Audubon Traditional Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in Louisville, Kentucky, Audubon Traditional Elementary serves 610 students from grades K through 5, operated by Jefferson County. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 45% larger than typical.

Across the 167 schools in Jefferson County (95,124 students total), Audubon Traditional Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Audubon Traditional Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 37% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Jefferson County's rate of about 61%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Audubon Traditional Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.8%; this one delivers 49.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $69,866, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), of which Audubon Traditional Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Camp Taylor Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Audubon Traditional Elementary comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Audubon Traditional Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 616 (now 610). Over the same period, the White share fell from 62% to 46%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Audubon Traditional Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.