Blankenbaker Station · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainIndian Hills’s public schools score below 90% of Kentucky districts on tests and graduation
In Indian Hills, 27% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Kentucky average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Indian Hills, 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.
Indian Hills’s schools, in brief
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 Indian Hills’s grade
D: better than 10% of Kentucky school districts, #125 of 139 Kentucky towns. Both inputs trail the Kentucky average; among the 21 Kentucky towns with similar household incomes, Indian Hills’s schools place at the bottom.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Indian Hills, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Indian Hills
Dunn Elementary
Grades K–5 · 425 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Louisville
1st grade in Indian Hills
Dunn Elementary
Grades K–5 · 425 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Louisville
2nd grade in Indian Hills
Dunn Elementary
Grades K–5 · 425 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Louisville
3rd grade in Indian Hills
Dunn Elementary
Grades K–5 · 425 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Louisville
4th grade in Indian Hills
Dunn Elementary
Grades K–5 · 425 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Louisville
5th grade in Indian Hills
Dunn Elementary
Grades K–5 · 425 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Louisville
Indian Hills’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
Indian Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Indian Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Hills | D | Jefferson County |
| Riverwood | — | Jefferson County |
| Glenview | — | Jefferson County |
| Rolling Fields | — | Jefferson County |
All 3 neighbors share Jefferson County with Indian Hills, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Indian Hills
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 Indian Hills’s schools
Are Indian Hills’s schools good?
On Kentucky’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Indian Hills children attend score below 90% of Kentucky’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #125 of 139 Kentucky towns. Among towns with similar incomes they place at the bottom. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Indian Hills in?
Jefferson County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 95,124 students in 167 schools (2024–25).
Where do Indian Hills 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 Indian Hills’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 Indian Hills 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 Indian Hills families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Indian Hills → They have their own page.
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.