The Academy @ Shawnee | |
Address: | 4001 Herman St. |
City: | Louisville |
State: | Kentucky |
Country: | United States |
Established: | 1927 |
Type: | Public |
Principal: | Kimberly Rice |
District: | Jefferson County Public Schools |
Faculty: | 40.00 (FTE) |
Ratio: | 13.0 |
Enrollment: | 532 (2022–23)[1] |
Grades: | PK, 6–12 |
Colors: | Navy and Gold |
Nickname: | Golden Eagles |
Information: | Magnet Program School |
The Academy @ Shawnee (formerly, Shawnee High School Magnet Career Academy [MCA]), is a magnet middle school and high school (grades 6–12) in the Jefferson County Public School District in Louisville, Kentucky.[2] It is one of five West Louisville schools selected as part of the Signature Partnership initiative with the University of Louisville.[3] The Academy@ Shawnee also houses the Challenger Learning Center.[4]
The Academy @Shawnee began as a high school and [5] incorporated a middle school in the fall of 2013.The school building sits on a large campus and is Gothic-inspired in its architectural design; it was constructed in 1927[6] and is on the National Register of Historic Places (reference number 84000277). The school had a listed enrollment of 593 students for the 2014/15 school year.[7]
See also: List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area.