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Shelby Academy

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

669^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Shelby Academy is a K–5 school in Louisville’s Jefferson County, serving 290 students in an area with nearby schools ranging from very small specialized programs to larger elementary schools. Its 2025–2026 results were below both district and state levels in every reported grade and subject: for example, 4th-grade math was 19% proficient, compared with 31% in Jefferson County and 43% statewide, while 5th-grade reading was 18%, versus 40% and 51%. The most important finding is that low performance is broad across subjects and grades, not limited to one test area.

Shelby’s 3rd-grade reading is a relative strength locally: its 30% result matched Whitney Young Elementary at Engelhard and was above Frayser Elementary at 13%, though well below Bloom Elementary at 77%. By 5th grade, Shelby’s reading result of 18% was above only Whitney Young at 14% and Mcferran Preparatory Academy at 17% among nearby schools with reported results. Of the subjects with numeric results, 5th-grade Social Studies is strongest against benchmarks, at 15%—13 points below the district and 23 below the state. 4th-grade science is weakest against the state, at 12%, 28 points below.

Scores have improved in several comparable series, but remain far from state levels: 5th-grade math rose from 6% in 2022–2023 to 15% in 2025–2026, and 4th-grade reading rose from 11% to 24%; the 5th-grade reading gap to the state stayed at 33 points. SchoolDigger ranked Shelby 669th of 684 schools, at the 2nd percentile with 0 stars, in 2025–2026. Its student-teacher ratio was 9.9 in 2024–2025, below the nearby-school median of 13, and 84% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; these are context, not explanations for test results. Chronic absenteeism was 34% in 2025–2026, compared with 32% districtwide and 24% statewide. An older subgroup change stands out: SchoolDigger’s Hispanic-student percentile, a measure of how well the school ranked statewide in serving that group, fell from 29 in 2017–2018 to 5 in 2018–2019.

290

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,101

Per pupil spending ?

83.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

735 Ziegler Street
Louisville, KY 40217

(502) 485-8327

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Shelby Academy usually attend:

Middle:

Meyzeek Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.3%

White:

24.1%

Hispanic:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 24% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg44%

669^th of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st of 85Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County

135^th of 158Jefferson 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
2026	5.6	669 of 684	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	662 of 685	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	680 of 685	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	684 of 687	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.0	684 of 684	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	686 of 700	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	667 of 691	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	675 of 694	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	672 of 690	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	663 of 698	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.8	671 of 705	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.2	681 of 719	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	680 of 713	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.6	676 of 688	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.8	679 of 683	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.9	646 of 658	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.5	631 of 651	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.0	634 of 638	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	133 of 150	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	127 of 142	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	139 of 140	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	128 of 129	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	171 of 185	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	156 of 184	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	11.6	468 of 474	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	438 of 445	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	30.6	80 of 96	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	54 of 81	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	634 of 657	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	641 of 644	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	640 of 641	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	656 of 671	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	637 of 663	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	14.0	128 of 135	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	145 of 152	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	109 of 153	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	7.4	657 of 674	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	647 of 672	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	661 of 665	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	668 of 670	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	667 of 667	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	654 of 664	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	615 of 631	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	625 of 651	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	633 of 653	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	650 of 652	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	651 of 652	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	657 of 657	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	667 of 676	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	648 of 665	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	4.1	651 of 661	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	551 of 659	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	654 of 656	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	564 of 592	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	481 of 593	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)17th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2024)5th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading24%-26 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 vs state

Social Studies15%-23 vs state

Science12%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)			KSA Reading (2026)			KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shelby Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	735 Ziegler Street	Louisville	40217	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8327	290	29	9.9	83.8%	70 (24.1%)	175 (60.3%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	5.6	669^th of 684 public elementary schools	2.2%		5.6	662^nd of 685 public elementary schools	3.4%	7		19.0	15.0	30.0	24.0	18.0	12.0		15.0		$22,101	$4,072	$16,309
Cochran Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Gaulbert Ave	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8230	419	33	12.6	79.2%	97 (23.2%)	254 (60.6%)	30 (7.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	5.9	663^rd of 684 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.3	657^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.1%	6	21.0		13.0	35.0	20.0	23.0	11.0		13.0	13.0	$22,186	$3,371	$17,506
Whitney Young Elementary at Engelhard	Public	K-5	1004 S First St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8246	265	21	12.4	86.4%	28 (10.6%)	194 (73.2%)	22 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)								(n/a)				30.0		14.0					$29,278	$3,903	$22,352
Heuser Hearing & Language Academy	Public	PK-K	111 E Kentucky St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 636-2084	7	1	7.0	—	3 (42.9%)	3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Audubon Traditional Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1051 Hess Lane	Louisville	40217	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8205	610	30	20.1	46.2%	279 (45.7%)	228 (37.4%)	29 (4.8%)	27 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.2%)	72.6	152^nd of 684 public elementary schools	77.8%		65.4	214^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.8%	62	69.0	70.0	58.0	64.0	59.0	60.0	46.0	41.0	40.0	49.0	$17,912	$1,975	$14,627
Bloom Elementary	Public	K-5	1627 Lucia Avenue	Louisville	40204	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8211	533	31	17.4	22.1%	425 (79.7%)	31 (5.8%)	31 (5.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.5%)	90.8	37^th of 684 public elementary schools	94.6%		86.3	63^rd of 685 public elementary schools	90.8%	26	63.0	58.0	67.0	77.0	74.0	81.0	66.0	55.0	59.0	73.0	$19,580	$2,186	$15,945
Mcferran Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 S. 7th Street	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8297	584	44	13.1	86.3%	30 (5.1%)	458 (78.4%)	68 (11.6%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	2	680^th of 684 public elementary schools	0.6%		1.4	684^th of 685 public elementary schools	0.1%	4		6.0	6.0		13.0	17.0			8.0	17.0	$17,296	$2,947	$12,915
Western Day Treatment	Public	K-5	1900 South Seventh Street	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-7351	14	5	3.0	92.9%	4 (28.6%)	9 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1351 Payne St.	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8215	399	32	12.4	78.4%	74 (18.5%)	239 (59.9%)	57 (14.3%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	12.3	631^st of 684 public elementary schools	7.7%		13.8	622^nd of 685 public elementary schools	9.2%	9	25.0	26.0	21.0	33.0	31.0	33.0	28.0	18.0	16.0	19.0	$35,092	$5,173	$25,297
Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	K-5	930 East Main Street	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8291	578	37	15.7	53.6%	198 (34.3%)	291 (50.3%)	39 (6.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.4%)	27.1	528^th of 684 public elementary schools	22.8%		20.3	568^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.1%	40	38.0	29.0	25.0	51.0	46.0	39.0	29.0	9.0	29.0	38.0	$19,981	$2,469	$16,016

Frequently Asked Questions about Shelby Academy

How many students attend Shelby Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Shelby Academy.

Is Shelby Academy a good school?

Shelby Academy ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Shelby Academy?

Students at Shelby Academy are 60% African American, 24% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Shelby Academy attend?

Students who attend Shelby Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Meyzeek Middle

What district is Shelby Academy in?

Jefferson County

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