Public schools in Louisville, Kentucky

There are more than 145 public schools in Louisville, Kentucky, servicing nearly 100,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade (K–12) education. The primary public education provider is Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS).

Schools are typically categorized as elementary, middle or high schools, though some exceptions exist. The Brown School offers education for all grades in one school. Moore Traditional School is a combined middle and high school (formerly two separate schools). The Anchorage School is the sole school of AISD, educating for grades K-8.

Elementary schools

Public elementary schools provide education through fifth grade (approx. age 11, depending on the student). Some elementary schools offer pre-kindergarten programs.

Picture	School name	Opening date[1]	Origin of name and other information
	Atkinson Elementary School	1902	Joseph B. Atkinson, longtime city school board member
	Auburndale Elementary School	1924	Located in Auburndale neighborhood
	Audubon Traditional Elementary School	1954	John J. Audubon, painter and bird enthusiast
	Bates Elementary School	1955	James H. Bates, longtime chairman of the Jefferson County Board of Education home of Safety City (a miniaturized city with 'go-cart' automobiles designed to teach students safe habits)
	Blake Elementary School	1970
	Bloom Elementary School (originally Enterprise)	1896	I.N. Bloom; physician, City of Louisville Board of Education member 1911–1922, and first Board president
	Blue Lick Elementary School	1966	located on Blue Lick Road
	Bowen Elementary School	1969	known as "the greatest school on earth"
	Brandeis Elementary School	1913	Albert S. Brandeis
	Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary School	1999	merger of John C. Breckinridge Elementary and Benjamin Franklin Elementary Schools in 2000
	Byck Elementary School	1961	Dann Conrad Byck, member of the Louisville Board of Aldermen and member of the City of Louisville Board of Education 1955–1959
	Camp Taylor Elementary School	1917	located in Camp Taylor neighborhood, site of Camp Zachary Taylor 1917–1921
	Cane Run Elementary School	1832[2]	located on Cane Run Road. The school was originally housed in a log cabin, and may have had as many of seven different buildings. Present building constructed in 1972.
	Carter Traditional School	1918	Jessie R. Carter
	Chancey Elementary School	2002	Malcom B. Chancey, local business leader who established the Jefferson County Public Education Foundation
	Chenoweth Elementary School	1954	located near Chenoweth Lane
	Cochran Elementary School	1900	Gavin H. Cochran
	Cochrane Elementary School	1968	Garland S. Cochrane
	Coleridge-Taylor Elementary School	1969[3]	composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
	Coral Ridge Elementary School	1971	located in the Coral Ridge neighborhood
	Crums Lane Elementary School	1962	located on Crums Lane
	Dixie Elementary School	1960	located behind Valley Traditional High School, on Dixie Highway
	Dunn Elementary School	1972
	Eisenhower Elementary School	1972	U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower (and General over Allied Forces WWII)
	Engelhard Elementary School	1919	Victor S. Engelhard. Located in Old Louisville; 1004 South First Street, Louisville, KY 40203
	Fairdale Elementary School	1913	located in the Fairdale community
	Farmer Elementary School	2007	James E. Farmer,[4] teacher, principal and deputy superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools until 1976.[5]
	Fern Creek Elementary School	1911[2]	Located in the Fern Creek community. The earliest building directly related to the present school was constructed in 1911. There was first a log-cabin school was opened in area around 1792. That building, however, cannot be directly linked to the present-day school.
	Field Elementary School	1915	Judge Emmet Field
	Foster Academy	1917	composer Stephen Foster ("My Old Kentucky Home")
	Frayser Elementary School	1925	Nannie Lee Frayser
	Gilmore Lane Elementary School	1955	located on Gilmore Lane
	Goldsmith Elementary School	1955	located on Goldsmith Lane. Goldsmith is an International/Cultural Studies magnet. Southeast Christian Church, now one of the largest Protestant churches in the U.S., held its first service at the school in July 1962, and met there until it purchased its first property in October of that year.[6]
	Greathouse/Shryock Traditional Elementary School	1980	Created with the merger of Greathouse Elementary (named for longtime teacher and principal Miss Tommie Greathouse) and Shryock Elementary (named for Gideon Shryock, architect)
	Greenwood Elementary School	1957[7]	located on Greenwood Road
	Gutermuth Elementary School	1970	Leona Gutermuth
	Hartstern Elementary School	1969	Fred J. Hartstern, chief architect of the old Louisville Board of Education. He later created his own firm which designed over 45 school buildings including Ballard and Moore High Schools.
	Hawthorne Elementary School	1954	located in Hawthorne neighborhood
	Hazelwood Elementary School	1951[8]	located in Iroquois Homes/Hazelwood neighborhood
	Hite Elementary School	1963	Jane Glass Hite (longtime educator). Located in Middletown behind Eastern High School.
	Indian Trail Elementary School	1959	located on Indian Trail
	Jacob Elementary School	1932	Richard Taylor Jacob
	Jeffersontown Elementary School	1870s	located in the city of Jeffersontown
	Johnsontown Road Elementary School	1967[9]	located on Johnsontown Road
	Kennedy Montessori School	1964	U.S. President John F. Kennedy
	Kenwood Elementary School	1955	located in Kenwood neighborhood
	Kerrick Elementary School	1876	Charles H., George, and Harry Kerrick who donated land for the original school
	King Elementary School	1969	civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr.
	Klondike Lane Elementary School	1971	located on Klondike Lane
	Laukhuf Elementary School	1974	Louis H.C. & Emily Laukhuf (educators for 55½ years; 33½ years in Jefferson County)
	Layne Elementary School	1969	Offers an academic Honors Program for third, fourth, and fifth graders in reading and math
	Lincoln Elementary School	1966	U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
	Lowe Elementary School	1974	John Lowe (retired principal from Lyndon Elementary and Waggener High School)
	Luhr Elementary School	1966	Mattie B. Luhr
	Maupin Elementary School	1985	Originally Parkland Elementary School, was renamed for Milburn Taylor Maupin, first African-American central office administrator in the Louisville Public Schools. He served as interim superintendent January–June 1975 and retired as deputy superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools in 1978.
	McFerran Preparatory Academy	1919	John B. McFerran, land company president who donated land for Jeffersontown Elementary
	Medora Elementary School	1880s	located in Medora neighborhood
	Middletown Elementary School	1909	located in the city of Middletown
	Mill Creek Elementary School	bef. 1876[2]	Earliest records place school's existence on/or before 1876. The current building was opened in 1970.
	Minors Lane Elementary School	1968	located on Minors Lane
	Norton Elementary School	1917	Jane M. Norton, former school board member and WAVE-TV president
	Okolona Elementary School	1924	located in Okolona community
	Portland Elementary School	1853[10]	located in Portland neighborhood
	Price Elementary School	1969	Sarah Jacob Price, school's first principal
	Rangeland Elementary School		located on Rangeland Road
	Roosevelt-Perry Elementary School	1979	Formed as result of merger between the Roosevelt School and Perry Elementary school in 1979. The original schools were for President Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Perry, Sr. (principal of the Western Colored School 1891–1927)respectively.
	Rutherford Elementary School	1951	Sally B. Rutherford
	St. Matthews Elementary School	1955	Located at 601 Browns Lane in the city of St. Matthews. St. Matthews current principal is Mrs. Shannon LaChapelle.
	Sanders Elementary School	1962	Provides specialized instrumental programs, including band, orchestra, and the Weisberg Suzuki Violin Program
	Schaffner Traditional School	1955	named after Henry B. Schaffner, member of the Kentucky Board of Education
	Semple Elementary School	1932	Named for Ellen Churchill Semple in 1932, geographer and educator who was a member of a group of scholars advising President Woodrow Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 (to end WWI). This school has a reading and math average under the school district and state average. A LOT of people don't recommend to go to that school.
	Shacklette Elementary School	1966
	Shelby Traditional Academy	before 1850	Isaac Shelby, Kentucky's first governor The school was originally constructed by German immigrants. It was purchased by the Louisville Board of Education in 1868. The name (formerly Shelby Elementary) and mission of the school were changed in 2008.
	Slaughter Elementary School	1967	Horace B. Slaughter
	Smyrna Elementary School	1961	located in Smyrna neighborhood
	Stonestreet Elementary School	1958	Rosa Phillips Stonestreet, only female superintendent in the history of public education in Louisville's old City Board of Education.
	Stopher Elementary School	2007	Joseph E. Stopher,[4] attorney and president of Gheens Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting education projects.[11]
	Trunnell Elementary School[12]	1967	Bertha Trunnell,[4] long time educator in Jefferson County's south end. Trunnell's dedication ceremony took place on October 19, 1967. The school was built on farmland purchased from Clem Wiser. The Wiser family had farmed the land for 150 years. It was first settled by Charles Wiser in the 1800s (decade).
	Tully Elementary School	1978	Roberta B. Tully Located on College Drive in Jeffersontown, KY on the site of the original Jeffersontown Elementary.
	Watson Lane Elementary School	1956	located on Watson Lane
	Watterson Elementary School	1970	Henry Watterson, prominent Louisville newspaper editor and namesake of the Watterson Expressway
	Wellington Elementary School	1968	Sara Belle Wellington
	Wheatley Elementary School	1911	Phillis Wheatley, former slave and poet (first African American woman to publish a book of poetry)
	Wheeler Elementary School	1969	Virginia Wheeler
	Wilder Elementary School	1957	Ninde S. Wilder
	Wilkerson Elementary School	1956	Sylvia Wilkerson
	Wilt Elementary School	1967	Paxton Wilt: Wilt is named for Paxton M. Wilt, a Jefferson County Board of Education member and executive with the Brown and Williamson company.
	Young Elementary School	1971	Whitney Moore Young, Jr., social worker and civil rights leader, became executive director of the National Urban League in 1961 and the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969.
	Zachary Taylor Elementary School	1959	U.S. President Zachary Taylor, finished in November 9, 1959, located in Westport Road.

Middle schools

Middle schools provide education for grades 6-8, typically ages 11–14.

Picture	School name	Opening date[13]	Origin of name and other information
	Barret Traditional Middle School	1932	Alex G. Barret, Louisville Board of Education member (president in 1918) and Jefferson Circuit Court Judge
	Carrithers Middle School	1973	Virginia P. Carrithers
	Conway Middle School	1972	Aubrey Conway, Jefferson County Board of Education member and community advocate
	Crosby Middle School	1974[14]	The only middle school in Kentucky with a piano laboratory/class elective. Recently celebrated its 38th anniversary.
	Farnsley Middle School	1998	School was built on historic land owned by David Farnsley (longtime mayor of Louisville). Math/Science/Technology (MST) magnet school.
	Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North	1928	Frederick Law Olmsted, landscape architect who designed Louisville's major urban parks and system of urban parkways. Originally Southern Middle School, from its location in the southern section of pre-merger Louisville. Later renamed Southern Leadership Academy to reflect revised class organization of single-sex classes. Now an all-boys school.
	Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South	1956	Frederick Law Olmsted This facility was formerly Rubado Elementary School, Gottschalk Junior High School, and later Iroquois Middle School. Now an all-girls school.
	Frost Middle School	1966[15]	Robert Frost, poet
	Highland Middle School	1928	located in the Highlands neighborhood
	Jefferson County Traditional Middle School	1976	third site of the first traditional middle school program in Jefferson County/located in the former Woerner Alternative Middle School building/previously J.M. Atherton High School for Girls (school of integrity)
	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	1981	Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States/previously Thomas Jefferson High School 1964–1981.
	Johnson Traditional Middle School	1930, 1981[16]	Originally named Parkland Junior High School; renamed in 1981 in honor of Lyman Tefft Johnson, a civil rights leader, teacher at Central High School for 33 years, and former assistant principal at Parkland Junior High School. He was the principal plaintiff in the federal court case regarding the desegregation of schools in Jefferson County. Served as Board Member 1978–1982.
	Kammerer Middle School	1972	Margaret Kammerer, former music educator in the Jefferson County Public School system
	Kennedy Metro Middle School	1996	Alex R. Kennedy, previously Alex R. Kennedy Elementary School
	Knight Middle School	1973	Theron Turner Knight, a 42-year Jefferson County educator[17]
	Lassiter Middle School	1973	O.M. Lassiter
	Meyzeek Middle School	1967, 1977[18]	Originally named Jackson Junior High, renamed in honor of Albert Ernest Meyzeek, civil rights activist and educator who served as the school's principal for a number of years. Was one of the founders of the Louisville Urban League, which he chaired for 29 years. He also served on the state Board of Education 1948–1956. MST magnet school.
	Myers Middle School	1972	Mary P. Myers
	Newburg Middle School		Located in the Newburg neighborhood; MST magnet school.
	Noe Middle School	1974	Samuel V. Noe, former Superintendent of the old Louisville Public School District
	Ramsey Middle School	2008	John L. Ramsey
	Stuart Middle School	1980 as a Middle School	Jesse Stuart, distinguished Kentucky poet and novelist (The school was previously Stuart High School (1972). Home of the Spartan. "Our mission is to give every child, every opportunity everyday to be successful." "High expectations create unlimited possibilities."
	Western Middle School	1929[19]	located in Western (pre-merger) Louisville
	Westport Traditional Middle School and Fine Arts Academy	1961[20]	located on Westport Road (previously Westport High School)

High schools

High school begins at grade 9 (approx. age 14), running through grade 12 (approx. age 18).

Picture	School name	Opening date	Origin of name and other information
	Atherton High School	1923	J.M. Atherton High School for Girls (at a different location) was named after John McDougal Atherton, a local businessman and politician. He was instrumental in changing Louisville's school system administration from trustees to a Board of Education members.[21]
	Ballard High School	1968	The high school is named for Bland W. Ballard, 1761–1853, after whom Ballard County in the state's far-west Purchase area is also named.
	Breckinridge Metropolitan High School	2001	previous site of John C. Breckinridge Elementary School The school has a structured learning environment for students with disciplinary problems and those placed by court order.
	Buechel Metropolitan High School	1983	located at the former Bashford Manor Middle School site in the Buechel neighborhood The school offers a structured learning environment for students with disciplinary issues.
	Butler Traditional High School	1954	Suda E. Butler
	Central High School	1882	This school was originally called Central Colored High School. It was Louisville's first African American high school. Currently includes magnet programs in medical science, law and government, business, and computer technology.
	Doss High School MCA	1967	Harry Doss
	DuPont Manual High School	1892	The school was originally called duPont Manual Training High School, named for Alfred Victor duPont, a local entrepreneur. The main building housed Louisville Girls' High until it merged into Manual in 1950. Five separate magnet programs, each with its own admissions process—Communications/Media Arts, High School University, Math/Science/Technology, Visual Arts, and Youth Performing Arts.
	Eastern High School	1950	Located in the city of Middletown in eastern Jefferson County
	Fairdale High School MCA	1958	Located in the Fairdale community, southern Jefferson County
	Fern Creek Traditional High School	1923[22]	located in the Fern Creek community
	Iroquois High School MCA		located in the Iroquois neighborhood near Iroquois Park
	Jeffersontown High School MCA	1925, 1966	Located in the city of Jeffersontown A fire, in the 1940s, heavily damaged the gym and cafeteria. This fire plus the opening of Eastern High School in 1950 caused the high school to be closed. The original building (located on same lot as present-day Tully Elementary) was used as an elementary school until it was demolished in 1975. The school was re-established at its present location in 1966 following petition by residents of Jeffersontown.
	Jefferson County High School	1986	The school was established in 1986 as an open-entry/open-exit program, allowing students to obtain a diploma through flexible scheduling. The school also operates JCPS's Independent Study Program and JCPSeSchool.
	Liberty High School	1997	The school opened in 1997 at the site of now closed Bruce Middle School. It serves as a non-traditional program for students needing an alternative educational environment, especially those who have encountered academic difficulties.
	Louisville Male High School	1856	The school originally accepted only boys as students (a Louisville Female High School for girls became Louisville Girls' High School in 1911 and was merged into duPont Manual in 1950). In 1952, when Male became co-educational, the name was changed to Louisville Male and Girls' High School; it reverted to Male High School after protests by faculty, alumni, and students of both sexes. The school was moved in 1991, from downtown to the old campus of Durrett High School.
	Pleasure Ridge Park High School MCA	1952	Located in the Pleasure Ridge Park community
	Seneca High School MCA	1957
	Southern High School	1951[23]	Llocated in southern Jefferson County, 8620 Preston Highway, Louisville, KY 40219
	The Academy @ Shawnee	1928[24]	Located in the Shawnee neighborhood
	Valley Traditional High School	1937	Located in the Valley Station community
	Waggener Traditional High School	1954	Mayme S. Waggener, principal of the old Greathouse Elementary School 1918–1946 in St. Matthews
	Western High School	1961[25]	Located in western Jefferson County; Western High School offers the Early College Program that provides college transferable credits.
	Youth Performing Arts School	1977	A component of Manual High, but with its own admissions process,[26] that offers extensive instruction in performing arts. Academic classes are offered through Manual.

Other/Combined

School name	Opening date	Origin of name and other information
J. Graham Brown School	1972	Self-Directed Learning magnet school that offers K–12 education; the only JCPS school that has elementary, middle, and high school students in one building. Named after James Graham Brown, a local real estate developer, horse breeder, distiller, and philanthropist.
Moore Traditional School	1969	Marion C. Moore, an educator Jefferson County Public Schools and administrator at Fern Creek High School 1926–1967 Moore Traditional Middle School added in 1999/presently operates as a combined school with a single principal
Phoenix School of Discovery Phoenix Logo	2007	"Rise, Transform, and Soar" The name was selected by the students, parents, and faculty of the school. It was changed in 2009. The school was formed as a result of No Child Left Behind. "Every classroom is a computer lab." In 2007-08, Phoenix School of Discovery (Middle School Program) Was one of two schools in the State of Kentucky to receive the Kentucky Middle School Association (now Kentucky Association for Middle Level Educators) "Teams That Make a Difference" Contest winner. This qualified the school to enter the National Middle School Association Competition (now AMLE-Association of Middle Level Educators), and in 2009 was awarded as a National Finalist Award Winner of the Competition.

References

1. http://media.jefferson.k12.ky.us/groups/jcpshistory/search/?tag=elementary+schools&startIndex=0 JCPS History, Elementary School
2. JCPS - In Search of Schoolhouses
3. Building dedication plaque
4. Jefferson County Board of Education Index of Minutes - November 13, 2006
5. Farmer Elementary School - About James E. Farmer
6. "Beginnings: 1962–1976". About Southeast: History. Southeast Christian Church. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
7. Greenwood Elementary School, School Report Card, 2004–2005
8. Dedication plaque for school reads "ERECTED 1950-51" - presumably, school opened fall 1951
9. Johnsontown Road Elementary School, School Report Card, 2004–2005
10. Probable date based on caption at JCPS Library & Media Services page
11. Stopher Elementary - About Joseph E. Stopher
12. Template talk:Kentucky-school-stub
13. http://media.jefferson.k12.ky.us/groups/jcpshistory/search/?tag=middle+schools&startIndex=0 JCPS History, Middle School
14. 30th anniversary commemorative plaque/picture in main office
15. Robert Frost Middle School, School Report Card 2004–2005
16. Johnson Traditional Middle School, School Report Card 2004–2005
17. Knight Middle School, School Report Card, 2004–2005
18. Meyzeek Middle School, JCPS History
19. Western Middle School, School Report Card, 2004–2005
20. Westport Middle School, School Report Card, 2004–2005
21. Kleber, John E., et al. (editor) (2000). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0.
22. FCTHS -- School History
23. Southern High School MCA School Report Card, 2004–2005
24. (based on date of December 20, 1927 on dedication plaque)
25. Western High School - About Western
26. "Frequently Asked Questions". duPont Manual High School. Retrieved October 24, 2012. Although YPAS is technically a magnet component of Manual, YPAS has a separate application process.