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Old 01-30-2008, 02:19 PM
 
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Aside from Oldham County, what other areas have good schools?
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Old 01-30-2008, 02:23 PM
 
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Roxxy - do you mean entire school districts (like JCPS vs Bullitt), or the individual schools with an area or neighborhood of Jefferson County?
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Old 01-30-2008, 03:38 PM
 
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Here are the scores on statewide test by county- obviously in Jefferson County some public schools are excellent and some very poor, so an overall score might not help

From the Courier Journal:
Jefferson: 2007 score: 78.6 Unadjusted*: 81.1 2007-08 Goal: 83.2
Oldham: 2007 score: 96.7 Unadjusted*: 98.3 2007-08 Goal: 92.9
Shelby: 2007 score: 81.3 Unadjusted*: 84.2 2007-08 Goal: 85.6
Spencer: 2007 score: 78.1 Unadjusted*: 81.4 2007-08 Goal: 82.6
Bullitt: 2007 score: 76.4 Unadjusted*: 79.6 2007-08 Goal: 83.3

courier-journal.com»Kentucky CATS scores»Louisville, KY

Louisville's best public high schools are:

Dupont Manual 2007 score: 108.5 Unadjusted*: 108.3 2007-08 Goal: 95.4
Louisville Male 2007 score: 103.9 Unadjusted*: 101.2 2007-08 Goal: 95.4
Ballard 2007 score: 92.1 Unadjusted*: 91.4 2007-08 Goal: 90.3
Eastern 2007 score: 88.3 Unadjusted*: 86.2 2007-08 Goal: 84.7

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Old 01-30-2008, 04:19 PM
 
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Thanks! I'm just trying to get an idea of neighborhoods to check out. I will definitely be checking out Oldham County, but I wanted to have some more choices as well. I have four children so we need good schools, but my parents, who will be retiring soon, will be moving with us. I was thinking maybe it would be easier for them to get around closer to the city. My parents seem unsure of where they would like to live. Once they told me that they would like to have some acreage so that they could get some miniature horses. Another time they said that they would like to be able to walk to stores. I figure if we check out several options, we will find our niche. Any suggestions are welcome and appreciated!
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Old 01-30-2008, 05:52 PM
 
Location: Louisville KY Metro area
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Even in Oldham County, as consistent as the schools are, there are differences. A good bellweather of the particular school's quality is the free/reduced lunch ratio.

In 2008, there are big school assignment changes coming due to the opening of a completely new school in the southeast quadrant and by Christmas the old Crestwood Elementary is supposed to be in its brand new building. Oldham County High will have a whole new look to it too.

Oldham County is one of the first school districts nationwide to have a fully electronic classroom in every classroom. This means that students and teachers will have the latest resources and teaching aids every day.

Another often overlooked asset of Oldham County is the number of Board Certified teachers (ratio) as OC leads the way to not only having highly educated teachers and administrators, but also, they too are tested on how well they can teach.
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Old 01-30-2008, 07:32 PM
 
Location: New Albany, Indiana (Greater Louisville)
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The best public schools in Louisville be North of I-64 and West of I-65.

For best areas by category...

Urban: Crescent Hill/ Clifton area along Frankfort Ave
Suburban: NE suburbs. A new development (ei Norton Commons) was recently started which features house styles based on Victorian era areas and has many walkable shopping areas
http://www.weselllouisville.com/i/u/6005207/i/norton57_400x275.jpg (broken link)
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Old 01-30-2008, 08:29 PM
 
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Thanks! I really appreciate the info.
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Old 01-31-2008, 08:36 AM
 
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
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Anchorage has a very solid school system, but you pay higher tax to get it. (I hasten to add that it's worth it, imo.)
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Old 01-31-2008, 08:37 AM
 
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
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Here are the scores on statewide test by county- obviously in Jefferson County some public schools are excellent and some very poor, so an overall score might not help
Dude, if I give you any more reputation points for your posts, people are going to start to talk! (Not that there's anything wrong with that...)
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Old 01-31-2008, 10:07 AM
 
Location: New Albany, Indiana (Greater Louisville)
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If Norton Commons does peak your interest, here are some more photos I found of it:

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Here are some more I did NOT take (I'm getting lazy in my old age )

What is old is new again:
Norton Commons - a new suburban development in NE Louisville based on traditional neighborhood styles




http://k.b5z.net/i/u/6037756/i/NCview.jpg (broken link)
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