Pathfinder School of Innovation

Summary:

Pathfinder School of Innovation is an alternative public school serving grades K-12 in Louisville, Kentucky, with an enrollment of 2,030 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County school district, which is ranked 141 out of 159 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pathfinder School of Innovation faces significant challenges, with a 4-year graduation rate of just 63.0%, well below the state average of 90.6% and the Jefferson County average of 88.9%. The school also consistently underperforms the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages on standardized tests, including the ACT, KSA Mathematics, KSA Reading, KSA Writing, and KSA Social Studies. For example, in 2023-2024, only 9% of 11th graders at Pathfinder were proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to 25% in Jefferson County and 30% statewide. Additionally, Pathfinder has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.58% to 74.68%, significantly higher than the state average of around 60%.

In comparison to nearby schools, Pathfinder School of Innovation performs significantly worse than the J. Graham Brown School, a public magnet school in the area, which has much higher test scores, graduation rates, and a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. The data suggests that Pathfinder School of Innovation, along with other alternative schools in the Jefferson County district, face significant challenges in terms of student outcomes, likely due to the high proportion of economically disadvantaged and at-risk students they serve.


Detail:

Public, Alternative K-12

 900 S Floyd Street
       Louisville, KY  40203


(502) 485-3173

District: Jefferson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
317th of 324 Kentucky Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  27.8 Help
Number of students:  2,030

Racial breakdown:

White:
44.8%
African American:
35.9%
Hispanic:
11.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.8% Help


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Compare Details Pathfinder School of Innovation is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.33. (See more...)
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Compare Details Pathfinder School of Innovation ranks worse than 97.8% of middle schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details Pathfinder School of Innovation ranks worse than 76.2% of high schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.59. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Pathfinder School of Innovation freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Pathfinder School of Innovation:

SchoolDigger ranks Pathfinder School of Innovation 317th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Pathfinder School of Innovation in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pathfinder School of Innovation 221st of 290 Kentucky public high schools. (See Pathfinder School of Innovation in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson County 141st of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pathfinder School of Innovation

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 9.33 650th 687 5.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 35.67 33rd 43 23.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 7.83 654th 667 1.9%
2023 11.67 639th 670 4.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 7.07 626th 641 2.3%
2023 6.97 622nd 639 2.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 6.94 634th 657 3.5%
2023 16.29 580th 652 11.0%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 18.32 106th 118 10.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 26.39 93rd 114 18.4%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 11.84 627th 656 4.4%
2023 15.34 604th 658 8.2%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 7.56 309th 320 3.4%
2023 3.64 321st 327 1.8%
2024 4.40 317th 324 2.2%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 51.35 43rd 98 56.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 12.01 295th 310 4.8%
2023 6.72 303rd 309 1.9%
2024 9.43 294th 311 5.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 6.14 295th 299 1.3%
2023 4.81 290th 295 1.7%
2024 3.89 294th 300 2.0%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 12.31 284th 304 6.6%
2023 3.67 301st 307 2.0%
2024 6.55 293rd 304 3.6%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 30.22 58th 84 31.0%
2023 22.94 60th 79 24.1%
2024 15.96 69th 80 13.8%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 15.81 111th 120 7.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 14.14 288th 314 8.3%
2023 4.32 315th 320 1.6%
2024 5.09 308th 316 2.5%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2013 30.76 216th 291 25.8%
2014 32.75 212th 290 26.9%
2015 30.09 220th 295 25.4%
2016 22.06 226th 288 21.5%
2017 15.58 235th 287 18.1%
2018 8.90 231st 271 14.8%
2019 9.24 243rd 285 14.7%
2021 63.43 60th 267 77.5%
2022 26.53 209th 271 22.9%
2023 26.15 203rd 276 26.4%
2024 22.59 221st 290 23.8%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 3.59 218th 226 3.5%
2024 43.39 70th 168 58.3%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.28 225th 232 3.0%
2019 5.14 238th 254 6.3%
2022 35.46 182nd 266 31.6%
2023 38.53 174th 272 36.0%
2024 20.89 221st 274 19.3%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.43 223rd 234 4.7%
2019 6.12 232nd 249 6.8%
2022 27.65 194th 252 23.0%
2023 16.96 218th 253 13.8%
2024 16.97 220th 261 15.7%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.09 224th 237 5.5%
2019 6.04 237th 251 5.6%
2022 24.82 201st 257 21.8%
2023 31.53 171st 259 34.0%
2024 31.96 178th 262 32.1%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.22 90th 94 4.3%
2019 10.64 85th 89 4.5%
2022 42.89 41st 89 53.9%
2023 55.94 22nd 83 73.5%
2024 33.74 60th 93 35.5%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 53.03 53rd 114 53.5%
2023 42.63 63rd 116 45.7%
2024 39.34 72nd 124 41.9%
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Rank History for high school White students at Pathfinder School of Innovation

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.95 192nd 198 3.0%
2019 5.38 205th 219 6.4%
2022 43.66 137th 260 47.3%
2023 26.18 198th 264 25.0%
2024 31.92 189th 273 30.8%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Pathfinder School of Innovation

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 678 287 9 12 0 n/a n/a 0 986
2003 678 287 9 12 0 n/a n/a 0 986
2004 493 210 6 6 8 n/a n/a 0 723
2005 456 255 12 13 0 n/a n/a 0 736
2006 415 168 8 15 1 n/a n/a 0 607
2007 337 155 8 10 0 n/a n/a 5 515
2008 414 166 2 11 0 n/a n/a 6 599
2009 566 190 5 15 2 n/a n/a 9 787
2011 259 164 1 8 0 0 4 0 436
2012 229 195 7 10 0 0 6 0 447
2013 255 157 4 18 0 0 9 0 443
2014 185 107 3 13 0 0 6 0 314
2015 175 67 2 11 2 0 3 0 260
2016 162 86 3 18 0 0 5 0 274
2017 168 60 1 13 2 1 8 0 253
2018 279 136 8 23 1 0 17 0 464
2019 243 146 3 28 1 0 13 0 434
2020 453 290 7 65 3 0 37 0 855
2021 281 185 2 45 3 0 23 0 539
2022 1344 1577 88 455 15 4 242 0 3725
2023 910 729 27 236 2 0 126 0 2030

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pathfinder School of Innovation

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 986 0.0 n/a 0
2003 986 0.0 n/a 0
2004 723 0.0 n/a n/a
2005 736 1.0 736.0 n/a
2006 607 1.0 607.0 36.7
2007 515 n/a n/a 45.9
2008 599 n/a n/a 34.1
2009 787 n/a n/a 22.6
2011 436 n/a n/a 31.9
2012 447 43.6 10.2 21.3
2013 443 38.2 11.5 21.7
2014 314 22.9 13.7 43
2015 260 21.0 12.3 25.4
2016 274 12.0 22.8 28.5
2017 253 11.8 21.3 37.5
2018 464 10.7 43.2 46.8
2019 434 13.0 33.2 38
2020 855 11.9 71.4 28.8
2021 539 13.2 40.5 51.6
2022 3725 60.9 61.1 74.7
2023 2030 72.9 27.8 71.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pathfinder School of Innovation

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 986 0.0 n/a 0
2003 986 0.0 n/a 0
2004 723 0.0 n/a n/a
2005 736 1.0 736.0 n/a
2006 607 1.0 607.0 36.7
2007 515 n/a n/a 45.9
2008 599 n/a n/a 34.1
2009 787 n/a n/a 22.6
2011 436 n/a n/a 31.9
2012 447 43.6 10.2 21.3
2013 443 38.2 11.5 21.7
2014 314 22.9 13.7 43
2015 260 21.0 12.3 25.4
2016 274 12.0 22.8 28.5
2017 253 11.8 21.3 37.5
2018 464 10.7 43.2 46.8
2019 434 13.0 33.2 38
2020 855 11.9 71.4 28.8
2021 539 13.2 40.5 51.6
2022 3725 60.9 61.1 74.7
2023 2030 72.9 27.8 71.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pathfinder School of Innovation

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 243rd of 285 High schoolsRanks 203rd of 276 High schools
 11.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students4342030
 367.7%
African American146729
 399.3%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian327
 800%
Hispanic28236
 742.9%
Pacific Islander00
White243910
 274.5%
Two or More Races13126
 869.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38%71.8%
 33.8%


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Pathfinder School of Innovation ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Kentucky alternative schools.

Students at Pathfinder School of Innovation are 45% White, 36% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,030 students attended Pathfinder School of Innovation.


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