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JCPS has 15 resides high schools, which are organized into three geographical networks, that serve primary residential addresses. If your child wishes to explore options other than their resides school, the next option is to look within your network schools. Students may apply to any school within their network. See the map for a list of schools within each network.
If a student decides to attend a school other than their resides/neighborhood school, they can apply to in-network Academy of Louisville schools, magnet schools, and magnet programs.
Any student in JCPS can apply to a magnet school or magnet program. To apply for an Academies of Louisville (AOL) school, you must choose an AOL school in your network, which is based on your home address.
Students do not need to apply to an Academies of Louisville school if it is their resides school. If it is a school within their network, an application to the school is required and the student must have a 2.0 GPA to be eligible for lottery admission.
See network map to the left.
School Options
School Options
Atherton offers an IB (International Baccalaureate/International Studies) program. Any student in JCPS can apply to the IB program at Atherton. Atherton only accepts 1st choice applicants according to their website. Atherton could also possibly be your resides school. Click the image above to see application requirements.
An IB world school:
Develops inquiring, knowledgeable, caring young people who help create a more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect
Offers pre-IB courses in grades nine and ten
Has IB examinations contingent on course completion
Offers the academic depth, breadth, and rigor that IB diplomas represent and that colleges and universities recognize
Atherton is also an Academies of Louisville school if it is your resides school or in your network. Here are the academies it offers.
Ballard offers the Academies of Louisville pathway program that you can apply to if your address is in Network 3. The academies include Media Arts, STEM, Business, and Visual/Performing Arts. Click the image above to see application requirements.
Ballard offers
A diverse curriculum program that provides all students with the opportunity for a positive educational experience that is tailored to meet their evolving stages of cognitive development
An ever-expanding list of AP courses as well as the Advance Program (Gifted and Talented), Honors Program, and Exceptional Child Education (ECE) Program
Click below for some more information about Ballard.
The Brown School is a K-12 districtwide magnet school for students who thrive in a self-directed learning environment. Any student in JCPS can apply because it is a magnet school. It's suggested that prospective families attend the Open House in October or one of the program information sessions (dates listed on website). Click the image above to see application requirements.
Career pathways include computer programming and robotics and 3D printing
Butler Traditional High School is one of the traditional magnet high schools in JCPS. When applying for the traditional program, your option is either Butler or Male. Your traditional option is based on your address. To be enrolled, you choose Butler as an option on the JCPS website because admissions is based on a lottery system. Click the image above to see more information about Butler.
Butler's career pathway options include: Allied Health, Army JROTC, Pre-Nursing, Automation Engineering, Teaching and Learning, Web Development/Administration, Network Administration, and Management and Entrepreneurship.
Butler's boundaries can be seen above in purple. Search your address here to see if Butler is an option for you.
Central is a career magnet academy that anyone in the district can apply for. Click the image above to see application requirements.
The career pathways include:
Management and Entrepreneurship
Marketing
Cyber Engineering
Dental Assisting
Navy JROTC
Pre-Med
Patient Care Technician/Pre-Nursing
Veterinary Assistant
Teaching and Learning
Doss is another Academies of Louisville school and is in Network 1. Click the image above to see more information about Doss.
W.E.B Dubois is a gender specific school for boys with an Afrocentric curriculum. Any male student in the district can apply to attend. Dubois Academy has a tiered admittance process which includes staff recommendations and a performance task. Click the image to the left to learn more about the application process.
After you apply, someone from Dubois will email your parents with information about application materials.
Click the image above for more information about the application process into each magnet at Manual, including YPAS.
CHECK YOUR SCHOOL STUDENT EMAIL FOR APPLICATION INFORMATION FROM THIS SCHOOL AFTER YOU APPLY.
The magnets at Manual include:
High School University (HSU) which seeks students with the potential for high academic achievement
Journalism and Communication (J & C) which offers exciting and instantly applicable communications-related courses under teachers with professional experience
Math Science Technology (MST). In this magnet, academic rigor and research is expected of all students through the use of challenging homework, projects, class work, and extracurricular activities that will develop good problem solving and critical-thinking skills.
Visual Arts (VA) provides an outstanding program for artistically gifted students pursuing an art-oriented career.
Youth Performing Arts School (YPAS) where students have the distinct opportunity to train, learn, and nurture their talent to become tomorrow's artists. Find out more about YPAS below.
The YPAS magnet has nine majors within it. You may choose to audition for UP TO 3 disciplines. You do not have to audition for more than one.
CHECK YOUR SCHOOL STUDENT EMAIL FOR APPLICATION INFORMATION FROM THIS SCHOOL AFTER YOU APPLY.
Click the image above to view the rubrics for each audition area at YPAS.
Majors include:
Band
Dance
Design and Production
Guitar
Musical Theatre
Orchestra
Piano
Theatre
Vocal Music
Eastern High School is an Academies of Louisville School in Network 3. This may also be your resides school. Click the image above to learn more about Eastern. The academies include:
Business
IT
Service and Design
Fairdale High School is an Academies of Louisville school in Network 1. This may also be your resides school. Click the image above to view more information about Fairdale.
Academies include Civil Service, Global Service, and Public Service
Fern Creek High School is an Academies of Louisville school in Network 2. This may also be your resides school. Click the image above to view more information about Fern Creek.
Academies include:
Communications
Education, Community, and Services
Engineering, Computer Science, and Skilled Trades
Iroquois is an Academies of Louisville school in Network 1. This may also be your resides school. Click the image above to learn more about Iroquois.
Academies include: Builder's Apprenticeship, Create, and Human Services.
Grace James is a districtwide magnet that any female in the district can apply for. It is an all-girls school with an Afrocentric curriculum focused on STEAM. Grace James is a 6th-12th grade school, but students can apply to attend beginning in 9th grade if they wish. Click the image above for admissions information.
Grace James also offers the career pathways listed above.
Jeffersontown High School is an Academies of Louisville school in Network 2. This may also be your resides school. Click the image above for more information about the academies. The Academies include:
Build and Design
Business and Health Science
Louisville Male High School is the other Traditional high Magnet option in JCPS. When applying for the traditional program, your option is either Butler or Male. Your traditional option is based on your address. To be enrolled, you choose Male as an option on the JCPS website because admissions is based on a lottery system. Click the image above to see more information about Male.
Career Pathways at Male include:
Accounting
Army JROTC
Computer Programming Blended Hybrid
E-Commerce
Management and Entrepreneurship
PLTW Biomedical Sciences
Teaching and Learning
Male's boundaries can be seen above in green. Search your address here to see if Male is an option for you.
Marion C. Moore High School is an Academies of Louisville school in Network 2. This may also be your resides school. Click the image above to learn more about Moore. The Academies at Moore include:
Community
Health Sciences
STEM
Want to do high school from home? Pathfinder School of Innovation is a virtual high school option offered in JCPS. Students at Pathfinder will receive on-demand instruction with live support and intensive progress monitoring. Click the image above to learn more about Pathfinder.
To apply to attend Pathfinder virtual school, you will need to complete the Google Form on their website, which is different than the normal application process for high school. Click above for link.
The Phoenix School of Discovery is a 6th through 12th grade Specialized Option school offering a creative, challenging, and diverse learning experience that considers students’ specific social, emotional, and academic needs and stresses their active involvement in their own intellectual development. Click the image above to learn more about Phoenix and the application process, which has different deadlines than the typical process.
Pleasure Ridge Park School is an Academies of Louisville School is Network 1. This may also be your resides school. Click the image above to learn more about PRP. Academies include:
Business and Communications
Health Sciences
Manufacturing, Engineering, and Design
Seneca is an Academies of Louisville School in Network 2. This may also be your resides school. Click the image above for more information about Seneca. The Academies include:
Agri-Science and Leadership
Health and Education
Law and IT
Shawnee High School is an Academies of Louisville school in Network 3. This may also be your resides school. The academies at Shawnee include:
Aviation, Interactive Media Arts, and Manufacturing
Health and Human Services
Global Pathway: Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps
Southern High School is an Academies of Louisville school in Network 2. This may also be your resides school. Click the image above for more information about Southern. The academies include:
Automotive Engineering
iGen Business
Manufacturing, Engineering, Technology, and Leadership (METaL)
Valley High School is an Academies of Louisville school in Network 1. This may also be your resides school. Click on the image above to learn more about Valley. The academies include:
Business and Industry
Health Sciences
Global Pathway: Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps
Waggener High School is an Academies of Louisville school in Network 3. This may also be your resides school. Click the image above to learn more about Waggener. The academies include:
Health Science
IT and Law
Western High School is a full STEM magnet in JCPS. Click the image above to view more information about Western High School. The programs and pathways offered include:
Computer Programming
Digital Design and Game Development
Data Science
Culinary Food Science
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