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If you could change one rule at Brandeis Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000742
Brandeis Elementary
2817 West Kentucky, Louisville, KY 40211 · (502) 485-8214 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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
15.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
216 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 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
58%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
48.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
35.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Brandeis Elementary
Brandeis Elementary's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandeis Elementary this school | 420 | 51.4% | 40.3% |
| Schaffner Traditional Elementary Louisville | 573 | 58.8% | 38.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts Louisville | 578 | 53.6% | 30.4% |
| Audubon Traditional Elementary Louisville | 610 | 46.2% | 49.8% |
| Chancey Elementary Louisville | 510 | 60.6% | 27.1% |
| Wheeler Elementary Louisville | 626 | 45.0% | 49.9% |
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 Brandeis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #412 of 669 | #21 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #481 of 668 | #27 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #368 of 674 | #21 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #393 of 744 | #65 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #486 of 674 | #47 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #164 of 674 | #66 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #581 of 721 | #73 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #65 of 437 | #12 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
420
-72 (-15%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 420 | 26.4 | 15.9:1 | 51% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 30.5 | 15.1:1 | 53% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 30.6 | 15.2:1 | 47% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 41% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 29.8 | 18.8:1 | 39% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 30 | 19.8:1 | 35% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 39% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | N/A | N/A | 45% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 25 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brandeis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (558 to 420); teachers down 11% (29.8 to 26.4).
About Brandeis Elementary
Brandeis Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 420 students.
Besides Brandeis Elementary, Jefferson County runs 166 other schools. The district enrolls 95,124 students.
At Brandeis Elementary, 61% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 16% White, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Jefferson County is roughly 21% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Brandeis Elementary scores 58%.
Brandeis Elementary reports a ratio of 15.9 students per teacher, from 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Lunch program data show 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 61% average among public schools in Jefferson County.
Brandeis Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Brandeis Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.3%; the prediction is 45.9%.
The county, Jefferson County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $69,866, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 175 public schools and about 95,579 students.
Measured in a straight line, Maupin Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Brandeis Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Brandeis Elementary is ahead of the 15.6% nearby average, ranking 1st of 6.
Locale data from NCES put Brandeis Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
From 492 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 420 by 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Brandeis Elementary can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
Nearby schools
- Maupin Elementary0.6 mi · 302
- Johnson Traditional Middle0.7 mi · 516
- Byck Elementary1.0 mi · 272
- Dr. J. Blaine Hudson Middle School1.0 mi · 615
- Young Elementary1.0 mi · 100
- Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School1.1 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Brandeis ElementaryHow large is Brandeis Elementary?
Brandeis Elementary enrolls approximately 420 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brandeis Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brandeis Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Brandeis Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Brandeis Elementary.
How diverse is Brandeis Elementary?
Brandeis Elementary reports a student body of 16% White, 6% Hispanic, 61% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Brandeis Elementary in?
Brandeis Elementary is part of Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.