It is difficult for the average person to accurately know the educational standing of most public schools in Jefferson County. Though a pile information is available, most of the data is difficult to decipher and sometimes it's downright misleading. So here's some information that while true, is little known.
- notify parents using state provided information
- revise the district improvement plan
- request technical assistance if needed
- and may make the county subject to corrective action from the Kentucky Department of Education.
Our Schools in Jefferson County
Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is the school district that operates schools here in Louisville. The district is the 28th largest school district in the nation with more than 98,000 students and over 6000 teachers. Those students and teachers occupy 89 elementary schools, 23 middle schools, 19 high schools, and 24 special schools. There are 155 schools across the county. Currently there are 40 schools that fall under consequences according to the No Child Left Behind standards (2009).
The following Jefferson County schools currently fall under No Child Left Behind consequences according to the No Child Left Behind standards (2008) These are the failing schools.
Elementary Schools
- Bloom Elementary School - Eligible
- Coral Ridge Elementary School - Tier 1
- Coleridge Taylor Elementary School - Eligible
- Lincoln Elementary School(Jefferson County) - Tier 1
- Rangeland Elementary School - Tier 1
- Saint Matthews Elementary School - Eligible
- Stonestreet Elementary School - Tier 2
- Whitney Young Elementary School - Tier 1
Middle Schools
- Conway Middle School - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Crosby Middle School - Eligible
- Farnsley Middle School - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Highland Middle School - Eligible
- Johnson Traditional Middle School - Eligible
- Kammerer Middle School - Eligible
- Westport Traditional Mid & Fine Arts - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Knight Middle School - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Lassiter Middle School - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Meyzeek Middle School - Eligible
- Moore Traditional School - Tier 4
- Myers Middle School - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Newburg Middle School - Eligible
- Noe Middle School - Eligible
- Robert Frost Middle School - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Western Middle School - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Stuart Middle School - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School - Tier 5 (4th Year)
High Schools
- Atherton High School - Eligible
- Central High School - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Doss High School Magnet Career Academy - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Eastern High School - Eligible
- Fairdale High School Magnet Career Academy - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Fern Creek Traditional High School - Eligible
- Iroquois High School Magnet Career Academy - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Jeffersontown HS Magnet Career Academy - Eligible
- Pleasure Ridge Park HS Magnet Career Academy - Eligible
- Seneca High School Magnet Career Academy - Eligible
- Shawnee High School Magnet Career Academy - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Valley Traditional High School -Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Waggener Traditional High School - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
- Western MST Magnet High School - Tier 5 (2nd Year)
You may have noticed that this data is not frequently mentioned in the media. It is printed perhaps once a year. But this should be no surprise; the most regularly discussed scores regarding schools today almost always involves athletic scores.
My child is assigned to one of the elementary schools that is eligible. Do I need to wait to file under NCLB for a transfer. If so, when does the year fall? It looks like the last report was September 2009 when the school had one year of failing math and 2 years of failing reading. Does this qualify? The school is Coleridge-Taylor. I am trying to get them out and don't mind quoting NCLB-eligible, but would love even more to be able to have Tier 1. Any thoughts?
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