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Chancey Elementary

4301 Murphy Lane, Louisville, KY 40241 · (502) 485-8387 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
309 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
4
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6813%
Grade 18216%
Grade 28717%
Grade 38917%
Grade 49719%
Grade 58717%
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
14729%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
10921%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
19037%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
224%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
428%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
24849%
Female
26251%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
32.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
25.7%
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 26 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Chancey Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Jefferson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
27.1%#587 of 669#42 of 86
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.7%#588 of 668#44 of 84
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.7%#580 of 674#40 of 89
Enrollment
ranked largest first
510#228 of 744#42 of 99
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#140 of 674#16 of 90
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.4%#25 of 674#15 of 90
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-22.0%#84 of 437#14 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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
510
-144 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 17.1:1
% White
29%
was 34%
% Hispanic
21%
was 18%
% Black
37%
was 35%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2551038.113.4:161% (309)
2023-2456037.315.0:154% (301)
2022-2355335.315.7:155% (305)
2017-1865438.317.1:155% (362)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chancey Elementary.

About Chancey Elementary

This page covers Chancey Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky. The school's enrollment of 510 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.

Enrollment across the 167 schools in Jefferson County totals 95,124 students.

Enrollment at Chancey Elementary is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 37%. After that, the student body is 29% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Jefferson County is about 21% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Chancey Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.

With 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Chancey Elementary was 13.4:1. Among elementary schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. Chancey Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 61%. That is close to the 61% average for public schools in Jefferson County.

On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Chancey Elementary is among the bottom 10% of schools in Kentucky. Predicted: 42.5%. Actual: 27.1%.

Across Jefferson County, median household income is about $69,866, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Chancey Elementary is among the 175 public schools in Jefferson County.

The shortest distance from Chancey Elementary to another public school is about 2.2 miles, to Norton Commons Elementary. The five-mile area around Chancey Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 27.1% average proficiency ranks 5th among 6 nearby schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The number of students declined from 654 to 510 over 7 years. White enrollment as a share of the school decreased from 34% to 29%. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.1:1 to 13.4:1.

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 profile
Population
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

School name
Chancey Elementary
District
Jefferson County
Address
4301 Murphy Lane, Louisville, KY 40241
Phone
(502) 485-8387
County
Jefferson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
510
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
309 (61%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
210299001959
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Chancey Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Chancey Elementary?
Chancey Elementary enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Chancey Elementary serve?
Chancey Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chancey Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chancey Elementary is approximately 13.4:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chancey Elementary?
Student demographics at Chancey Elementary are roughly 29% White, 21% Hispanic, 37% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Chancey Elementary in?
Chancey Elementary is part of Jefferson County.
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