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Seneca High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

241^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 5% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Seneca High is a public magnet high school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 1,317 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.

Seneca High consistently performs below the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages in various standardized test scores, such as KSA Mathematics, Reading, Writing, Social Studies, and Editing and Mechanics, as well as ACT English, Mathematics, and Reading. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15% of Seneca High's 10th-grade students were proficient or better in KSA Mathematics, compared to 30% in Jefferson County and 41% statewide. The school also has a higher dropout rate and significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to nearby schools.

While Seneca High's academic performance is lower than the nearby magnet schools like Louisville Male High and Atherton High, it performs better than some of the smaller, specialized schools in the area, such as Mary Ryan Academy, Liberty High, and Newcomer Academy, which have even lower academic achievement and higher rates of chronic absenteeism. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Seneca High may contribute to these challenges, and the school could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address these issues.

1,255

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,855

Per pupil spending ?

67.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3510 Goldsmith Lane
Louisville, KY 40220

(502) 485-8323

District: Jefferson County

Feeder schools for Seneca High:

Elementary:	Camp Taylor Elementary
	Goldsmith Elementary
	Indian Trail Elementary
Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle
	Western Middle School for the Arts

Racial breakdown:

African American:

33.5%

Hispanic:

33.4%

White:

24.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Kentucky average (88% vs 94%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg33%

Kentucky avg42%

241^st of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	5.9	241 of 254	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	262 of 290	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	235 of 276	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	234 of 271	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	233 of 267	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	239 of 285	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	226 of 271	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.5	216 of 287	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.8	221 of 288	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.8	212 of 295	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	222 of 290	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.9	180 of 291	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.1	185 of 229	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.4	90 of 226	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	28.8	174 of 223	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.8	149 of 217	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.7	116 of 217	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.5	85 of 217	60.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	59 of 75	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	86 of 93	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	69 of 83	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	69 of 89	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	52 of 78	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	67 of 89	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	81 of 94	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	24 of 25	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	20 of 27	25.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.5	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	112 of 153	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.9	60 of 154	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.9	157 of 166	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	133 of 166	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	48.5	19 of 48	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	26 of 41	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	23 of 37	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	80.0	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	234 of 239	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	248 of 261	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	225 of 253	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	228 of 252	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	208 of 236	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	227 of 249	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	215 of 234	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	114 of 115	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	117 of 124	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	112 of 116	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	106 of 114	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	75 of 92	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	81 of 88	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	63 of 80	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	14.6	29 of 32	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	28 of 33	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	233 of 242	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	247 of 274	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	220 of 272	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	223 of 266	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	199 of 234	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	225 of 254	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	213 of 232	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	231 of 239	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	242 of 262	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	233 of 259	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	225 of 257	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	227 of 238	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	218 of 251	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	209 of 237	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	80 of 89	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	78 of 87	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	41 of 76	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	14.2	159 of 168	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	110 of 162	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.1	208 of 226	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	214 of 251	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	215 of 273	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	170 of 264	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	157 of 260	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	167 of 203	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	193 of 219	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	182 of 198	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+51 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2022)9th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading26%-21 vs state

Social Studies20%-18 vs state

Editing and Mechanics17%-24 vs state

Writing16%-29 vs state

Mathematics15%-26 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 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th 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
Seneca High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3510 Goldsmith Lane	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8323	1,255	94	13.3	67.8%	308 (24.5%)	421 (33.5%)	419 (33.4%)	46 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (4.5%)	5.9	241^st of 254 public high schools	5.1%		7.5	262^nd of 290 public high schools	9.7%	21				15.0				26.0				16.0		20.0		17.0	$21,855	$1,447	$1,844	$3,291	$14,727	$3,837	$18,564
Newcomer Academy	Public	6-12	3741 Pulliam Dr	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-6324	578	55	10.4	78.2%	49 (8.5%)	193 (33.4%)	321 (55.5%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$21,410	$1,059	$1,747	$2,806	$15,126	$3,478	$18,604
Boys & Girls Haven	Public	6-12	2301 Goldsmith Ln	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 458-1171	20	4	5.6	65.0%	10 (50.0%)	5 (25.0%)	2 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.0%)								(n/a)																	$28,939	$1,921	$3,698	$5,619	$17,795	$5,525	$23,320
Brooklawn	Public	6-12	3121 Brooklawn Campus Drive	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 515-0460	28	7	3.9	57.1%	19 (67.9%)	6 (21.4%)	2 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)								(n/a)																	$50,760	$2,676	$3,542	$6,219	$38,830	$5,712	$44,542
Minor Daniels Academy	Public	6-12	1960 Bashford Manor Ln	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8316	184	28	6.5	79.9%	20 (10.9%)	134 (72.8%)	12 (6.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.7%)								(n/a)																17.0	$37,065	$1,686	$1,669	$3,354	$29,950	$3,762	$33,711
Atherton High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3000 Dundee Road	Louisville	40205	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8202	1,466	81	18.1	41.1%	922 (62.9%)	271 (18.5%)	117 (8.0%)	55 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	97 (6.6%)	91.7	8^th of 254 public high schools	96.9%		87	17^th of 290 public high schools	94.1%	9				58.0				72.0		40.0		58.0		61.0		63.0	$18,748	$423	$1,801	$2,224	$12,805	$3,719	$16,524
Waggener High	Public	9-12	330 S. Hubbards Lane	Louisville	40207	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8340	888	63	14.1	65.7%	253 (28.5%)	371 (41.8%)	194 (21.8%)	29 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.3%)	9.1	235^th of 254 public high schools	7.5%		13.9	241^st of 290 public high schools	16.9%	6				22.0				25.0				20.0		25.0		18.0	$22,921	$1,104	$1,787	$2,891	$16,212	$3,818	$20,030
Liberty High	Public	7-12	1281 Gilmore Lane	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-7100	100	28	3.5	71.0%	37 (37.0%)	52 (52.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	$62,098	$956	$2,104	$3,061	$54,423	$4,614	$59,037
Mary Ryan Academy	Public	9-12	3307 East Indian Trail	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-7988	16	5	3.1	87.5%	8 (50.0%)	5 (31.3%)	3 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$75,137	$8,411	$1,571	$9,982	$61,792	$3,362	$65,154
W.E.B. DuBois Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	3307 East Indian Trail	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8253	477	38	12.7	61.8%	15 (3.1%)	401 (84.1%)	24 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)								(n/a)	20.0	21.0	14.0		32.0	58.0	22.0	31.0	19.0	17.0	11.0		21.0	30.0	27.0	21.0	$28,762	$1,436	$2,358	$3,794	$20,045	$4,923	$24,967

Frequently Asked Questions about Seneca High

What schools feed into Seneca High?

Seneca High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Camp Taylor Elementary
Elementary : Goldsmith Elementary
Elementary : Indian Trail Elementary
Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle
Middle : Western Middle School for the Arts

What district is Seneca High in?

Jefferson County

How many students attend Seneca High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,255 students attended Seneca High.

What is the racial makeup of Seneca High?

Students at Seneca High are 34% African American, 33% Hispanic, 25% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Seneca High a good school?

Seneca High ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Kentucky high schools.

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