Harriet Funk House · Photo: Wdzinc · CC BY-SA 3.0Hurstbourne Acres’s public schools score below 90% of Kentucky districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Hurstbourne Acres’s districts is 27%, below the Kentucky average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hurstbourne Acres, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kentucky, not nationally.
From Kentucky state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Hurstbourne Acres’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 181 Kentucky towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hurstbourne Acres’s, its schools beat 2%, lower than their 10% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 45% and 38% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 91% across Kentucky. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,739 per student, against $14,752 across Kentucky (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then 27 middle and 22 high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Hurstbourne Acres’s grade
D: better than 10% of Kentucky school districts. Both inputs trail the Kentucky average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hurstbourne Acres, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Hurstbourne Acres
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 369 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Louisville
Kindergarten in Hurstbourne Acres
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 369 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Louisville
1st grade in Hurstbourne Acres
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 369 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Louisville
2nd grade in Hurstbourne Acres
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 369 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Louisville
3rd grade in Hurstbourne Acres
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 369 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Louisville
4th grade in Hurstbourne Acres
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 369 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Louisville
5th grade in Hurstbourne Acres
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 369 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Louisville
Hurstbourne Acres’s public schools are run by Jefferson County School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Hurstbourne Acres vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Hurstbourne Acres’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hurstbourne Acres | D | Jefferson County |
| Jeffersontown | D | Jefferson County |
| Forest Hills | — | Jefferson County |
All 2 neighbors share Jefferson County with Hurstbourne Acres, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Hurstbourne Acres
46 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Hurstbourne Acres’s schools
Are Hurstbourne Acres’s schools good?
On Kentucky’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hurstbourne Acres children attend score below 90% of Kentucky’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hurstbourne Acres in?
Jefferson County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 95,124 students in 167 schools (2024–25).
Where do Hurstbourne Acres kids go to high school?
One of 22 high schools, depending on your address: Ballard High, duPont Manual High, Marion C. Moore School, Eastern High, Pleasure Ridge Park High, Louisville Male High, Southern High, Fern Creek High, Atherton High, Fairdale High, Iroquois High, Butler Traditional High, Central High Magnet Career Academy, Seneca High, Doss High, Jeffersontown High, The Academy @ Shawnee, Waggener High, Valley High, J. Graham Brown School, Western High and Home/Hospital.
What is Hurstbourne Acres’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Jefferson County School District graduated in four years, against 91% across Kentucky.
How much does Hurstbourne Acres spend per student?
$18,739 in Jefferson County School District (FY2024), against $14,752 across Kentucky. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hurstbourne Acres families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kentucky. Stars are from neighbors.