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Schools in Prospect · Jefferson County School District

Prospect’s public schools score below 90% of Kentucky districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 27% of Prospect’s students scored proficient, below the Kentucky average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Prospect, 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.

#125of 139 Kentucky townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency

35%

▼ 10 pts vs KY 45%

2021–22

Math proficiency

27%

▼ 11 pts vs KY 38%

2021–22

Graduate on time

87%

▼ 4 pts vs KY 91%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$18.7K

▲ 27% vs KY $14.8K

FY2024

Students per teacher

15.2

KY 15.4

Schools in town

90,399 students on the public path

In brief

Prospect’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 ↓

90 elementary schools, then 27 middle and 22 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Prospect’s grade

C⁻ Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 10% of Kentucky school districts, #125 of 139 Kentucky towns. Both inputs trail the Kentucky average; among the 29 Kentucky towns with similar household incomes, Prospect’s schools place at the bottom.

Kentucky school districts we grade (172)Better than 10%

Lower resultsHigher results

Kentucky towns with similar household incomes (29)At the bottom

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 47,654 test results and a graduating class of 7,355 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Prospect’s students in the tested grades sat them (47,926 in math, 47,381 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Prospect, with each school’s own grade.

90 schools teach K in Prospect’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

J. Graham Brown School

Grades K–12 · Louisville

A⁺

800 students17:1Rate it →

Tully Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville

A⁻

791 students16:1Rate it →

Prospect’s public schools score below 90% of Kentucky districts on tests and graduation

Prospect’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

90 elementary schools, then 27 middle and 22 high schools

What’s behind Prospect’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Prospect vs. its neighbors

Every school in Prospect

Questions about Prospect’s schools

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