Crums Lane Elementary

Crums Lane Elementary, a mid-tier elementary campus in Louisville, Kentucky, part of Jefferson County, instructs 457 students, covering grades K through 5.

Jefferson County runs 167 schools in total, collectively educating 95,124 students. Crums Lane Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Crums Lane Elementary records that 62% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder breaks down as 21% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 21% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Crums Lane Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Crums Lane Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.1%; this one comes in at 16.6%, -18.5 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $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), Crums Lane Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Schaffner Traditional Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Crums Lane Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 24.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crums Lane Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 459 students in 2018 to 457 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 5% to 21% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.