User:Braindrain0000/Public Schools in Jefferson County, Kentucky

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[edit] Elementary

School name Opening date Origin of name and other information
Atkinson Elementary School J.B. Atkinson
Auburndale Elementary School
Audubon Traditional Elementary School John Audubon, painter and bird enthusiast
Bates Elementary School James H. Bates, longtime chairman of the Jefferson County Board of Education

Bates is the home of Safety City, an initiative to each students safe habits using a miniaturized city with go-carts for automobiles.
Blake Elementary School
Bloom Elementary School I.N. Bloom
Blue Lick Elementary School Located on Blue Lick Road
Bowen Elementary School
Brandeis Elementary School Albert S. Brandeis
Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary School Merger of Breckinridge and Franklin Elementary Schools in 2000.
Byck Elementary School Dann Conrad Byck, member of the Louisville Board of Alderman and member of the city board of education 1955-1959
Camp Taylor Elementary School Located in Camp Taylor neighborhood, site of Camp Zachary Taylor 1917-1921
Cane Run Elementary School Located on Cane Run Road
Carter Traditional School
Chancey Elementary School 2002 Malcom B. Chancey, local business leader who established the Jefferson County Public Education Foundation.
Chenoweth Elementary School
Cochran Elementary School 1900 Gavin H. Cochran
Cochrane Elementary School
Coleridge-Taylor Elementary School Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Coral Ridge Elementary School Located in the Coral Ridge neighborhood
Crums Lane Elementary School Located on Crums Lane
Dixie Elementary School
Dunn Elementary School
Eisenhower Elementary School Dwight Eisenhower, U.S. President and general
Engelhard Elementary School
Fairdale Elementary School Located in Fairdale
Fern Creek Elementary School Located in Fern Creek
Field Elementary School Emmet Field
Foster Academy Stephen Foster, Kentucky composer
Frayser Elementary School Nannie Lee Frayser
Gilmore Lane Elementary School Located on Gilmore Lane
Goldsmith Elementary School Located on Goldsmith Lane
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional Elementary School
Greenwood Elementary School Located on Greenwood Road
Gutermuth Elementary School
Hartstern Elementary School
Hawthorne Elementary School Located in Hawthorne neighborhood
Hazelwood Elementary School Located in Hazelwood neighborhood
Hite Elementary School Jane Glass Hite
Indian Trail Elementary School Located on Indian Trail
Jacob Elementary School
Jeffersontown Elementary School Located in Jeffersontown, Kentucky
Johnsontown Road Elementary School Located on Johnsontown Road
Kennedy Montessori School U.S. President John F. Kennedy
Kenwood Elementary School Located in Kenwood neighborhood
Kerrick Elementary School
King Elementary School Civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr.
Klondike Lane Elementary School Located on Klondike Lane
Laukhuf Elementary School
Layne Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
Lowe Elementary School
Luhr Elementary School Mattie B. Luhr
Maupin Elementary School Originally Parkland Elementary School, renamed for Milburn Taylor Maupin, first African-American central office administrator in the Louisville Public Schools. Served as interim superintendent January-June 1975 and retired as deputy superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools in 1978
McFerran Preparatory Academy John McFerran
Medora Elementary School
Middletown Elementary School Located in Middletown
Mill Creek Elementary School
Minors Lane Elementary School Located on Minors Lane
Norton Elementary School Former board member Jane M. Norton
Okolona Elementary School Located in Okolona neighborhood
Portland Elementary School Located in Portland neighborhood
Price Elementary School Sarah Jacob Price, school's first principal
Rangeland Elementary School Located on Rangeland Road
Roosevelt-Perry Elementary School 1979 Formed as result of merger between the Roosevelt School and Perry Elementary school in 1979. Named for President Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Perry, Sr., principal of the Western Colored School 1891-1927.
Rutherford Elementary School
St. Matthews Elementary School Located in city of St. Matthews
Sanders Elementary School
Schaffner Traditional School
Semple Elementary School 1932? named for Ellen Churchill Semple in 1932, geographer and educator who was a member of a group of scholars advising Woodrow Wilson for the Peace Conference of Versailles in 1919
Shacklette Elementary School
Shelby Elementary School bef. 1850 Isaac Shelby, Kentucky's first governor. The school was originally constructed by German immigrants. It was purchased by the Louisville Board of Education in 1868.
Slaughter Elementary School Horace B. Slaughter
Smyrna Elementary School Located at corner of Smyrna Road and Outer Loop
Stonestreet Elementary School Rosa Phillips Stonestreet, only female superintendent in the history of public education in Louisville, Kentucky.
Zachary Taylor Elementary School U.S. President Zachary Taylor
Trunnell Elementary School
Tully Elementary School Roberta B. Tully
Watson Lane Elementary School Located on Watson Lane
Watterson Elementary School Henry Watterson, prominent Louisville newspaper editor, for whom the Watterson Expressway is also named
Wellington Elementary School Sara Belle Wellington
Wheatley Elementary School Phillis Wheatley, Former slave, first African American woman to publish a book of poetry
Wheeler Elementary School
Wilder Elementary School
Wilkerson Elementary School
Wilt Elementary School
Young Elementary School Whitney Moore Young, Jr., social worker and civil rights leaeder, became executive director of the National Urban League in 1961 and the recipient of the Medal of Freedom in 1969.

[edit] Middle

School name Opening date Origin of name and other information
Barret Traditional Middle School 1932 Alex G. Barret, Louisville Board of Education member (president in 1918) and Jefferson Circuit Court Judge
Carrithers Middle School'
Conway Middle School 1972 Aubrey Conway, Jefferson County Board of Education member and community advocate
Crosby Middle School
Farnsley Middle School 1998 School built on historic land of David Farnsley
Frost Middle School
Highland Middle School 1928 Located in Highlands neighborhood
Iroquois Middle School Located in Iroquois neighborhood
Jefferson County Traditional Middle School Original Traditional Program middle school in Jefferson County
Thomas Jefferson Middle School Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States
Johnson Traditional Middle School Lyman Tefft Johnson, a civil rights leader and educator, teaching at Central High School for 33 years. He was the principal plantiff in the federal court case regarding the desegregation of schools in Jefferson County. Served as Board Member 1978-1982.
Kammerer Middle School
Kennedy Metro Middle School Alex R. Kennedy
Knight Middle School T. T. Knight
Lassiter Middle School O.M. Lassiter
Meyzeek Middle School Originally named Jackson Junior High, renamed in honor of Albert Ernest Meyzeek, civil rights activist and educator who served as the school's principal for a number of years. Was one of the founders of the Louisville Urban League, which he chaired for 29 years. Served on the state Board of Education 1948-1956.
Myers Middle School Mary P. Myers
Newburg Middle School Located in Newburg neighborhood
Noe Middle School 1974 Samuel V. Noe
Southern Leadership Academy 1928 Renamed from Southern Middle School to Southern Leadership Academy to reflect revised class organization of single-gender classes
Stuart Middle School 1980 Jesse Stuart, distinguished Kentucky poet and novelist
Western Middle School
Westport Traditional Middle School and Fine Arts Academy Located on Westport Road

[edit] High

School name Opening date Origin of name and other information
Atherton High School 1923 J.M. Atherton High Shool for Girls. Named after John McDougal Atherton, a local businessman and polititian instrumental in changing Louisville's school system administration from trustees to a board of education.
Ballard High School 1968
Breckinridge Metropolitan High School
Buechel Metropolitan High School
Butler Traditional High School 1954 Suda E. Butler
Central High School MCA 1882 Originally called the Central Colored High School, Louisville's first African-American high school.
Doss High School MCA Harry Doss.
DuPont Manual High School 1892 Originally called duPont Manual Training High School, named for Alfred Victor duPont, a local entrepreneur.
Eastern High School 1950
Fairdale High School MCA
Fern Creek Traditional High School
Iroquois High School MCA
Jeffersontown High School MCA 1925, 1966 Located in Jeffersontown, Kentucky Original building (located on same lot as present-day Tully Elementary) burned in 1940, prompting closure of school. Re-established at present location in 1966 at the present site of Tully Elementary, in 1940 a fire caused the school to be closed, with the last graduating class in 1950. School re-opened in 1966 at present site following petition by residents of Jeffersontown.
Jefferson County High School 1986
Liberty High School 1997
Louisville Male High School 1856 Originally only accepted boys as students (there was a Louisville Female High School). In 1952, when the schools merged, name was changed to Louisville Male and Girls High School, but was reverted due to protests by faculty, alumni and students of both genders.
Pleasure Ridge Park High School MCA 1952
Seneca High School MCA 1957
Shawnee High School MCA
Southern High School MCA
Valley Traditional High School 1937 Located in Valley Station
Waggener Traditional High School 1954 Mayme S. Waggener, principal of Greathouse Elementary School 1918-1946.
Western MST Magnet High School
Youth Performing Arts School 1977