📍 4001 Herman Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40212
The Academy @ Shawnee is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 532 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Academy @ Shawnee enrolls 532 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 26% White and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 331 | 62% |
| White | 137 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
441 of the school's 532 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 425 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The Academy @ Shawnee is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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.
The Academy @ Shawnee 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 532 students, The Academy @ Shawnee is close to the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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