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Central High Magnet Career Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1130 West Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40203 · (502) 485-8226 · Part of Jefferson County School District

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Students
1,256
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Central High Magnet Career Academy

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of Kentucky’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 41.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1130 West Chestnut Street, Louisville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9335
Grade 10327
Grade 11329
Grade 12259
Ungraded6
Enrollment over time
1,295’20
1,244’21
1,220’22
1,239’23
1,256’24

Down 3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 74%Hispanic 14%White 5%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central High Magnet Career Academy from Louisville families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District

The district →
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A−
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Stopher Elementary
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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.