Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School

Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in Louisville, Kentucky, run under Jefferson County, with 427 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 167 schools in Jefferson County (95,124 students total), Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (86%). Beyond that, the school shows 5% multiracial, 4% White, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 21% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 61%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 31.4%; this one comes in at 9.5%, -21.9 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, Jefferson County reports that median household income runs about $69,866, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), of which Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Grace M. James Academy of Excellence, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 25.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School has climbed 12%, going from 381 students in 2018 to 427 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

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