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Doss High

Q: Is Doss High a good school?

Doss High ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Kentucky high schools.

Q: How many students attend Doss High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,235 students attended Doss High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Doss High?

Students at Doss High are 47% African American, 27% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Doss High?

Doss High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : King Elementary Elementary : Layne Elementary Elementary : Stonestreet Elementary Elementary : Trunnell Elementary

Public Grades 9-12

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 1% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Doss High is a public high school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 1,087 students in grades 9-12. 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. Doss High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Kentucky high schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Doss High significantly underperforms compared to the Jefferson County and Kentucky averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7% of 10th-grade students at Doss High were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 30% in Jefferson County and 41% statewide. Doss High also has a higher dropout rate, ranging from 1.1% to 2.9% in recent years, compared to the 1.1% dropout rate at the top-performing nearby school, duPont Manual High. Additionally, Doss High has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25% to 58.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the 25% rate at duPont Manual High.

The data reveals a stark contrast between the performance of Doss High and the top-performing nearby schools, such as duPont Manual High and Louisville Male High. These magnet schools significantly outperform Doss High on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The high spending per student at Doss High ($21,603 in 2023-2024) compared to the top-performing nearby schools ($17,738 at duPont Manual High and $17,182 at Louisville Male High) suggests that funding and resource allocation may be an issue that needs to be examined.

1,235

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,603

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7601 St Andrews Church Rd
Louisville, KY 40214

(502) 485-8239

District: Jefferson County

Feeder schools for Doss High:

Elementary:	King Elementary
	Layne Elementary
	Stonestreet Elementary
	Trunnell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.9%

Hispanic:

26.7%

White:

18.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (9% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (59% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg33%

Kentucky avg42%

252^nd of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	1.2	252 of 254	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	267 of 290	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	259 of 276	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	247 of 271	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	250 of 267	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	252 of 285	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	239 of 271	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	230 of 287	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	227 of 288	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.8	237 of 295	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.2	235 of 290	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.4	234 of 291	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.8	223 of 229	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.6	221 of 226	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.8	208 of 223	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.9	207 of 217	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.5	179 of 217	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.6	194 of 217	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	74 of 75	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	83 of 93	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	80 of 83	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	80 of 89	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	62 of 78	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	77 of 89	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	77 of 94	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	25 of 26	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.7	22 of 25	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	72.4	18 of 153	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	18.0	136 of 154	11.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	95 of 166	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	70 of 166	57.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	53.1	13 of 48	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	43.0	21 of 41	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	12 of 37	67.6%	★★★★☆
2021	97.9	2 of 29	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	59.2	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	4 of 30	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	0.6	239 of 239	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	256 of 261	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	245 of 253	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	247 of 252	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	225 of 236	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	237 of 249	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	217 of 234	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	10.2	116 of 124	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	110 of 116	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	107 of 114	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	72 of 92	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	85 of 88	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	70 of 80	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2021	52.0	13 of 26	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	7.9	33 of 33	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	1.5	240 of 242	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	262 of 274	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	256 of 272	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	239 of 266	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	226 of 234	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	228 of 254	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	215 of 232	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	238 of 239	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	248 of 262	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	242 of 259	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	236 of 257	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	216 of 238	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	222 of 251	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	217 of 237	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	82 of 89	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	81 of 87	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	86 of 86	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	131 of 168	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	86 of 162	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	4.5	215 of 226	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	245 of 251	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	248 of 273	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	219 of 264	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	206 of 260	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	180 of 203	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	197 of 219	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	189 of 198	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)88th percentile+79 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+65 vs school

Homeless (2021)50th percentile+44 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)6th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing12%-33 vs state

Reading10%-37 vs state

Editing and Mechanics10%-31 vs state

Social Studies8%-30 vs state

Mathematics7%-34 vs state

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The school has for sure turned around big time. Test grades have improved vastly and Students are proud to say they are a student of Doss High School. Close Quote

Schools Near Doss High

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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 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th 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
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
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
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
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
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
Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program	Public	6-12	1010 Neighborhood Pl	Fairdale	40118	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8748	43	19	2.2	76.7%	11 (25.6%)	17 (39.5%)	13 (30.2%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)							$97,838	$1,882	$1,921	$3,804	$90,088	$3,947	$94,035
Valley High	Public	9-12	10200 Dixie Highway	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8339	850	60	14.1	68.5%	380 (44.7%)	271 (31.9%)	147 (17.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.4%)	3.4	245^th of 254 public high schools	3.5%		8.6	258^th of 290 public high schools	11.0%	13	14.0	21.0		10.0	15.0	15.0	$22,962	$1,031	$1,932	$2,963	$16,106	$3,893	$19,999
Fairdale High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1001 Fairdale Road	Fairdale	40118	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8248	1,405	91	15.4	65.6%	597 (42.5%)	228 (16.2%)	501 (35.7%)	37 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (2.7%)	10.7	232^nd of 254 public high schools	8.7%		12.7	242^nd of 290 public high schools	16.6%	10	21.0	28.0		31.0	20.0	21.0	$20,119	$777	$1,919	$2,697	$13,493	$3,929	$17,423
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
Louisville Male High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4409 Preston Highway	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8292	1,763	92	19.1	46.2%	720 (40.8%)	776 (44.0%)	113 (6.4%)	49 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (5.8%)	66.2	63^rd of 254 public high schools	75.2%		76.2	43^rd of 290 public high schools	85.2%	20	45.0	47.0	21.0	60.0	46.0	53.0	$17,182	$457	$1,613	$2,070	$11,624	$3,488	$15,112

Frequently Asked Questions about Doss High

How many students attend Doss High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,235 students attended Doss High.

Is Doss High a good school?

Doss High ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Kentucky high schools.

What schools feed into Doss High?

Doss High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : King Elementary
Elementary : Layne Elementary
Elementary : Stonestreet Elementary
Elementary : Trunnell Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Doss High?

Students at Doss High are 47% African American, 27% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Doss High in?

Jefferson County

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