📍 2811 Duncan Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40212
Atkinson Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 327 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Atkinson Academy enrolls 327 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 25% White and 7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 207 | 63% |
| White | 83 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 4.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
289 of the school's 327 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 287 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Atkinson Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-30, state senate district 33, state house district 43.
Atkinson Academy is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 327 students, Atkinson Academy is smaller than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large