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Enrollment
1,255
High
DISTRICT 862 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000667
Seneca High
3510 Goldsmith Lane, Louisville, KY 40220 · (502) 485-8323 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,255 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Kentucky public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
851 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 342 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 336 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 301 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 274 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
71%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
26.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
15.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% 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 Seneca High
Seneca High's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca High this school | 1,255 | 67.8% | 20.3% |
| Marion C. Moore School Louisville | 1,892 | 67.7% | 17.8% |
| Southern High Louisville | 1,725 | 64.8% | 16.5% |
| Doss High Louisville | 1,235 | 70.0% | 8.3% |
| Fairdale High Fairdale | 1,405 | 65.6% | 23.0% |
| Waggener High Louisville | 888 | 65.7% | 24.0% |
Matched among Kentucky high 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 Seneca High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #204 of 211 | #12 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #206 of 211 | #14 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #201 of 211 | #10 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,255 | #47 of 304 | #14 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #25 of 217 | #5 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #7 of 217 | #3 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #50 of 230 | #10 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #120 of 139 | #9 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,255
-55 (-4%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,219
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 1,255 | 93.8 | 13.4:1 | 68% (851) |
| 2023-24 | 1,317 | 88.8 | 14.8:1 | 65% (852) |
| 2022-23 | 1,309 | 87.2 | 15.0:1 | 64% (840) |
| 2020-21 | 1,310 | 89 | 14.7:1 | 64% (835) |
| 2017-18 | 1,285 | 95.2 | 13.5:1 | 74% (957) |
| 2015-16 | 1,413 | 89 | 15.9:1 | 68% (967) |
| 2010-11 | 1,463 | 87 | 16.8:1 | 64% (941) |
| 2000-01 | 1,767 | 83 | 21.3:1 | 24% (427) |
| 1990-91 | 1,219 | 67 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seneca High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,285 to 1,255); teachers down 1% (95.2 to 93.8).
About Seneca High
Seneca High is a large high school in Jefferson County, located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school's 1,255 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 125% higher than the average for high schools in Kentucky, which is about 558.
The district, Jefferson County, operates 167 schools serving 95,124 students.
Seneca High's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 34%. Other students are 33% Hispanic, 25% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Jefferson County residents are about 21% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Seneca High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1 at Seneca High, with 93.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 68% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Seneca High a D. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Seneca High is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools: 20.3% actual against 39.9% predicted.
Federal survey data for Jefferson County show that median household income is about $69,866, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 175 public schools operate in Jefferson County, serving about 95,579 students.
Goldsmith Elementary is the public school closest to Seneca High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Seneca High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Seneca High ranks 4th of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 20.3% against a local average of 36.3%.
Under the NCES locale system, Seneca High is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,310 to 1,255. Students per teacher fell from 14.7 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. 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
Other Seneca High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Seneca High. Seneca High is the largest of the 7.
- Seneca High SchoolTABERNACLE, NJ · 1,058 students
- Seneca HighSeneca, SC · 1,051 students
- SENECA HIGHSENECA, MO · 450 students
- Seneca High SchoolErie, PA · 383 students
- Seneca High SchoolSeneca, IL · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Goldsmith Elementary0.1 mi · 651
- Binet School0.1 mi · 22
- Newcomer Academy0.7 mi · 578
- Boys & Girls Haven0.8 mi · 20
- Klondike Lane Elementary1.0 mi · 527
- Brooklawn1.0 mi · 28
Frequently asked questions
About Seneca HighWhat is the total enrollment at Seneca High?
Seneca High enrolls approximately 1,255 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Seneca High serve?
Seneca High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Seneca High have?
Seneca High employs 94 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is Seneca High?
Seneca High reports a student body of 25% White, 33% Hispanic, 34% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Seneca High?
Seneca High is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.