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Black student results in Jefferson County

Across 68 schools in Jefferson County, 20% of Black students meet proficient. That is 3.7 points below the Kentucky average for Black students.

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27.2%
All students
20%
Black
22.9%
Hispanic
44.7%
White
76.4%
Asian

Average across the 68 schools in Jefferson County with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.

The distance inside one district

Among the 68 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Grace M. James Academy Of Excellence reports 43.4% of Black students meeting the standard. Blake Elementary, in the same district, reports 5.9%. That is a 37.5-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.

Every school in Jefferson County

Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.

SchoolAllBlackHispanicWhiteAsian
Grace M. James Academy Of Excellence MagnetAlt 46.2% 43.4%
Goldsmith Elementary Magnet 30.1% 40% 24.3% 37.1%
Audubon Traditional Elementary Magnet 55.4% 39.9% 64.3%
Wheeler Elementary 54.8% 38.7% 68%
Barret Traditional Middle Magnet 60.2% 37.6% 73.1%
Luhr Elementary 42.4% 37.1% 54.7%
Schaffner Traditional Elementary Magnet 42.5% 31.9% 55.6%
Bowen Elementary 50.5% 31.8% 63.9%
Jefferson County Traditional Middle Magnet 42.2% 30.9% 52.8%
Noe Middle Magnet 64.9% 30.9% 66.8% 77.9% 75.7%
Highland Middle Magnet 39.9% 28% 50%
Maupin Elementary Magnet 28.3% 27.9%
Western Middle School For The Arts Magnet 43.1% 27.3% 64.6%
Fern Creek Elementary 30.2% 25.8% 28.7% 34.5%
Echo Trail Middle School 49.7% 25.7% 34% 57.4% 80.3%
Cane Run Elementary Magnet 17.5% 25%
Brandeis Elementary Magnet 41.7% 24.6%
Price Elementary Magnet 21.2% 24.6%
Foster Traditional Academy Magnet 25.4% 24.5%
Crosby Middle 50.7% 23.4% 28.4% 68.2%
W.E.B. Dubois Academy MagnetAlt 26.4% 23.3%
Frayser Elementary 23% 22%
Carter Traditional Elementary Magnet 27.7% 21.7%
Jacob Elementary Magnet 14.5% 21.4%
Semple Elementary 18.8% 21.1% 15%
Chancey Elementary 29.1% 20.9%
Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary Magnet 25.5% 20.4%
Watterson Elementary 24.4% 20.4% 19.4%
Carrithers Middle 27.4% 20.3% 18.6% 34.4%
Farnsley Middle Magnet 30.2% 20% 29.5% 39.3%
Ramsey Middle 32.2% 19.9% 30.7% 40.2% 59.7%
Portland Elementary Magnet 23.1% 19.1%
Knight Middle 19.9% 18.7% 15.9% 24.4%
Westport Middle Magnet 35.8% 18.2% 24.3% 52.8%
Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts Magnet 33.2% 18% 67.6%
Kammerer Middle 39.7% 17.8% 25.9% 59.2%
Hazelwood Elementary 21.3% 17.7%
Lassiter Middle 19.2% 17.5% 13.3% 27.2%
Jeffersontown Elementary Magnet 24.5% 17.4% 33.5%
Shelby Academy Magnet 20.2% 17.2%
Newburg Middle Magnet 28.5% 17% 29% 38.7%
Wellington Elementary Magnet 20% 17%
Kennedy Elementary Magnet 13.3% 16.3%
Laukhuf Elementary 32.1% 16.1% 50.6%
Byck Elementary Magnet 15.2% 16%
Gutermuth Elementary 29.2% 15.6%
Crums Lane Elementary 19.1% 15.1%
Kerrick Elementary 17.9% 14.7%
Marion C. Moore School Magnet 19.9% 14.5% 21.7% 21.2%
Johnson Traditional Middle Magnet 18% 14.2% 27.9%
Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South Magnet 14.1% 13.7% 17.6% 19.4%
Mill Creek Elementary Magnet 14.4% 13.7%
Thomas Jefferson Middle Magnet 14.2% 13.7% 10.7% 20.5%
Meyzeek Middle Magnet 43.6% 13.5% 10.7% 54.4% 89.8%
Indian Trail Elementary Magnet 16.3% 13.2% 17.2%
Wilkerson Elementary School 21.1% 12.9% 24.4%
Cochran Elementary 22.3% 12.3%
Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School Magnet 13.1% 11.8%
The Academy @ Shawnee Magnet 14% 11.8%
Stuart Middle School 14.4% 10.4% 13.7% 18.3%
Atkinson Academy Magnet 12.9% 10.3%
Mcferran Preparatory Academy Magnet 9.1% 9.5%
Conway Middle 14.5% 9.3% 14.1% 23.4%
Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North Magnet 13.8% 9.3%
Rangeland Elementary Magnet 12.6% 8% 13.3%
Dr. J. Blaine Hudson Middle School 7.5% 7.7%
Rutherford Elementary Magnet 13.8% 6.2%
Blake Elementary 10% 5.9%

Flags show magnet, charter, alternative and virtual schools. Some campuses — early college and specialized academies among them — also admit by application, and this page cannot yet identify all of them. Check with the district before assuming a school is open to your address.

How to read this. Kentucky suppresses results for groups with too few students tested. Schools without a reportable Black student result are excluded rather than shown as zero — 108 of Kentucky's schools have reportable data. Coverage is grades 3–8; high schools are not included. Because every state sets its own proficiency standard, Kentucky figures should not be compared against another state's.

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