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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000683
Blue Lick Elementary
9801 Blue Lick Road, Louisville, KY 40229 · (502) 485-8212 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
15.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
383 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
71%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
37.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
33.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Blue Lick Elementary
Blue Lick Elementary's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Lick Elementary this school | 508 | 75.4% | 29.8% |
| Yates Elementary School Lexington | 438 | 72.6% | 21.1% |
| Deep Springs Elementary School Lexington | 521 | 73.9% | 29.3% |
| Blake Elementary Louisville | 561 | 72.7% | 8.9% |
| Shacklette Elementary Louisville | 429 | 75.5% | 13.5% |
| Glenn O Swing Elementary Covington | 392 | 78.3% | 53.4% |
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 Blue Lick Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #556 of 669 | #34 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #503 of 668 | #29 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #526 of 674 | #28 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #231 of 744 | #43 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #380 of 674 | #38 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #47 of 674 | #25 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #186 of 721 | #39 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #387 of 437 | #35 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
508
+23 (+5%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 508 | 33.7 | 15.1:1 | 75% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 33.1 | 14.9:1 | 74% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 31.7 | 15.7:1 | 77% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 70% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 32.2 | 16.2:1 | 79% (414) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 82% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 82% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | N/A | N/A | 62% (354) |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Lick Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (523 to 508); teachers up 5% (32.2 to 33.7).
About Blue Lick Elementary
Blue Lick Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school based in Louisville, Kentucky. It serves 508 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students.
Across its 167 schools, Jefferson County enrolls 95,124 students. Blue Lick Elementary is one of those schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Blue Lick Elementary. The largest is White students, at 34%. Next come 32% Hispanic, 25% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 63% White among all Jefferson County residents. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Blue Lick Elementary was 15.1:1. That matches the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky fairly closely. Blue Lick Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 75%. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson County average 61%.
The allk12 Grade for Blue Lick Elementary is C-. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Kentucky, Blue Lick Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 29.8% actual against a predicted 37.1%.
Among Jefferson County residents, the median household income is $69,866, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Blue Lick Elementary is one of 175 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Knight Middle is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Blue Lick Elementary. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Blue Lick Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Blue Lick Elementary's enrollment grew 5%, to 508.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Blue Lick Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Knight Middle0.1 mi · 757
- Blake Elementary1.2 mi · 561
- Laukhuf Elementary1.5 mi · 627
- Southern High1.5 mi · 1,725
- Minors Lane Elementary1.8 mi · 370
- Overdale Elementary School1.9 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Lick ElementaryHow many students attend Blue Lick Elementary?
Blue Lick Elementary enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Blue Lick Elementary serve?
Blue Lick Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Blue Lick Elementary have?
Blue Lick Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Blue Lick Elementary?
Student demographics at Blue Lick Elementary are roughly 34% White, 32% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Blue Lick Elementary?
Blue Lick Elementary is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.