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Seneca High School Magnet Career Academy
3510 Goldsmith Ln
Louisville KY, 40220, Jefferson County
Phone: 502-485-8323
Ranking: 
(115 out of 220, bottom 48%)*
(115 out of 220, bottom 48%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Jefferson County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 68 | 90 | 92 | |||
| Total Students: | 1,497 | 1,558 | 1,702 | |||
| Grade 9: | 444 | 29.7% | 430 | 27.6% | 571 | 33.5% |
| Grade 10: | 357 | 23.8% | 431 | 27.7% | 435 | 25.6% |
| Grade 11: | 352 | 23.5% | 367 | 23.6% | 359 | 21.1% |
| Grade 12: | 342 | 22.8% | 328 | 21.1% | 337 | 19.8% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 790 | 52.8% | 808 | 51.9% | 876 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 655 | 43.8% | 707 | 45.4% | 788 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 28 | 1.9% | 30 | 1.9% | 35 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 104 | 6.9% | 107 | 6.9% | 105 | 6.2% |
| Black | 589 | 39.3% | 600 | 38.5% | 635 | 37.3% |
| White: | 732 | 48.9% | 786 | 50.4% | 892 | 52.4% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 771 | 51.5% | 718 | 46.1% | 747 | 43.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 124 | 8.3% | 135 | 8.7% | 140 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.89 | 17.40 | 18.40 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 44.54% | 43.63% | 39.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 39.42% | 41.8% | 38.53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 30.67% | 43% | 41.19% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 28.45% | 40.31% | 40.28% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 39.22% | 54.52% | 45.98% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 59.7% | 62.98% | 60.15% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 58% | 63.57% | 60.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 62.27% | 62.01% | 61.84% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 48.05% | 62.41% | 61.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 67.21% | 70.15% | 65.91% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 37.07% | 41.49% | 41.65% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 31.59% | 39.99% | 41.28% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 27.47% | 38.66% | 41.22% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.53% | 40.02% | 41.14% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 39.58% | 41.26% | 41.37% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.1% | 46.11% | 43.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 36.81% | 41.46% | 38.42% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 32.53% | 43% | 40.68% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.53% | 40.94% | 39.86% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 45.58% | 45.19% | 41.49% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 23.61% | 25.2% | 19.79% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 38.05% | 40.43% | 29.73% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.44% | 44.81% | 34.97% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 35.25% | 46.71% | 35.94% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 50.43% | 48.1% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 9.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 89.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $50,199.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,905.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $53,134.0 |
* Seneca High School Magnet Career Academy was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.