# The Academy @ Shawnee

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**The Academy @ Shawnee** (formerly, **Shawnee High School Magnet Career Academy** [MCA]), is a magnet middle school and [high school](/source/Secondary_education) (grades 6–12) in the [Jefferson County Public School District](/source/Jefferson_County_Public_Schools_(Kentucky)) in [Louisville, Kentucky](/source/Louisville,_Kentucky).[2] It is one of five West Louisville schools selected as part of the Signature Partnership initiative with the [University of Louisville](/source/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](/source/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: [List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area](/source/List_of_people_from_the_Louisville_metropolitan_area)

- [Ed Hamilton](/source/Ed_Hamilton) - World-renowned Sculptor, Class of 1965[8]
- [Rudy Macklin](/source/Rudy_Macklin) - Professional Basketball Player, Class of 1976[9]
- [Gerald Neal](/source/Gerald_Neal) - Kentucky State Senator, Class of 1963
- [Martha Rofheart](/source/Martha_Rofheart) - American Stage Actress & Historical Novelist, Class of 1933

## See also

- [Public schools in Louisville, Kentucky](/source/Public_schools_in_Louisville,_Kentucky)

## References

1. ["The Academy @ Shawnee"](https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2102990&SchoolPageNum=10&ID=210299000777). National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 9, 2025.

1. ["Kentucky's exports are flying high with aerospace, The Lane Report"](http://www.lanereport.com/48224/2015/05/kentuckys-exports-are-flying-high-with-aerospace/). May 11, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

1. [Signature Partnership - University of Louisville](http://louisville.edu/communityengagement/signature-partnership/the-academy-at-shawnee.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120921234049/http://louisville.edu/communityengagement/signature-partnership/the-academy-at-shawnee.html) September 21, 2012 at the Wayback Machine

1. ["The Challenger Learning Center"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130308154949/http://www.clclouisville.org/). Archived from [the original](http://www.clclouisville.org/) on March 8, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

1. ["The Academy @ Shawnee - Middle Academy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160129183550/http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Schools/High/AcademyShawnee/middle_academy.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/schools/High/AcademyShawnee/middle_academy.html) on January 29, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

1. Dedication plaque located inside main entrance gives date of December 20, 1927

1. [Jefferson County Public Schools 2014-2015 High Schools Profile](http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Departments/AcctResPlan/Profiles/2014_2015_Profiles/combProfile14_15.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160404064600/http://jefferson.k12.ky.us/Departments/AcctResPlan/Profiles/2014_2015_Profiles/combProfile14_15.pdf) April 4, 2016 at the Wayback Machine

1. ["Bio"](https://www.edhamiltonstudios.com/bio.html). *Ed Hamilton Studios Inc.*. Retrieved 2025-07-28.

1. kybbhof (2020-03-09). ["Durand “Rudy” Macklin"](https://khsbhf.com/durand-rudy-macklin/). *Kentucky High School Basketball Hall Of Fame*. Retrieved 2025-07-28.

## External links

- [The Challenger Learning Center-Located Inside The Academy@Shawnee](https://web.archive.org/web/20130308154949/http://www.clclouisville.org/)
- [24 Months in the Life of a Turnaround School](http://2011ascd.pbworks.com/f/yearone_yeartwo.pdf)
- [Tackling Turnaround: Keith Look](http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/video-galleries/index.html?bcpid=87655894001&bckey=AQ~~,AAAAD5nd3uE~,qqYiMH7TgT-Y1pIEqxqgQG2UrMv1XO1-&bctid=390551800001)

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