 57%. The next largest groups are 24% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
The school's 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. The 17.7:1 average for combined schools in Kentucky is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson County average 61%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for J. Graham Brown School is 54.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.0%.
In Jefferson County, median household income comes to about $69,866, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 175, with about 95,579 students.
Of the public schools around it, J. Graham Brown School is closest to Ahrens Educational Resource Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
J. Graham Brown School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 753 (2020-21) to 800 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 16.0 in 2020-21 to 17.3 in 2024-25.
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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
- Ahrens Educational Resource Center0.0 mi · 38
- Ackerly0.2 mi · 4
- Meyzeek Middle0.7 mi · 847
- Dawson Orman Education Center0.7 mi · 149
- Pathfinder School of Innovation0.7 mi · 918
- Heuser Hearing & Language Academy0.8 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About J. Graham Brown SchoolHow many students attend J. Graham Brown School?
J. Graham Brown School enrolls approximately 800 students in grades KG-12.
Is J. Graham Brown School an elementary, middle, or high school?
J. Graham Brown School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J. Graham Brown School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J. Graham Brown School is approximately 17.3:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at J. Graham Brown School?
At J. Graham Brown School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 6% Hispanic, 24% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is J. Graham Brown School public or private?
J. Graham Brown School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.