Pleasure Ridge Park High

5901 Greenwood Road, Louisville KY, 40258 | Jefferson County School District | 502-485-8311
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1699
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 26% 47% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 244 in Louisville
  • Ranked #0 of 1864 in Kentucky
Proficiency Averages
36%Louisville
48%Kentucky

Pleasure Ridge Park 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 1,699 students and 94 teachers at Pleasure Ridge Park High, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Pleasure Ridge Park High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 25.5%, which is 47% lower than the Kentucky average.

Pleasure Ridge Park High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1699
Teachers94
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment136
Taking some courses98
Taking some courses (not tests)42
Passing some courses35
Passing no courses51

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 Pleasure Ridge Park High, there are a total of 136 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 98 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All19%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School19%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All32%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School32%

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.

Pleasure Ridge Park High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKentuckyNational
White 65.6% 48.3% 79.4% 51.1%
Black 28.0% 36.6% 10.6% 15.9%
Asian 1.7% 3.4% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0% 8.2% 5.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.7% 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 Pleasure Ridge Park High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.