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Ballard High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

6000 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, KY 40222 · (502) 485-8206 · Part of Jefferson County School District

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Students
2,148
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Ballard High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kentucky’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts46%
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

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6000 Brownsboro Road, Louisville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9623
Grade 10578
Grade 11493
Grade 12447
Ungraded7
Enrollment over time
2,035’20
1,981’21
2,014’22
2,033’23
2,148’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Black 25%Hispanic 12%Asian 7%Two or more races 6%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 Ballard High from Louisville families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District

The district →
Tully Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A−
791 students16:1
Stopher Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A
781 students19:1
Farmer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
B+
737 students17:1
Laukhuf Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
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.