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Shelby Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

735 Ziegler Street, Louisville, KY 40217 · (502) 485-8327 · Part of Jefferson County School District

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Directions
Students
290
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Shelby Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Kentucky’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 54% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 41.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

735 Ziegler Street, Louisville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten32
Grade 140
Grade 245
Grade 352
Grade 443
Grade 578
Enrollment over time
630’20
522’21
449’22
384’23
290’24

Down 54% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 60%White 24%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Shelby Academy 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.