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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000751
Cochran Elementary
500 West Gaulbert Ave, Louisville, KY 40208 · (502) 485-8230 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
332 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
3
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 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 19% |
Student demographics
57%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
22.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
22.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% 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 Cochran Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #646 of 669 | #67 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #623 of 668 | #54 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #645 of 674 | #65 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #395 of 744 | #67 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #76 of 674 | #10 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #174 of 674 | #71 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #163 of 233 | #32 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 2024-25Enrollment
419
+15 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.9:1
% White
23%
was 28%
% Hispanic
7%
was 6%
% Black
61%
was 56%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 419 | 33.2 | 12.6:1 | 79% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 29.2 | 12.8:1 | 72% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 24.6 | 13.2:1 | 76% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 25.4 | 15.9:1 | 87% (351) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cochran Elementary.
About Cochran Elementary
Cochran Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Louisville, Kentucky. It had 419 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
Jefferson County enrolls 95,124 students, and its 167 schools include Cochran Elementary.
The share of Black students at Cochran Elementary is 61%, a majority. After that, the student body is 23% White, 8% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Census figures show Jefferson County is about 21% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Cochran Elementary totals 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky, 15.4:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Cochran Elementary is about 79%. Among public schools in Jefferson County, the average eligibility rate is 61%.
Cochran Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 18.9%. Predicted: 35.6%. Difference: 16.7 points.
Jefferson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $69,866 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Jefferson County number 175, with about 95,579 students.
Cochran Elementary's nearest public school is Noe Middle (about 0.4 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Cochran Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 15 students from 2017-18 to 2024-25. Over that span, the White share moved 5 points, to 23%. By 2024-25, the school had 12.6 students per teacher, compared with 15.9 in 2017-18.
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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
- Noe Middle0.4 mi · 1,155
- duPont Manual High0.4 mi · 1,899
- U of L PACT Program0.6 mi · 19
- Western Day Treatment0.7 mi · 14
- Mcferran Preparatory Academy0.7 mi · 584
- Engelhard Elementary1.1 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Cochran ElementaryHow many students attend Cochran Elementary?
Cochran Elementary enrolls approximately 419 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cochran Elementary serve?
Cochran Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cochran Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cochran Elementary is approximately 12.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cochran Elementary?
Cochran Elementary reports a student body of 23% White, 7% Hispanic, 61% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Cochran Elementary?
Cochran Elementary is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
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