Eastern High School (Louisville, Kentucky) Explained

Eastern High School
Principal:Heather Orman
Ratio:18.96
Staff:111.04 (FTE)
Enrollment:2,105 (2019-2020)
Grades:9–12
Address:12400 Old Shelbyville Road
City:Louisville address
Zipcode:40243
Country:United States
Coordinates:38.2431°N -85.5256°W
Colors:Blue and white
Newspaper:The Eastern Eagle
Publication:The Eagle's Quill
Rivals:Ballard High School

Founded in 1950, Louisville Eastern High School is located off Old Shelbyville Road in Middletown, Kentucky and Woodland Hills, Kentucky, United States, a cities within the merged government of Louisville, KY. With an enrollment of over 2,000 students, this school has been the pilot for education partnerships with companies such as IBM, Dell, CompTIA, Adobe, and Microsoft.

History

Eastern opened in 1950 on its present site in Middletown. The library was later added to the front of the school, giving the building a layout in the shape of the letter "E". The school has been part of the Jefferson County school system since before the county system aborted the old Louisville city school system. The school was co-educational from its start and was integrated long before busing was ordered in Jefferson County.

In 2009, James A. Sexton, principal at Eastern for 20 years, retired. His place was taken by Lana Kaelin.

Academics

Eastern has been repeatedly ranked in the top 1,300 high schools in the United States by Newsweek.[1]

YearRankingEquity and Excellence Percentage
2005300N/A
200670626%
200766232.2%
200878928.9%

Athletics

Eastern offers varsity and junior varsity teams in baseball, basketball, Cheerleading, chess, cross country, field hockey, American football, golf, ice hockey, rifle, cardboard sword fighting, lacrosse, ping pong, softball, soccer, swimming, track and field, tennis, colorguard/winterguard, marching band, volleyball and wrestling.

Special classes

Eastern is the only school within the Jefferson County Public Schools to offer ballroom dancing classes, Japanese as a language course, and has 36 different technology classes.

Notable alumni

See also: List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/? It has produced numerous National Merit finalists including Airforce Cpt. R. Scott Kiser in 1989. s=Louisville