📍 735 Ziegler Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40217
Shelby Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 449 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shelby Academy enrolls 449 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 17% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 284 | 63% |
| White | 78 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
335 of the school's 449 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 330 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shelby 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 35, state house district 42.
Shelby 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 449 students, Shelby 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