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Waggener High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

330 S. Hubbards Lane, Louisville, KY 40207 · (502) 485-8340 · Part of Jefferson County School District

St. Matthews’ School Grade D better than 10% of Kentucky school districts

Directions
Students
888
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Waggener High

  • 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 14 pts below the state

On the path

Where St. Matthews kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–827 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Waggener HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

330 S. Hubbards Lane, Louisville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9216
Grade 10233
Grade 11268
Grade 12167
Ungraded4
Enrollment over time
868’20
851’21
863’22
867’23
888’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 42%White 28%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%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 Waggener High from St. Matthews 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; St. Matthews’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.