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Atherton High
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Atherton High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3000 Dundee Road, Louisville, KY 40205 · (502) 485-8202 · Part of Jefferson County School District

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Students
1,466
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Atherton High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kentucky’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 41.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3000 Dundee Road, Louisville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9397
Grade 10392
Grade 11380
Grade 12290
Ungraded7
Enrollment over time
1,495’20
1,464’21
1,461’22
1,496’23
1,466’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Black 18%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Atherton High from Louisville families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District

The district →
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Stopher Elementary
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781 students19:1
Farmer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
B+
737 students17:1
Laukhuf Elementary
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C−
627 students17:1
Norton Commons Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prospect
A−
598 students17:1
Hartstern Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
D
597 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kentucky’s other public schools; Louisville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.