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Alumni: what's one memory from The Academy @ Shawnee that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,051
High
DISTRICT 862 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000777
The Academy @ Shawnee
4001 Herman Street, Louisville, KY 40212 · (502) 485-8326 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,051 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
898 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 6 | 114 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 247 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 213 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 142 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 106 | 10% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 0% |
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
14.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
5.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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
10.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% 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 The Academy @ Shawnee
The Academy @ Shawnee's state test result (10.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Academy @ Shawnee this school | 1,051 | 85.4% | 10.4% |
| Central High Magnet Career Academy Louisville | 1,256 | 67.4% | 26.5% |
| Western High Louisville | 409 | 73.1% | N/A |
| Butler Traditional High Louisville | 1,290 | 65.3% | 23.0% |
| Pleasure Ridge Park High Louisville | 1,777 | 69.7% | 15.5% |
| Doss High Louisville | 1,235 | 70.0% | 8.3% |
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 The Academy @ Shawnee ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #209 of 211 | #17 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.0% | #211 of 211 | #19 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #209 of 211 | #17 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,051 | #68 of 304 | #17 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #77 of 217 | #12 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #83 of 217 | #22 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #9 of 230 | #1 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +53.2% | #2 of 72 | #1 of 11 |
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
1,051
+517 (+97%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 996
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 1,051 | 67.3 | 15.6:1 | 85% (898) |
| 2023-24 | 972 | 58 | 16.8:1 | 83% (811) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 83% (441) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 43 | 12.4:1 | 81% (430) |
| 2017-18 | 686 | 59.5 | 11.5:1 | 81% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 775 | 51 | 15.2:1 | 79% (609) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 48 | 11.2:1 | 90% (484) |
| 2000-01 | 619 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 61% (377) |
| 1990-91 | 996 | 65 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Academy @ Shawnee.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (686 to 1,051); teachers up 13% (59.5 to 67.3).
About The Academy @ Shawnee
The Academy @ Shawnee is a large high school located in Louisville, Kentucky. It offers grades 6 through 12 and has 1,051 students enrolled. It has 88% more students than the average for high schools in Kentucky (about 558).
Jefferson County counts 167 schools and 95,124 students, including The Academy @ Shawnee.
At The Academy @ Shawnee, 78% of students are Black. The school is also 13% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That is higher than the 21% Black share among all Jefferson County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 37%.
The Academy @ Shawnee has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1, with 67.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is 61%.
The Academy @ Shawnee earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 2% of Kentucky public high schools.
The Academy @ Shawnee is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.4%. The school's actual rate is 10.4%, 22.9 points lower.
In the wider Jefferson County area, median household income comes to about $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson County's 175 public schools enroll about 95,579 students and include The Academy @ Shawnee.
Of the public schools around it, The Academy @ Shawnee is closest to Dr. J. Blaine Hudson Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, The Academy @ Shawnee ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
The Academy @ Shawnee has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Federal data put enrollment at 534 in 2020-21 and 1,051 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The school's ratio increased from 12.4:1 to 15.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Dr. J. Blaine Hudson Middle School0.5 mi · 615
- King Elementary0.5 mi · 306
- Atkinson Academy1.0 mi · 462
- Portland Elementary1.1 mi · 304
- Byck Elementary1.4 mi · 272
- Brandeis Elementary1.5 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About The Academy @ ShawneeWhat is the total enrollment at The Academy @ Shawnee?
The Academy @ Shawnee enrolls approximately 1,051 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does The Academy @ Shawnee serve?
The Academy @ Shawnee serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at The Academy @ Shawnee?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at The Academy @ Shawnee.
How diverse is The Academy @ Shawnee?
The Academy @ Shawnee reports a student body of 13% White, 3% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is The Academy @ Shawnee public or private?
The Academy @ Shawnee 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.