Bellewood
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 5 | 71% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 14% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolWhere Bellewood ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7 | #739 of 744 | #98 of 99 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7 | 3 | 2.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 7 | 2.7 | 2.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 13 | 5.7 | 2.3:1 | 77% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 22 | 7 | 3.1:1 | 41% (9) |
| 2017-18 | 40 | 5 | 8.0:1 | 48% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 37 | 4 | 9.3:1 | 38% (14) |
Since 2017-18: students down 82% (40 to 7); teachers down 39% (5 to 3).
About Bellewood
Bellewood is an elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, according to federal school records. Enrolled students number 7 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.
Jefferson County oversees Bellewood and 166 other schools, with 95,124 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Bellewood is 86% White. Other groups include 14% multiracial. The county population is about 63% White.
The count of teachers at Bellewood is 3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 2.3:1. That is 13.1 students per teacher below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
In the county around the school, Jefferson County, the median household income is $69,866, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 175 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 95,579 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Anchorage Independent Public School, about 0.2 miles away. Bellewood is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment records show 22 in 2020-21 and 7 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.
The Bellewood community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson County at a glance
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