Newcomer Academy

Located at 3741 Pulliam Dr, in Louisville, Kentucky, Newcomer Academy is a mid-tier senior high that caters to 578 students (grades 6 through 12), run under Jefferson County.

Jefferson County runs 167 schools in total, collectively educating 95,124 students. Newcomer Academy is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Newcomer Academy records that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 33% Black, 8% White, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Newcomer Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Jefferson County reports 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. Newcomer Academy is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

Nearest neighbor: Klondike Lane Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Newcomer Academy operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 12%: 514 students in 2018 compared to 578 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 51% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Newcomer Academy community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.