The Phoenix School of Discovery

Summary:

The Phoenix School of Discovery is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Louisville, Kentucky, with 380 students. It is part of the Jefferson County school district, which is ranked 141 out of 159 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The Phoenix School of Discovery has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Kentucky high schools over the past decade, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Phoenix School of Discovery significantly underperforms compared to the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages across a range of academic metrics, including ACT and Kentucky State Assessment (KSA) proficiency rates. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, male, low-socioeconomic status, and disabled students. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 56.96% to 64.17% over the past three years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools in the Jefferson County district, such as Ballard High and Eastern High, The Phoenix School of Discovery generally underperforms on academic metrics, graduation rates, and student group performance. The relatively low student-teacher ratio at The Phoenix School of Discovery suggests that the school may have adequate resources, but these resources do not appear to be translating into improved student outcomes, raising questions about how the school is allocating and utilizing its resources to support student learning.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 502 Wood Rd
       Louisville, KY  40222


(502) 485-7700

District: Jefferson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
230th of 290 Kentucky High Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  9.2 Help
Number of students:  380

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.0%
African American:
22.4%
Two or more races:
5.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.2% Help


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Compare Details The Phoenix School of Discovery is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2017 the calculated Average Standard Score was 0.87. (See more...)
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Compare Details The Phoenix School of Discovery ranks worse than 98.5% of middle schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.08. (See more...)
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Compare Details The Phoenix School of Discovery ranks worse than 79.3% of high schools in Kentucky. It also ranks 9th among 24 ranked high schools in the Jefferson County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.16. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of The Phoenix School of Discovery freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
Student Body
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Compare Details The Phoenix School of Discovery has the largest high school student body size in the Jefferson County School District.  (See more...)
Schooldigger Rankings:

The Phoenix School of Discovery was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks The Phoenix School of Discovery 319th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See The Phoenix School of Discovery in the ranking list.)
SchoolDigger ranks The Phoenix School of Discovery 230th of 290 Kentucky public high schools. (See The Phoenix School of Discovery in the ranking list.)

Jefferson County:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson County 141st of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for The Phoenix School of Discovery

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2013 4.11 712th 719 1.0%
2014 2.05 700th 705 0.7%
2015 0.83 695th 698 0.4%
2016 0.25 690th 690 0.0%
2017 0.87 692nd 694 0.3%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for The Phoenix School of Discovery

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Rank History for all middle school students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2013 3.90 323rd 335 3.6%
2014 4.54 318th 335 5.1%
2015 2.92 323rd 337 4.2%
2016 0.60 323rd 331 2.4%
2017 1.04 323rd 330 2.1%
2018 1.86 313th 322 2.8%
2019 2.96 319th 335 4.8%
2022 1.62 319th 320 0.3%
2023 2.13 325th 327 0.6%
2024 3.08 319th 324 1.5%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 1.43 290th 294 1.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.27 282nd 285 1.1%
2019 3.97 295th 303 2.6%
2022 7.49 305th 310 1.6%
2023 1.29 309th 309 0.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 0.52 289th 290 0.3%
2019 1.71 297th 299 0.7%
2024 7.28 286th 300 4.7%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.32 190th 219 13.2%
2019 39.65 116th 226 48.7%
2022 20.15 104th 111 6.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.68 288th 293 1.7%
2019 4.17 294th 303 3.0%
2022 5.03 299th 304 1.6%
2023 2.36 305th 307 0.7%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.43 93rd 96 3.1%
2019 5.92 95th 96 1.0%
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Rank History for middle school White students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.20 252nd 253 0.4%
2019 1.70 264th 266 0.8%
2022 2.17 314th 314 0.0%
2023 1.19 320th 320 0.0%
2024 2.67 314th 316 0.6%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for The Phoenix School of Discovery

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Rank History for all high school students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2013 10.46 247th 291 15.1%
2014 16.72 238th 290 17.9%
2015 14.97 235th 295 20.3%
2016 8.60 240th 288 16.7%
2017 5.57 254th 287 11.5%
2018 6.63 243rd 271 10.3%
2019 6.59 254th 285 10.9%
2021 28.17 200th 267 25.1%
2022 7.77 242nd 271 10.7%
2023 20.58 222nd 276 19.6%
2024 19.16 230th 290 20.7%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 4.33 217th 226 4.0%
2023 60.46 31st 162 80.9%
2024 40.11 83rd 168 50.6%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.27 226th 232 2.6%
2019 6.74 235th 254 7.5%
2022 9.53 242nd 266 9.0%
2023 25.63 214th 272 21.3%
2024 23.90 212th 274 22.6%
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Rank History for high school Female students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.60 231st 234 1.3%
2019 6.29 230th 249 7.6%
2022 11.49 227th 252 9.9%
2023 50.28 122nd 253 51.8%
2024 42.15 151st 261 42.1%
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Rank History for high school Disabled students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.39 136th 166 18.1%
2019 12.99 163rd 166 1.8%
2021 64.94 37th 154 76.0%
2022 45.68 64th 153 58.2%
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Rank History for high school Male students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.34 221st 237 6.8%
2019 3.48 245th 251 2.4%
2022 10.12 232nd 257 9.7%
2023 19.26 216th 259 16.6%
2024 17.87 217th 262 17.2%
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Rank History for high school African American students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.86 93rd 94 1.1%
2019 17.74 79th 89 11.2%
2024 11.28 85th 93 8.6%
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Rank History for high school White students at The Phoenix School of Discovery

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.53 196th 198 1.0%
2019 2.67 210th 219 4.1%
2022 6.50 243rd 260 6.5%
2023 16.94 228th 264 13.6%
2024 24.98 206th 273 24.5%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Sunday, April 11, 2021

Open Quote So grateful my son is a student here and is thriving. Close Quote


by a parent
Sunday, April 11, 2021

Open Quote I love this school for my middle school son! 5he principal, teachers, and staff truly care and love the students! My child is learning a great deal, and can thrive! He was in another middle school that did not accommodate his needs, and dealt with bullying as he has an ASD. I am thankful for this program for him! Close Quote



Enrollment information for The Phoenix School of Discovery

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2007 135 134 3 8 0 n/a n/a 6 286
2008 141 157 7 10 2 n/a n/a 15 332
2009 116 110 1 4 2 n/a n/a 8 241
2010 155 111 2 7 1 n/a n/a 13 289
2011 160 88 0 6 1 0 10 0 265
2012 213 100 2 6 3 0 8 0 332
2013 128 54 1 4 2 0 6 0 195
2014 148 51 1 2 2 0 6 0 210
2015 237 119 9 55 1 0 16 0 437
2016 234 79 1 10 1 0 15 0 340
2017 232 86 2 6 2 0 16 0 344
2018 219 89 1 6 2 0 13 0 330
2019 248 90 3 13 0 0 17 0 371
2020 231 100 5 12 1 0 17 0 366
2021 248 97 6 18 1 0 18 0 388
2022 246 86 8 15 1 0 18 0 374
2023 247 85 5 19 2 0 22 0 380

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at The Phoenix School of Discovery

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 286 26.0 11.0 70
2008 332 32.5 10.2 81.4
2009 241 29.3 8.2 85.8
2010 289 23.0 12.5 84.1
2011 265 30.0 8.8 80
2012 332 32.0 10.3 78.9
2013 195 30.0 6.5 76.4
2014 210 28.0 7.5 70
2015 437 36.0 12.1 68
2016 340 34.0 10.0 71.2
2017 344 35.0 9.8 67.7
2018 330 38.0 8.6 69.4
2019 371 33.0 11.2 56.6
2020 366 37.0 9.8 56.6
2021 388 38.0 10.2 57
2022 374 41.0 9.1 64.2
2023 380 41.0 9.2 59.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio The Phoenix School of Discovery

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 286 26.0 11.0 70
2008 332 32.5 10.2 81.4
2009 241 29.3 8.2 85.8
2010 289 23.0 12.5 84.1
2011 265 30.0 8.8 80
2012 332 32.0 10.3 78.9
2013 195 30.0 6.5 76.4
2014 210 28.0 7.5 70
2015 437 36.0 12.1 68
2016 340 34.0 10.0 71.2
2017 344 35.0 9.8 67.7
2018 330 38.0 8.6 69.4
2019 371 33.0 11.2 56.6
2020 366 37.0 9.8 56.6
2021 388 38.0 10.2 57
2022 374 41.0 9.1 64.2
2023 380 41.0 9.2 59.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on The Phoenix School of Discovery

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 319th of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 325th of 327 Middle schools
 4.2%
Ranks 254th of 285 High schoolsRanks 222nd of 276 High schools
 8.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students371380
 2.4%
African American9085
 5.6%
American Indian02
Asian35
 66.7%
Hispanic1319
 46.2%
Pacific Islander00
White248247
 0.4%
Two or More Races1722
 29.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.6%59.2%
 2.6%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 380 students attended The Phoenix School of Discovery.

Students at The Phoenix School of Discovery are 65% White, 22% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

The Phoenix School of Discovery ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Kentucky high schools.


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