Top 10 Best Jefferson County Public Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 175 public schools serving 96,167 students in Jefferson County, KY (there are 96 private schools, serving 28,822 private students). 77% of all K-12 students in Jefferson County, KY are educated in public schools (compared to the KY state average of 91%).
The top ranked public schools in Jefferson County, KY are Anchorage Independent Public School, Dupont Manual High School and Greathouse/shryock Traditional. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Jefferson County, KY public schools have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Kentucky public school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 41% statewide average). Schools in Jefferson County have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Kentucky public schools.
Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Kentucky public school average of 26% (majority Black).

Best Jefferson County Public Schools (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Anchorage Independent Public School
Math: 81% | Reading: 78%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
11400 Ridge Rd
Louisville, KY 40223
(502) 245-2121
Grades: PK-8
| 400 students
Rank: #22.
Dupont Manual High School
Magnet School
Math: 74% | Reading: 76%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
120 W Lee St
Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 485-8241
Grades: 9-12
| 1,910 students
Rank: #33.
Greathouse/shryock Traditional
Magnet School
Math: 61% | Reading: 79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2700 Browns Lane
Louisville, KY 40220
(502) 485-8259
Grades: K-5
| 601 students
Rank: #44.
Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School
Math: 64% | Reading: 62%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
12518 Ridgemoor Dr
Prospect, KY 40059
(502) 228-0101
Grades: K-5
| 678 students
Rank: #55.
Norton Elementary School
Math: 52% | Reading: 69%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
8101 Brownsboro Road
Louisville, KY 40241
(502) 485-8308
Grades: K-5
| 697 students
Rank: #66.
Meyzeek Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 50% | Reading: 61%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
828 South Jackson Street
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 485-8299
Grades: 6-8
| 990 students
Rank: #77.
Noe Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 49% | Reading: 62%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
121 West Lee Street
Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 485-8307
Grades: 6-8
| 1,289 students
Rank: #88.
J. Graham Brown School
Magnet School
Math: 46% | Reading: 75%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
546 South First Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 485-8216
Grades: K-12
| 736 students
Rank: #99.
Lowe Elementary School
Math: 46% | Reading: 61%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
210 Oxfordshire Lane
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 485-8293
Grades: K-5
| 567 students
Rank: #1010.
Louisville Male High School
Magnet School
Math: 49% | Reading: 56%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
4409 Preston Highway
Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 485-8292
Grades: 9-12
| 1,980 students
Rank: #1111.
Dunn Elementary School
Math: 46% | Reading: 58%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
2010 Rudy Lane
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 485-8240
Grades: K-5
| 485 students
Rank: #1212.
Stopher Elementary School
Math: 43% | Reading: 61%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
14417 Aiken Rd
Louisville, KY 40245
(502) 485-8281
Grades: PK-5
| 741 students
Rank: #1313.
Barret Traditional Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 40% | Reading: 66%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2561 Grinstead Drive
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 485-8207
Grades: 6-8
| 633 students
Rank: #14 - 1914. - 19.
Boys & Girls Haven
Alternative School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2301 Goldsmith Ln
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 458-1171
Grades: 6-12
| 18 students
Rank: #14 - 1914. - 19.
Breckinridge Metropolitan High School
Alternative School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1128 East Broadway St
Louisville, KY 40204
(502) 485-6678
Grades: 8-12
| 45 students
Rank: #14 - 1914. - 19.
Churchill Park School
Special Education School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
435 Boxley Avenue
Louisville, KY 40209
(502) 485-8229
Grades: PK-12
| 83 students
Rank: #14 - 1914. - 19.
Liberty High School
Alternative School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1281 Gilmore Lane
Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 485-7100
Grades: 7-12
| 72 students
Rank: #14 - 1914. - 19.
Pathfinder School Of Innovation
Alternative School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
900 S Floyd Street
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 485-3173
Grades: K-12
| 3,725 students
Rank: #14 - 1914. - 19.
Western Day Treatment
Alternative School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1900 South Seventh Street
Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 485-7351
Grades: K-5
| 14 students
Rank: #2020.
Atherton High School
Magnet School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 45-49%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
3000 Dundee Road
Louisville, KY 40205
(502) 485-8202
Grades: 9-12
| 1,464 students
Rank: #2121.
Brandeis Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 42% | Reading: 51%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2817 West Kentucky
Louisville, KY 40211
(502) 485-8214
Grades: PK-5
| 455 students
Rank: #2222.
Field Elementary School
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
120 Sacred Heart Ln
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 485-8252
Grades: K-5
| 381 students
Rank: #2323.
Eastern High School
Math: 44% | Reading: 45%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
12400 Old Shelbyville Rd
Louisville, KY 40243
(502) 485-8243
Grades: 9-12
| 2,037 students
Rank: #2424.
Ballard High School
Math: 42% | Reading: 46%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
6000 Brownsboro Road
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 485-8206
Grades: 9-12
| 1,981 students
Rank: #2525.
Norton Commons Elementary School
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
10941 Kings Crown Drive
Prospect, KY 40059
(502) 485-8367
Grades: PK-5
| 576 students
Rank: #2626.
Tully Elementary School
Math: 35% | Reading: 49%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
3300 College Drive
Louisville, KY 40299
(502) 485-8338
Grades: PK-5
| 767 students
Rank: #2727.
Bowen Elementary School
Math: 40% | Reading: 45%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1601 Roosevelt Ave
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 485-8213
Grades: K-5
| 691 students
Rank: #2828.
Crosby Middle School
Math: 32% | Reading: 49%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
303 Gatehouse Lane
Louisville, KY 40243
(502) 485-8235
Grades: 6-8
| 1,008 students
Rank: #2929.
Wheeler Elementary School
Math: 33% | Reading: 48%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
5700 Cynthia Drive
Louisville, KY 40291
(502) 485-8349
Grades: K-5
| 613 students
Rank: #3030.
Bloom Elementary School
Math: 26% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1627 Lucia Avenue
Louisville, KY 40204
(502) 485-8211
Grades: K-5
| 513 students
Rank: #3131.
Jefferson County Traditional Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 25% | Reading: 54%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1418 Morton Ave
Louisville, KY 40204
(502) 485-8272
Grades: 6-8
| 874 students
Rank: #3232.
Schaffner Traditional Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 29% | Reading: 48%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
2701 Crums Lane
Louisville, KY 40216
(502) 485-8217
Grades: K-5
| 598 students
Rank: #3333.
Hite Elementary School
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 45-49%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
12408 Old Shelbyville Road
Louisville, KY 40243
(502) 485-8267
Grades: K-5
| 448 students
Rank: #3434.
Middletown Elementary School
Math: 30-34% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
218 North Madison Avenue
Louisville, KY 40243
(502) 485-8300
Grades: PK-5
| 512 students
Rank: #3535.
Farmer Elementary School
Math: 36% | Reading: 39%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
6405 Gellhaus Ln
Louisville, KY 40299
(502) 485-8625
Grades: PK-5
| 733 students
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Jefferson County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
202 East Chestnut St
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 629-6319
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
8711 Lagrange Rd, Bldg D
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 423-2174
Grades: 6-12
| 12 students
11103 Park Rd
Louisville, KY 40223
(502) 245-4171
Grades: 2-12
| 26 students
546 S First St
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 485-8216
Grades: K-5
| 285 students
546 South Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 485-8216
Grades: 9-12
| 203 students
546 S First St
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 485-8216
Grades: 6-8
| 168 students
1960 Bashford Manor Ln
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 485-8316
Grades: 9-12
| 117 students
2915 Freys Hill Rd
Louisville, KY 40241
(502) 425-2173
Grades: 6-12
| 26 students
7401 Riverport Drive
Louisville, KY 40258
(502) 485-6389
Grades: PK
| n/a students
731 South Hancock Street
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 485-7677
Grades: PK
| n/a students
1281 Gilmore Ln
Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 485-8257
Grades: K-5
| 256 students
3332 Newberg Rd
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 485-6054
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
1020 E Market St
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 595-6019
Grades: K-8
| 4 students
502 Wood Road
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 485-6657
Grades: PK
| 72 students
900 South Floyd St.
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 485-7800
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
109 East Broadway
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 213-2671
Grades: PK
| n/a students
3524 Georgetown Circle
Louisville, KY 40215
(502) 485-6389
Grades: PK
| n/a students
Keller School (Closed 2012)
Alternative School
911 South Brook
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 583-0420
Grades: K-8
| 8 students
4515 Taylorsville Rd
Louisville, KY 40220
(502) 485-6950
Grades: 5-8
| 59 students
6415 Outer Loop
Louisville, KY 40228
(502) 485-8304
Grades: 6-8
| 893 students
330 S Hubbards Ln
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 485-8305
Grades: 8
| 128 students
8711 Lagrange Rd
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 425-7205
Grades: 9-12
| 19 students
1615 West Broadway
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 485-8319
Grades: K-5
| 196 students
10901 Shelbyville Rd
Louisville, KY 40243
(502) 245-3906
Grades: 1-12
| 21 students
8800 Westport Rd
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 485-8347
Grades: 7-12
| 78 students

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public schools in Jefferson County, KY?
The top ranked public schools in Jefferson County, KY include Anchorage Independent Public School, Dupont Manual High School and Greathouse/shryock Traditional.
How many public schools are located in Jefferson County, KY?
175 public schools are located in Jefferson County, KY.
What percentage of students in Jefferson County, KY go to public school?
77% of all K-12 students in Jefferson County, KY are educated in public schools (compared to the KY state average of 91%).
What is the racial composition of students in Jefferson County, KY?
Jefferson County, KY public schools minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Kentucky public schools average of 26% (majority Black).

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