Coral Ridge Elementary

Coral Ridge Elementary is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in Fairdale, Kentucky, run under Jefferson County, works with 567 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 35% bigger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Across the 167 schools in Jefferson County (95,124 students total), Coral Ridge Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Coral Ridge Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Coral Ridge Elementary has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Coral Ridge Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Coral Ridge Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 29.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Jefferson County shows median household income runs about $69,866, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Jefferson County's 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), Coral Ridge Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fairdale High, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Coral Ridge Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 22.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Coral Ridge Elementary has grew 3%, going from 548 students in 2018 to 567 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 61% to 53%.

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