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Butler Traditional High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 7% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Butler Traditional High is a public magnet high school located in Louisville, Kentucky, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,406 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County school district, which is ranked 140 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its traditional high school designation, Butler Traditional High has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 45th out of 288 Kentucky high schools in 2015-2016 to 236th out of 254 in 2024-2025, with a 0-star rating. This is in contrast to nearby magnet schools like duPont Manual High and Louisville Male High, which consistently rank among the top schools in the state. Additionally, Butler Traditional High's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is consistently below the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages across all subject areas and grade levels.

Further, Butler Traditional High faces challenges with uneven performance across different student subgroups, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a relatively lower spending per student compared to some of the nearby magnet schools. To improve, the school may need to implement targeted interventions, strengthen its academic programs, and learn from the successful practices of the higher-performing schools in the area.

1,290

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,129

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2222 Crums Lane
Louisville, KY 40216

(502) 485-8220

District: Jefferson County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.4%

White:

22.6%

Hispanic:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg33%

Kentucky avg42%

236^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 77 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 22High Schools in the Jefferson County

140^th of 157Jefferson County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	236 of 254	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	220 of 290	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	217 of 276	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	205 of 271	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	187 of 267	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	162 of 285	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	129 of 271	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.4	73 of 287	74.6%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	45 of 288	84.4%	★★★★☆
2015	77.3	46 of 295	84.4%	★★★★☆
2014	75.7	45 of 290	84.5%	★★★★☆
2013	69.1	68 of 291	76.6%	★★★★☆
2012	74.1	36 of 229	84.3%	★★★★☆
2011	81.5	19 of 226	91.6%	★★★★★
2010	82.7	18 of 223	91.9%	★★★★★
2009	72.7	37 of 217	82.9%	★★★★☆
2008	91.3	14 of 217	93.5%	★★★★★
2007	87.5	16 of 217	92.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	68 of 75	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	74 of 93	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	57 of 83	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	58 of 89	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	23 of 78	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	29 of 89	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	23 of 94	75.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	32.9	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	20.0	140 of 153	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	69 of 154	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	83 of 166	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	95 of 166	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	77.9	5 of 48	89.6%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	4 of 41	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	230 of 239	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	228 of 261	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	222 of 253	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	209 of 252	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	166 of 236	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	172 of 249	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	115 of 234	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	43 of 115	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	61 of 124	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	36 of 116	69.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	35 of 114	69.3%	★★★★☆
2021	19.9	81 of 92	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	77.1	15 of 88	83.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2021	48.3	15 of 26	42.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	227 of 242	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	218 of 274	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	213 of 272	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	190 of 266	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	114 of 234	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	131 of 254	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	115 of 232	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	219 of 239	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	188 of 262	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	185 of 259	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	193 of 257	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	161 of 238	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	155 of 251	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	96 of 237	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	40.1	54 of 87	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	57 of 76	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	46 of 77	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.4	19 of 49	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.2	29 of 39	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.9	18 of 42	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	62.7	32 of 168	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	42.2	81 of 162	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	161 of 226	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	139 of 251	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	100 of 273	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	107 of 264	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	101 of 260	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	59 of 203	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	74 of 219	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	53 of 198	73.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+65 vs school

Special Education (2024)81st percentile+57 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+56 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile+38 vs school

Homeless (2021)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)38th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2018)32nd percentile-20 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading25%-22 vs state

Writing24%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

Social Studies22%-16 vs state

Editing and Mechanics20%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)	KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Butler Traditional High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2222 Crums Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8220	1,290	79	16.3	65.3%	292 (22.6%)	753 (58.4%)	149 (11.6%)	14 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (6.2%)	9	236^th of 254 public high schools	7.1%		23	220^th of 290 public high schools	24.1%	16	22.0				25.0		24.0	22.0		20.0	$20,129	$925	$1,659	$2,584	$13,898	$3,647	$17,544
Western High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2501 Rockford Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8344	409	34	12.1	73.1%	77 (18.8%)	242 (59.2%)	66 (16.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	2.7	248^th of 254 public high schools	2.4%		7.1	265^th of 290 public high schools	8.6%	17							15.0	13.0			$34,502	$2,471	$2,789	$5,260	$24,115	$5,127	$29,242
Iroquois High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4615 Taylor Boulevard	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8269	1,301	81	16.0	77.5%	196 (15.1%)	624 (48.0%)	341 (26.2%)	79 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (4.5%)	0.9	254^th of 254 public high schools	0.0%		3.7	281^st of 290 public high schools	3.1%	27	9.0				10.0		4.0	5.0			$23,476	$1,193	$2,106	$3,299	$16,116	$4,060	$20,177
Doss High	Public	9-12	7601 St Andrews Church Rd	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8239	1,235	75	16.5	70.0%	231 (18.7%)	579 (46.9%)	330 (26.7%)	31 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	57 (4.6%)	1.2	252^nd of 254 public high schools	0.8%		6.2	267^th of 290 public high schools	7.9%	15	7.0				10.0		12.0	8.0		10.0	$21,603	$915	$1,806	$2,722	$15,199	$3,683	$18,881
U of L PACT Program	Public	12	Davidson Hall Room 102	Louisville	40292	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-3280	19	2	9.0	47.4%	12 (63.2%)	5 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)											$29,774	$265	$1,511	$1,776	$24,694	$3,303	$27,997
duPont Manual High	Public, Magnet	9-12	120 W Lee St	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8241	1,899	113	16.8	23.4%	924 (48.7%)	360 (19.0%)	128 (6.7%)	376 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	105 (5.5%)	99.5	1^st of 254 public high schools	99.6%		96.7	3^rd of 290 public high schools	99.0%	2	83.0				87.0	61.0	76.0	80.0		82.0	$17,738	$542	$1,681	$2,223	$11,846	$3,669	$15,515
Pleasure Ridge Park High	Public	9-12	5901 Greenwood Road	Louisville	40258	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8311	1,777	90	19.6	69.7%	674 (37.9%)	691 (38.9%)	287 (16.2%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	110 (6.2%)	5.7	242^nd of 254 public high schools	4.7%		16.7	233^rd of 290 public high schools	19.7%	9	15.0				21.0	8.0	21.0	18.0		20.0	$20,529	$759	$1,885	$2,644	$13,176	$4,709	$17,885
Central High Magnet Career Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1130 West Chestnut Street	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8226	1,256	81	15.5	67.4%	60 (4.8%)	926 (73.7%)	177 (14.1%)	37 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (4.4%)	25.1	196^th of 254 public high schools	22.8%		15.1	236^th of 290 public high schools	18.6%	40	24.0				38.0	16.0	41.0	28.0		30.0	$21,514	$1,034	$1,949	$2,983	$14,578	$3,953	$18,531
The Academy @ Shawnee	Public, Magnet	6-12	4001 Herman Street	Louisville	40212	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8326	1,051	67	15.6	85.4%	137 (13.0%)	821 (78.1%)	35 (3.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.7%)	1.3	251^st of 254 public high schools	1.2%		4.2	278^th of 290 public high schools	4.1%	27	5.0	23.0	14.0	3.0	16.0			7.0	8.0	10.0	$27,241	$975	$1,873	$2,848	$17,218	$7,175	$24,393
Ackerly	Public	5-12	200 E Chestnut St	Louisville	40202	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 629-6319	4	2	1.9		1 (25.0%)	2 (50.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$36,748	$265	$8,133	$8,398	$18,111	$10,238	$28,349

Frequently Asked Questions about Butler Traditional High

Is Butler Traditional High a good school?

Butler Traditional High ranks in the bottom 7.1% of Kentucky high schools.

What district is Butler Traditional High in?

Jefferson County

How many students attend Butler Traditional High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,290 students attended Butler Traditional High.

What is the racial makeup of Butler Traditional High?

Students at Butler Traditional High are 58% African American, 23% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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