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Pathfinder School of Innovation

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky Alternative Schools

Better than 10% of Kentucky alternative schools

Summary

Pathfinder School of Innovation is an alternative public virtual school serving grades K-12 in Louisville, Kentucky, with 1,451 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17:1 in the 2023-2024 school year. 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.

Pathfinder School of Innovation faces significant performance challenges, as evidenced by its low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and variable graduation rates. The school has seen a wide range of 4-year graduation rates, from a low of 63.0% in 2023-2024 to a high of 93.5% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. However, Pathfinder consistently underperforms the district and state averages across various subject areas and grade levels on the KSA and ACT assessments. For example, in 10th grade math, Pathfinder's proficiency rate was 15% compared to 30% for the district and 41% for the state in 2024-2025. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.0% to 38.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby alternative schools, such as Binet School, W.E.B. DuBois Academy, and Peace Academy, also have high percentages of free/reduced-price lunch recipients and chronic absenteeism rates, but generally outperform Pathfinder School of Innovation on test scores and graduation rates. This suggests that Pathfinder may face unique challenges, which could be related to its virtual nature or the socioeconomic factors of the population it serves.

918

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,743

Per pupil spending ?

61.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 S Floyd Street
Louisville, KY 40203

(502) 485-3173

District: Jefferson County

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

African American:

34.5%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2019 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (21% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Kentucky average (63% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg29%

Kentucky avg38%

229^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Kentucky High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Alternative 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	9.3	650 of 687	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	18.3	106 of 118	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	7.0	622 of 639	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	626 of 641	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	26.4	93 of 114	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	11.7	639 of 670	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	654 of 667	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	16.3	580 of 652	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	634 of 657	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	35.7	33 of 43	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	15.3	604 of 658	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	627 of 656	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	4.4	317 of 324	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	321 of 327	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	309 of 320	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	16.0	69 of 80	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	60 of 79	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	58 of 84	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	3.9	294 of 300	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	290 of 295	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	295 of 299	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	15.8	111 of 120	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	9.4	294 of 311	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	303 of 309	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	295 of 310	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	6.5	293 of 304	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	301 of 307	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	284 of 304	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	51.3	43 of 98	56.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	5.1	308 of 316	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	315 of 320	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	288 of 314	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	229 of 254	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	221 of 290	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	203 of 276	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	209 of 271	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.4	60 of 267	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	9.2	243 of 285	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	231 of 271	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	235 of 287	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	226 of 288	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.1	220 of 295	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.8	212 of 290	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.8	216 of 291	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	60 of 93	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	22 of 83	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	42.9	41 of 89	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.6	85 of 89	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	90 of 94	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	225 of 239	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	220 of 261	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	218 of 253	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	194 of 252	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	232 of 249	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	223 of 234	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	108 of 115	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	72 of 124	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	63 of 116	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	53 of 114	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	220 of 242	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	221 of 274	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	174 of 272	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	182 of 266	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	5.1	238 of 254	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	225 of 232	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	211 of 239	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	178 of 262	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	171 of 259	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	201 of 257	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	237 of 251	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	224 of 237	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	43.4	70 of 168	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	3.6	218 of 226	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	219 of 251	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	189 of 273	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	198 of 264	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.7	137 of 260	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	5.4	205 of 219	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	192 of 198	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Multi-racial (2022)23rd percentile

Hispanic (2022)18th percentile

Male (2023)11th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2022)10th percentile

White (2023)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)5th percentile~ school

Female (2023)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2022)56th percentile+53 vs school

African American (2024)14th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2022)8th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)5th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)4th percentile~ school

White (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2024)2nd percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2024)58th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2024)35th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-13 vs state

Social Studies24%-14 vs state

Editing and Mechanics24%-17 vs state

Mathematics15%-26 vs state

Science8%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th 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
Pathfinder School of Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	900 S Floyd Street	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	Yes	No	(502) 485-3173	918	58	15.8	61.9%	437 (47.6%)	317 (34.5%)	95 (10.3%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.0%)								(n/a)							15.0							34.0			8.0						24.0			24.0	$21,743	$2,191	$1,570	$3,761	$14,530	$3,453	$17,982
J. Graham Brown School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	546 South First Street	Louisville	40202	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8216	800	46	17.2	29.3%	458 (57.3%)	189 (23.6%)	47 (5.9%)	34 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (8.8%)								(n/a)	50.0	33.0	31.0	77.0	68.0	74.0	78.0	60.0	58.0	65.0	88.0	73.0	68.0	85.0	38.0	53.0	51.0	37.0	91.0	47.0	50.0	70.0	75.0	44.0	84.0	68.0	$21,255	$446	$1,590	$2,036	$15,285	$3,935	$19,220
Home of the Innocents Discovery	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1100 East Market St	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 596-1291	26	3	8.5	46.2%	16 (61.5%)	8 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																											$34,296	$3,273	$3,011	$6,284	$22,793	$5,219	$28,012
Home of the Innocents School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1100 East Market St	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 596-1291	30	7	4.2	70.0%	23 (76.7%)	3 (10.0%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)								(n/a)														21.0													$30,196	$1,489	$1,698	$3,188	$23,568	$3,440	$27,008
Churchill Park School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	435 Boxley Avenue	Louisville	40209	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8229	74	29	2.5	56.8%	30 (40.5%)	22 (29.7%)	6 (8.1%)	12 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.4%)								(n/a)																											$96,243	$7,116	$2,139	$9,255	$81,585	$5,403	$86,988
Kentucky School for the Blind	Public, Alternative	K-12	1867 Frankfort Ave	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Kentucky School for the Blind District	No	No	No	No	(502) 897-1583	63	0		50.8%	35 (55.6%)	11 (17.5%)	5 (7.9%)	10 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)
Peace Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2020 Newburg Rd	Louisville	40205	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 479-4180	107	26	4.1	59.8%	61 (57.0%)	38 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)								(n/a)																											$25,352	$920	$2,060	$2,980	$18,525	$3,846	$22,372
St Joseph Children's Home	Public, Alternative	K-9	2823 Frankfort Ave	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 893-0241	30	8	3.9	90.0%	23 (76.7%)	1 (3.3%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (13.3%)								(n/a)																											$25,337	$265	$2,336	$2,600	$18,657	$4,080	$22,737
Home/Hospital	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3332 Newburg Road	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-6054	1	12	.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Outside School Day Program	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3332 Newburg Rd	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4100	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Pathfinder School of Innovation

Is Pathfinder School of Innovation a good school?

Pathfinder School of Innovation ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Kentucky alternative schools.

How many students attend Pathfinder School of Innovation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 918 students attended Pathfinder School of Innovation.

What is the racial makeup of Pathfinder School of Innovation?

Students at Pathfinder School of Innovation are 48% White, 35% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Pathfinder School of Innovation in?

Jefferson County

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