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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000733
Atkinson Academy
2811 Duncan Street, Louisville, KY 40212 · (502) 485-8203 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
425 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
13.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
13.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Atkinson Academy
Atkinson Academy's state test result (12.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson Academy this school | 462 | 92.0% | 12.5% |
| McNabb Elementary School Paducah | 334 | 91.0% | 26.9% |
| Portland Elementary Louisville | 304 | 90.8% | 22.0% |
| Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School Louisville | 427 | 90.9% | 9.5% |
| Mcferran Preparatory Academy Louisville | 584 | 86.3% | 7.6% |
| Mill Creek Elementary Louisville | 437 | 83.1% | 14.5% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Atkinson Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #661 of 669 | #78 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #655 of 668 | #73 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #670 of 674 | #85 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #308 of 744 | #53 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #259 of 674 | #26 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #209 of 674 | #77 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #8 of 721 | #3 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #155 of 233 | #29 of 46 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
462
+133 (+40%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 462 | 32.3 | 14.3:1 | 92% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 31.1 | 12.5:1 | 91% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 34.6 | 9.4:1 | 88% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 31 | 10.6:1 | 82% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 31.1 | 14.3:1 | 95% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 92% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 97% (386) |
| 2000-01 | 655 | N/A | N/A | 87% (568) |
| 1990-91 | 617 | 41 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atkinson Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (444 to 462); teachers up 4% (31.1 to 32.3).
About Atkinson Academy
Atkinson Academy is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Louisville, Kentucky. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 462 students enrolled.
Atkinson Academy belongs to Jefferson County, a district of 167 schools and 95,124 students.
Federal enrollment data show Atkinson Academy is 67% Black. The remaining shares are 19% White, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Jefferson County as a whole is about 21% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Atkinson Academy are from different groups.
The school had 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 15.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 92%. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Jefferson County, the school's rate is higher.
Atkinson Academy earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 2% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Atkinson Academy would score about 30.9%. It scores 12.5%, a bottom-10% result among Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Jefferson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $69,866 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Atkinson Academy shares Jefferson County with 174 other public schools.
Western Middle School for the Arts is about 0.7 miles from Atkinson Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Atkinson Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 22.6%, higher than Atkinson Academy's 12.5%.
Locale data from NCES put Atkinson Academy inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
A 40% gain took enrollment from 329 in 2020-21 to 462 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.6:1 to 14.3:1.
This page is set up for the Atkinson Academy community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
Other schools in Louisville
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
Other Atkinson Academy schools
One other US public school is named Atkinson Academy. Atkinson Academy is the largest of the 2.
- Atkinson AcademyAtkinson, NH · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Western Middle School for the Arts0.7 mi · 665
- Portland Elementary0.7 mi · 304
- Byck Elementary0.8 mi · 272
- Dr. J. Blaine Hudson Middle School0.9 mi · 615
- The Academy @ Shawnee1.0 mi · 1,051
- Brandeis Elementary1.5 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Atkinson AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Atkinson Academy?
Atkinson Academy enrolls approximately 462 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Atkinson Academy serve?
Atkinson Academy serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Atkinson Academy have?
Atkinson Academy employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Atkinson Academy?
At Atkinson Academy, the student body is approximately 19% White, 6% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Atkinson Academy?
Atkinson Academy is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.