Minor Daniels Academy

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Louisville, Kentucky

Minor Daniels Academy in Louisville, Kentucky enrolled 184 students in 2024-25 with 28.2 full-time teachers, 6.5 students per teacher against the Kentucky high-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Kentucky: 91.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 34%

159 students in 2022-23, 186 students in 2023-24, 184 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 28.2.

Students enrolled at Minor Daniels Academy by school year2022-23: 159, 2023-24: 186, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231592023-241862024-25184
Students enrolled at Minor Daniels Academy by school year2022-23: 159, 2023-24: 186, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231592023-241862024-25184
Students enrolled at Minor Daniels Academy by school year2022-23: 159, 2023-24: 186, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231592023-241862024-25184
Students enrolled at Minor Daniels Academy by school year2022-23: 159, 2023-24: 186, 2024-25: 1840501001502002022-231592023-241862024-25184
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315921.07.6
2023-2418626.27.1
2024-2518428.26.5

6.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 Kentucky high schools

Among the 334 Kentucky high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kentucky high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 75.0; Minor Daniels Academy 6.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherMinor Daniels Academy 6.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kentucky high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 75.0; Minor Daniels Academy 6.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherMinor Daniels Academy 6.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kentucky high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 75.0; Minor Daniels Academy 6.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherMinor Daniels Academy 6.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kentucky high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 75.0; Minor Daniels Academy 6.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherMinor Daniels Academy 6.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Minor Daniels Academy enrolled 47 students; it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions29
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

72.8% of students were Black, 10.9% White, 8.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black72.8%
  2. White10.9%
  3. Two or more races8.7%
  4. Hispanic6.5%
  5. Asian1.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Minor Daniels Academy scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKentucky
Reading and language arts, 2021-225% or less35%44.7%
Math, 2022-235% or less27% (2021-22)38.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

under 50% of the 15 students in Minor Daniels Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtKentucky
Four-year graduation rateunder 50%87%91.4%
Students in the class157,35549,023

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Louisville

31 public high schools in Louisville report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ballard High2,14819.034.3%
duPont Manual High1,89916.820.4%
Marion C. Moore School1,89214.365.3%
Pleasure Ridge Park High1,77719.766.6%
Louisville Male High1,76319.241.0%
Southern High1,72517.663.0%
Fern Creek High1,52515.256.1%
Atherton High1,46618.136.8%

All public schools in Louisville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Minor Daniels Academy

  1. BrooklawnThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 28 students, 4.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Boys & Girls HavenThe next nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 20 students, 5.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Minor Daniels Academy with BrooklawnStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Jefferson County Public Schools spends per student$18,189 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,189
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyMinor Daniels Academy is the number 221 by size of 349 Kentucky high schools open in 2024-25.#221 of 349
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher6.5 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.8 for high schools.6.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Minor Daniels Academy

  1. How many students attend Minor Daniels Academy?
    184 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 159 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Louisville, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Minor Daniels Academy?
    6.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Minor Daniels Academy a Title I school?
    Minor Daniels Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Minor Daniels Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Minor Daniels Academy scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Minor Daniels Academy?
    under 50% of the 15 students in Minor Daniels Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Minor Daniels Academy in?
    Jefferson County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2102990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210299002412 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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