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]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Academy @ Shawnee". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  2. ^ "Kentucky's exports are flying high with aerospace, The Lane Report". May 11, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  3. ^ Signature Partnership - University of Louisville Archived September 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "The Challenger Learning Center". Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "The Academy @ Shawnee - Middle Academy". Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  6. ^ Dedication plaque located inside main entrance gives date of December 20, 1927
  7. ^ Jefferson County Public Schools 2014-2015 High Schools Profile Archived April 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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