Shelby Academy

Regular School · Louisville, KY

Shelby Academy is a regular school school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving grades KG–05 with 290 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

290

Teachers (FTE)

29.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	175	60%
White	70	24%
Hispanic/Latino	21	7%
Two or more races	21	7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	290	131M / 159F

English Language Learners: 97 (33% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6-9%	31.2%	190
Reading Proficiency	15-19%	42.5%	190
Science Proficiency	<=5%	—	69

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.64 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

84 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

410

141.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	290	100%

Contact & Location

735 Ziegler Street

Louisville, KY 40217

Phone: (502)485-8327

District

Jefferson County

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,696

District enrollment: 95,171

Other Schools in District

Alex R. Kennedy Elementary Elementary
Atkinson Academy Elementary
Auburndale Elementary Elementary
Audubon Traditional Elementary Elementary
Bates Elementary Elementary
Bellewood Elementary
Blake Elementary Elementary
Bloom Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 40217) → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

210299000780

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD