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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000650
Bates Elementary
7601 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY 40291 · (502) 485-8208 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
16.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
278 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
67%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
54.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
49.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Bates Elementary
Bates Elementary's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Elementary this school | 585 | 47.5% | 46.9% |
| Wilder Elementary Louisville | 496 | 46.2% | 51.4% |
| Dixie Elementary Magnet School Lexington | 584 | 49.8% | 40.7% |
| St Matthews Elementary Louisville | 598 | 41.5% | 47.2% |
| A M Yealey Elementary School Florence | 534 | 44.4% | 43.0% |
| Clark Elementary School Paducah | 615 | 46.5% | 59.7% |
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 Bates Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #284 of 669 | #19 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #239 of 668 | #15 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #261 of 674 | #18 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #139 of 744 | #23 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #498 of 674 | #50 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #96 of 674 | #45 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #610 of 721 | #75 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #133 of 233 | #27 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
585
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 585 | 36.5 | 16.0:1 | 48% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 47% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 34.1 | 16.7:1 | 46% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 44% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 32.3 | 17.1:1 | 47% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 54% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 51% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | N/A | N/A | 41% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 285 | 17 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bates Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (554 to 585); teachers up 13% (32.3 to 36.5).
About Bates Elementary
Bates Elementary is a public elementary school run by Jefferson County in Louisville, Kentucky. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 585 students. Enrollment is 39% higher than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky, which is about 421.
Jefferson County is the district for Bates Elementary. It has 167 schools and 95,124 students.
At 51%, White students outnumber all other groups at Bates Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 20% Black, 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Jefferson County, the White share is about 63%. Bates Elementary has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Bates Elementary counts 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.0 students for each one. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 15.4:1, a similar figure. About 48% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Jefferson County average 61%.
Bates Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 49% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 47.4% for a school in Kentucky with Bates Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Bates Elementary posts 46.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Jefferson County show that median household income is about $69,866, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Bates Elementary is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County, which together enroll about 95,579 students.
The closest other public school is Fern Creek High, about 1.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bates Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 568 in 2020-21 and 585 in 2024-25, a rise of 17 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.0:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Bates Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bates Elementary. Bates Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Bates Elementary SchoolJackson, MS · 482 students
- Bates Elementary SchoolWOODHAVEN, MI · 379 students
- Bates Elementary SchoolRoslindale, MA · 281 students
- Bates ElementaryCourtland, CA · 82 students
Nearby schools
- Fern Creek High1.5 mi · 1,525
- Fern Creek Elementary1.6 mi · 744
- Ramsey Middle2.0 mi · 1,151
- Farmer Elementary2.0 mi · 737
- Wheeler Elementary2.0 mi · 626
- Luhr Elementary2.9 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About Bates ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bates Elementary?
Bates Elementary enrolls approximately 585 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bates Elementary serve?
Bates Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bates Elementary have?
Bates Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is Bates Elementary?
Bates Elementary reports a student body of 51% White, 15% Hispanic, 20% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Bates Elementary in?
Bates Elementary is part of Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.