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School Guide Listings Public Schools The data in the tables that follow is compiled by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and local public school districts. Data is for the 2012-13 school year unless otherwise noted. Here are defnitions of the statistical categories included in the tables: Capacity: The maximum number of students a school is designed to serve, according to its academic programs. Enrollment: The number of students atending a school. Spending/Student: The amount spent per student by the school district at each school. Student/Teacher Ratio: A school's enrollment divided by its number of teachers. centile rank among all state schools, from one (lowest) to 99 (highest). ACT, SAT Scores (high schools only): Kentucky high school students are required to take the ACT collegeentrance exams. The ACT score listed for each school is the average composite score for all students at that school for the most recent graduating class. If SAT scores are given for an individual school, the column following gives percentage of the 2012 graduating class that took the SAT tests. SAT scores are the combined scores for the reading and math components. Classifcation: Each school is assigned a classifcation of Needs Improvement (N.I.), Profcient (Prof.) or Distinguished (Dist.), based on its NGL scores. A school is given a designation of "Progressing" (Prog.) if it is meeting annual goals in achievement gains and other academic criteria. Free/Reduced Lunch %: The percentage of students who receive free or reduced-price school lunches, based on federal family-income guidelines. A higher number indicates that a school serves a greater percentage of low-income students. % in Advance Program: The percentage of a school's students who participate in the Advance Program. Schools with no percentage given do not ofer advance programs. Other notes: Anchorage Independent School District information can be found on page 83. % Non-White: The percentage of a school's students whose ethnicity is defned as African-American, AsianAmerican, Native American or Other. NGL Scores and Percentile: NGL (Next Generation Learners) scores are assigned to each school in the state based on that school's achievement test scores and other academic factors. The percentile gives the school's per- % to College (high schools only): Percentage of the 2012 graduating class that atended two- or four-year colleges. Suspensions: The number of disciplinary suspensions issued during the school year at a particular school. Disciplinary suspensions are based on the JCPS Student Code of Conduct. Bullit and Oldham County public schools data can be found on pages 82-83. A "-" in a data feld means that the information is not available or was not provided. For more information on KDE data and defnitions, go to applications.education.ky.gov/SRC. Jefferson County Public Elementary Schools Elementary Schools Capacity 2013-14 Enrollment 2013-14 Spending/ Student 2013-14 Student/ Teacher Ratio 2013-14 % in Advance Program 2012 NGL Score 2013 NGL Score 2013 State NGL Percentile Classifcation 2013-14 % Free/ Reduced Lunch 2013-14 % Nonwhite 2012-13 Suspensions Atkinson Academy 720 425 $13,645 15 - 46.3 49.9 22 N.I./Prog. 92% 59% 15 Auburndale 620 628 $9,853 17 4% 58.2 59.5 57 N.I./Prog. 81% 49% 7 Audubon Traditional 612 617 $8,173 19 - 72.6 63.3 73 Prof. 34% 38% 8 Bates 609 562 $9,478 18 - 56.8 55.3 40 N.I. 51% 34% 19 Blake 548 505 $11,125 17 - 46.4 48.5 18 N.I./Prog. 83% 42% 21 Bloom 535 533 $9,139 18 15% 62.8 66.5 83 Prof./Prog. 39% 27% 8 Blue Lick 560 459 $10,675 15 - 47.1 39.3 3 N.I. 82% 32% 11 Bowen 752 720 $9,367 18 11% 61.8 65.2 79 Prof./Prog. 40% 36% 13 Brandeis 570 599 $9,389 18 15% 79.8 72.4 94 Dist. 36% 68% 0 Breckinridge/Franklin 578 482 $14,741 13 - 52.2 61.3 64 N.I./Prog. 85% 62% 16 64.1 62.3 69 N.I. Byck 624 624 3% 49.4 42.0 5 N.I. 89% Camp Taylor 568 478 $13,134 13 - 44.1 48.1 17 N.I./Prog. Cane Run 574 402 $13,858 12 3% 46.3 43.7 8 N.I. Carter 612 591 $12,893 18 - 73.5 70.3 91 Chancey 765 713 $9,096 19 8% 58.6 57.0 47 Chenoweth 640 521 $9,741 16 7% 65.5 69.1 Cochran 514 377 $14,211 12 3% 37.2 43.0 Brown School See High School information $11,312 15 See High School information 86% 13 85% 51% 12 95% 86% 11 Dist. 45% 42% 8 N.I. 48% 56% 29 88 Prof./Prog. 48% 37% 3 7 N.I./Prog. 94% 76% 4 11.13 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 73