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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000764
Mcferran Preparatory Academy
1900 S. 7th Street, Louisville, KY 40208 · (502) 485-8297 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Kentucky public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
504 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 97 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
37%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
10.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
6.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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
7.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% 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 Mcferran Preparatory Academy
Mcferran Preparatory Academy's state test result (7.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcferran Preparatory Academy this school | 584 | 86.3% | 7.6% |
| Mill Creek Elementary Louisville | 437 | 83.1% | 14.5% |
| Kennedy Elementary Louisville | 482 | 85.3% | 11.1% |
| Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School Louisville | 427 | 90.9% | 9.5% |
| Atkinson Academy Louisville | 462 | 92.0% | 12.5% |
| Cane Run Elementary Louisville | 401 | 83.0% | N/A |
Matched among Kentucky elementary 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 Mcferran Preparatory Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.6% | #669 of 669 | #86 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #668 of 668 | #84 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #674 of 674 | #89 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #141 of 744 | #24 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #113 of 674 | #15 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #288 of 674 | #82 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #51 of 721 | #12 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.5% | #20 of 437 | #9 of 46 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
584
-186 (-24%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 584 | 44.5 | 13.1:1 | 86% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 50.3 | 13.2:1 | 85% (564) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 41.3 | 16.8:1 | 83% (573) |
| 2020-21 | 770 | 55 | 14.0:1 | 80% (616) |
| 2017-18 | 906 | 57 | 15.9:1 | 90% (819) |
| 2015-16 | 969 | 49 | 19.8:1 | 89% (862) |
| 2010-11 | 934 | 51 | 18.3:1 | 91% (848) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | N/A | N/A | 100% (601) |
| 1990-91 | 569 | 30 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mcferran Preparatory Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (906 to 584); teachers down 22% (57 to 44.5).
About Mcferran Preparatory Academy
Mcferran Preparatory Academy is a medium-sized elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, one of the schools in Jefferson County. The school serves 584 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Kentucky) has about 421 students.
Jefferson County counts 95,124 students in its 167 schools, and Mcferran Preparatory Academy is one of them.
Roughly 78% of students at Mcferran Preparatory Academy are Black. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 21% of Jefferson County residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 44.5 full-time equivalents, or about 13.1 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.2 below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 86%. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is 61%.
The allk12 Grade for Mcferran Preparatory Academy is F. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 0% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 7.6%, is 25.4 points below the 33.0% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jefferson County, the median household income is $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 175 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 95,579 students in all.
Western Day Treatment is located less than a tenth of a mile from Mcferran Preparatory Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Mcferran Preparatory Academy ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Mcferran Preparatory Academy inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Federal data show a 24% enrollment decrease, from 770 in 2020-21 to 584 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Mcferran Preparatory Academy can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
- Western Day Treatment0.0 mi · 14
- Cochran Elementary0.7 mi · 419
- Frayser Elementary0.9 mi · 419
- Noe Middle1.0 mi · 1,155
- U of L PACT Program1.0 mi · 19
- duPont Manual High1.0 mi · 1,899
Frequently asked questions
About Mcferran Preparatory AcademyHow large is Mcferran Preparatory Academy?
Mcferran Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 584 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mcferran Preparatory Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mcferran Preparatory Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mcferran Preparatory Academy have?
Mcferran Preparatory Academy employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is Mcferran Preparatory Academy?
Mcferran Preparatory Academy reports a student body of 5% White, 12% Hispanic, 78% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mcferran Preparatory Academy in?
Mcferran Preparatory Academy is part of Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.