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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Jefferson County Public High Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 48 public high schools serving 33,224 students in Jefferson County, KY.
The top-ranked public high schools in Jefferson County, KY are Dupont Manual High School, J. Graham Brown School and Ballard High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Jefferson County, KY public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Kentucky public high school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 44% statewide average). High schools in Jefferson County have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Kentucky public high schools.
Jefferson County, KY public high school have a Graduation Rate of 87%, which is less than the Kentucky average of 92%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Dupont Manual High School, with ≥99% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kentucky or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 64% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Kentucky public high school average of 29% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Best Public High Schools in Jefferson County (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Dupont Manual High School
Magnet School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
120 W Lee St
Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 485-8241
Gr: 9-12 | 1,899 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 51%
Rank: #22.
J. Graham Brown School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
546 South First Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 485-8216
Gr: K-12 | 800 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Rank: #33.
Ballard High School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
6000 Brownsboro Road
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 485-8206
Gr: 9-12 | 2,148 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #44.
Atherton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
3000 Dundee Road
Louisville, KY 40205
(502) 485-8202
Gr: 9-12 | 1,466 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 37%
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Boys & Girls Haven
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2301 Goldsmith Ln
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 458-1171
Gr: 6-12 | 20 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Jefferson Regional Juvenile Detention Ce
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
8711 Lagrange Rd Building D
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 485-7670
Gr: K-12
Rank: #77.
Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1010 Neighborhood Pl
Fairdale, KY 40118
(502) 485-8748
Gr: 6-12 | 43 students Student-teacher ratio: 2:1 Minority enrollment: 74%
Rank: #88.
Louisville Male High School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
4409 Preston Highway
Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 485-8292
Gr: 9-12 | 1,763 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 59%
Rank: #99.
Eastern High School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
12400 Old Shelbyville Rd
Louisville, KY 40243
(502) 485-8243
Gr: 9-12 | 1,790 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: #1010.
Mary Ryan Academy
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
3307 East Indian Trail
Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 485-7988
Gr: 9-12 | 16 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #1111.
Binet School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
3410 Bon Air Ave
Louisville, KY 40220
(502) 485-8209
Gr: K-12 | 22 students Student-teacher ratio: 1:1 Minority enrollment: 59%
Rank: #1212.
Brooklawn
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
3121 Brooklawn Campus Drive
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 515-0460
Gr: 6-12 | 28 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
Rank: #1313.
Grace M. James Academy Of Excellence
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
1615 West Broadway
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 485-8123
Gr: 6-10 | 440 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #1414.
Central High Magnet Career Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
1130 West Chestnut Street
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 485-8226
Gr: 9-12 | 1,256 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #1515.
Fern Creek High School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
9115 Fern Creek Road
Louisville, KY 40291
(502) 485-8251
Gr: 9-12 | 1,525 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 68%
Rank: #1616.
Butler Traditional High School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
2222 Crums Lane
Louisville, KY 40216
(502) 485-8220
Gr: 9-12 | 1,290 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #1717.
Jeffersontown High School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
9600 Old Six Mile Lane
Louisville, KY 40299
(502) 485-8275
Gr: 9-12 | 1,196 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 68%
Rank: #1818.
Fairdale High School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1001 Fairdale Road
Fairdale, KY 40118
(502) 485-8248
Gr: 9-12 | 1,405 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 58%
Rank: #1919.
Seneca High School
Magnet School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
3510 Goldsmith Lane
Louisville, KY 40220
(502) 485-8323
Gr: 9-12 | 1,255 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 76%
Rank: #2020.
St. Joseph Children's Home
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
2823 Frankfort Ave
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 893-0241
Gr: K-9 | 30 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
Rank: #2121.
Liberty High School
Alternative School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1281 Gilmore Lane
Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 485-7100
Gr: 7-12 | 100 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #2222.
Waggener High School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
330 S. Hubbards Lane
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 485-8340
Gr: 9-12 | 888 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 71%
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Southern High School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
8620 Preston Highway
Louisville, KY 40219
(502) 485-8330
Gr: 9-12 | 1,725 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Valley High School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
10200 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY 40272
(502) 485-8339
Gr: 9-12 | 850 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #2525.
Pleasure Ridge Park High School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
5901 Greenwood Road
Louisville, KY 40258
(502) 485-8311
Gr: 9-12 | 1,777 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 62%
Rank: #2626.
W.e.b. Dubois Academy
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
3307 East Indian Trail
Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 485-8253
Gr: 6-12 | 477 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Breckinridge Metropolitan High School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1128 East Broadway St
Louisville, KY 40204
(502) 485-6678
Gr: 7-12 | 84 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Home Of The Innocents School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1100 East Market St
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 596-1291
Gr: K-12 | 30 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Mary Jo And William Macdonald Maryhurst
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1015 Dorsey Ln
Louisville, KY 40223
(502) 271-4577
Gr: 6-12 | 63 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Minority enrollment: 27%
Rank: #3030.
Doss High School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
7601 St Andrews Church Rd
Louisville, KY 40214
(502) 485-8239
Gr: 9-12 | 1,235 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #3131.
Western High School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
2501 Rockford Lane
Louisville, KY 40216
(502) 485-8344
Gr: 9-12 | 409 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #3232.
Marion C. Moore School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
6415 Outer Loop
Louisville, KY 40228
(502) 485-8304
Gr: 6-12 | 1,892 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 76%
Rank: #3333.
The Academy Shawnee
Magnet School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
4001 Herman Street
Louisville, KY 40212
(502) 485-8326
Gr: 6-12 | 1,051 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #3434.
Churchill Park School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
435 Boxley Avenue
Louisville, KY 40209
(502) 485-8229
Gr: PK-12 | 74 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 59%
Rank: #3535.
The Phoenix School Of Discovery
Alternative School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
502 Wood Rd
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 485-7700
Gr: 6-12 | 383 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 39%
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked public high schools in Jefferson County, KY?
The top-ranked public high schools in Jefferson County, KY include Dupont Manual High School, J. Graham Brown School and Ballard High School.
How many public high schools are located in Jefferson County?
48 public high schools are located in Jefferson County.
What is the racial composition of students in Jefferson County?
Jefferson County public high schools minority enrollment is 64% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Kentucky public high schools average of 29% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Which public high schools in Jefferson County are often viewed compared to one another?

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