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What's the one class at Camp Taylor Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000623
Camp Taylor Elementary
1446 Belmar Dr, Louisville, KY 40213 · (502) 485-8222 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
263 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
1
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 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
68%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
33.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
27.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Camp Taylor Elementary
Camp Taylor Elementary's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Taylor Elementary this school | 367 | 71.7% | 26.9% |
| Stonestreet Elementary Louisville | 517 | 69.6% | 23.9% |
| Glenn O Swing Elementary Covington | 392 | 78.3% | 53.4% |
| Simmons Elementary School Versailles | 415 | 71.8% | 47.2% |
| Blue Lick Elementary Louisville | 508 | 75.4% | 29.8% |
| Elkhorn Elementary School Frankfort | 409 | 71.1% | 36.7% |
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 Camp Taylor Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #588 of 669 | #43 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #571 of 668 | #40 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #571 of 674 | #38 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #486 of 744 | #78 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #23 of 674 | #5 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #83 of 674 | #41 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #240 of 721 | #47 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #162 of 437 | #21 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
367
-95 (-21%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 367 | 32.1 | 11.4:1 | 72% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 34.5 | 12.2:1 | 68% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 31.8 | 14.1:1 | 71% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 72% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 30.4 | 14.4:1 | 73% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 84% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 84% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | N/A | N/A | 78% (376) |
| 1990-91 | 666 | 34 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Camp Taylor Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (439 to 367); teachers up 6% (30.4 to 32.1).
About Camp Taylor Elementary
Camp Taylor Elementary serves students in Louisville, Kentucky, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 367 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 167 schools in Jefferson County totals 95,124 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Camp Taylor Elementary, at 44%. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County residents are about 63% White. Camp Taylor Elementary's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Camp Taylor Elementary and a ratio of 11.4:1. This ratio sits 4.0 below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 72% of students. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
Camp Taylor Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 12% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Camp Taylor Elementary is 11.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
Within Jefferson County, 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. Besides Camp Taylor Elementary, Jefferson County has 174 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Louisville Male High, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 42.0% on proficiency, and Camp Taylor Elementary is below that at 26.9%.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Camp Taylor Elementary's enrollment dropped from 462 in 2020-21 to 367 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.4:1) than in 2020-21 (14.0:1).
The Camp Taylor Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- Louisville Male High0.8 mi · 1,763
- Gheens Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 32
- Audubon Traditional Elementary1.0 mi · 610
- Liberty High1.4 mi · 100
- Peace Academy1.5 mi · 107
- Home/Hospital1.9 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Camp Taylor ElementaryHow many students attend Camp Taylor Elementary?
Camp Taylor Elementary enrolls approximately 367 students in grades KG-05.
Is Camp Taylor Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Camp Taylor Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Camp Taylor Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Camp Taylor Elementary is approximately 11.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Camp Taylor Elementary?
At Camp Taylor Elementary, the student body is approximately 44% White, 29% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Camp Taylor Elementary public or private?
Camp Taylor Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.