📍 502 Wood Rd, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40222
The Phoenix School of Discovery is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 380 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Phoenix School of Discovery enrolls 380 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 75% male and 25% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 22% Black or African American and 5.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 247 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 85 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 5% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
225 of the school's 380 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 218 qualify for free lunch and 7 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 Phoenix School of Discovery is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 36, state house district 32.
The Phoenix School of Discovery 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 380 students, The Phoenix School of Discovery is smaller than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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