Fern Creek High

9115 Fern Creek Road, Louisville KY, 40291 | Jefferson County School District | 502-485-8251
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1682
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 24% 50% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 244 in Louisville
  • Ranked #0 of 1864 in Kentucky
Proficiency Averages
36%Louisville
48%Kentucky

Fern Creek High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Jefferson County School District" in Louisville, KY. There are a total of 1,682 students and 92 teachers at Fern Creek High, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Fern Creek High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 24.0%, which is 50% lower than the Kentucky average.

Fern Creek High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1682
Teachers92
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment367
Taking some courses322
Taking some courses (not tests)49
Passing some courses84
Passing no courses230

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Fern Creek High, there are a total of 367 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 322 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All20%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School20%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All28%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School28%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Fern Creek High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKentuckyNational
White 47.9% 48.3% 79.4% 51.1%
Black 37.8% 36.6% 10.6% 15.9%
Asian 4.6% 3.4% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.5% 8.2% 5.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.1% 3.2% 2.9% 3.1%

Louisville demographics profile

StatisticLouisvilleKentuckyNational
Population618,7334,467,673328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,35111491
Median age37.738.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)50%58%55%
Speak English90%95%79%
Speak Spanish5%3%13%

Education level achieved in Louisville

IndexLouisvilleKentuckyNational
Completed 8th grade83.7%81.0%84.3%
Completed high school82.1%77.8%83.0%
Completed some college59.0%51.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree36.1%30.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors28.3%22.7%30.3%
Completed masters11.6%9.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.3%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.2%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Fern Creek High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.