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Foster Traditional Academy

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

638^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Foster Traditional Academy is an elementary school located in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 468 students in grades K-5. 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. Unfortunately, Foster Traditional Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kentucky elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with students consistently underperforming compared to the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages across various subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 30% in Jefferson County and 43% statewide. Similarly, in reading, only 20% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 34% in Jefferson County and 47% statewide. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 38.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Foster Traditional Academy to the nearby schools in the same district, it becomes clear that the school is significantly underperforming. For instance, Carter Traditional Elementary, located just 0.66 miles away, consistently outperforms Foster Traditional Academy across various academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and other subjects. Despite the high spending per student and the school's status as a magnet school, Foster Traditional Academy has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance or ranking over the past decade, indicating the need for a comprehensive review and implementation of more effective strategies to support student learning and success.

317

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,974

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 South 41st Street
Louisville, KY 40211

(502) 485-8253

District: Jefferson County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.4%

Hispanic:

3.8%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (22% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg45%

638^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd of 86Elementary 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	10.5	638 of 685	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	663 of 685	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	649 of 687	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	678 of 684	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	669 of 700	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	664 of 691	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	673 of 694	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	674 of 690	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	669 of 698	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.0	676 of 705	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	709 of 719	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.8	679 of 713	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.4	668 of 688	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	664 of 683	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.3	573 of 658	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.0	529 of 651	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.8	384 of 638	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	102 of 142	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	123 of 140	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	96 of 129	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	113 of 118	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	112 of 185	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	118 of 184	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	20.1	396 of 445	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	535 of 648	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	626 of 644	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	623 of 639	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	636 of 641	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	631 of 671	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	618 of 663	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	599 of 672	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	648 of 665	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	623 of 670	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	659 of 667	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	633 of 664	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	612 of 631	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	641 of 653	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	628 of 652	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	576 of 652	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	652 of 657	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	666 of 676	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	654 of 665	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	8.1	627 of 661	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	14.3	540 of 592	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	372 of 593	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)28th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2018)11th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

White (2019)9th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2019)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading30%-18 vs state

Editing and Mechanics27%-20 vs state

Mathematics20%-23 vs state

Science3%-34 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 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th 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
Foster Traditional Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	1401 South 41st Street	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8253	317	25	12.8	84.5%	5 (1.6%)	296 (93.4%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	10.5	638^th of 685 public elementary schools	6.9%		6.3	663^rd of 685 public elementary schools	3.2%	25	22.0	19.0		20.0		41.0	3.0			27.0	$25,974	$2,068	$2,115	$4,183	$17,911	$3,881	$21,792
Kennedy Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3800 Gibson Lane	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8280	482	26	18.2	85.3%	14 (2.9%)	419 (86.9%)	34 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	1.8	681^st of 685 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.1	673^rd of 685 public elementary schools	1.8%	8	8.0			11.0	13.0	20.0	7.0			11.0	$22,919	$1,332	$2,108	$3,440	$15,325	$4,154	$19,479
Carter Traditional Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3600 Bohne Ave	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8225	471	29	16.3	74.5%	65 (13.8%)	356 (75.6%)	21 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	17.2	588^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.2%		25	536^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.8%	52	16.0	20.0	26.0	26.0	40.0	43.0	12.0	36.0	23.0	29.0	$19,534	$1,340	$1,647	$2,987	$13,164	$3,382	$16,546
Maupin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1312 Catalpa Street	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8310	302	23	13.0	93.0%	10 (3.3%)	268 (88.7%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	4.8	666^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.5	676^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.3%	10						28.0		4.0	13.0	9.0	$28,304	$2,139	$1,981	$4,120	$19,784	$4,400	$24,184
Brandeis Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2817 West Kentucky	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8214	420	26	15.9	51.4%	68 (16.2%)	257 (61.2%)	26 (6.2%)	35 (8.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	40.9	419^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.8%		52.4	323^rd of 685 public elementary schools	52.8%	96	30.0	35.0	40.0	45.0	48.0	52.0	33.0	28.0	42.0	49.0	$20,613	$718	$1,732	$2,450	$14,557	$3,606	$18,163
King Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4325 Vermont Ave	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8285	306	19	15.7	92.2%	14 (4.6%)	254 (83.0%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	1.7	682^nd of 685 public elementary schools	0.4%					(n/a)	7.0			12.0					4.0	12.0	$29,776	$2,222	$2,118	$4,340	$20,509	$4,927	$25,436
Cane Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3951 Cane Run Rd	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8223	401	23	17.2	83.0%	52 (13.0%)	249 (62.1%)	74 (18.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	4.5	670^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.2%		4.7	670^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.2%						8.0	26.0				18.0	$25,286	$2,362	$1,933	$4,295	$16,942	$4,049	$20,991
Young Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1107 South 17th street	Louisville	40210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8354	100	9	10.8	89.0%	2 (2.0%)	85 (85.0%)	9 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)								(n/a)				16.0						33.0	$32,391	$2,297	$1,595	$3,892	$24,965	$3,534	$28,499
Byck Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2328 Cedar Street	Louisville	40212	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8221	272	24	11.5	91.9%	16 (5.9%)	231 (84.9%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	2.4	677^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.2%		10.4	636^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.2%	41					20.0	10.0	8.0	8.0		10.0	$30,104	$2,042	$1,951	$3,994	$21,758	$4,353	$26,111
Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	755 Dixie Highway	Louisville	40210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8348	427	23	18.3	90.9%	19 (4.4%)	367 (85.9%)	16 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	1.7	683^rd of 685 public elementary schools	0.3%		2.2	683^rd of 685 public elementary schools	0.3%		13.0	5.0		17.0	14.0	15.0	3.0		5.0		$24,690	$1,199	$2,231	$3,431	$16,727	$4,532	$21,259

Frequently Asked Questions about Foster Traditional Academy

How many students attend Foster Traditional Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Foster Traditional Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Foster Traditional Academy?

Students at Foster Traditional Academy are 93% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Foster Traditional Academy a good school?

Foster Traditional Academy ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What district is Foster Traditional Academy in?

Jefferson County

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