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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000722
Dunn Elementary
2010 Rudy Lane, Louisville, KY 40207 · (502) 485-8240 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
114 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 18% |
Student demographics
54%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
60.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
52.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Dunn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #170 of 669 | #8 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #209 of 668 | #11 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #163 of 674 | #8 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #385 of 744 | #64 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #531 of 674 | #53 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #192 of 674 | #76 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #117 of 437 | #16 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
425
-102 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 18.6:1
% White
65%
was 66%
% Hispanic
8%
was 4%
% Black
15%
was 16%
% Asian
5%
was 8%
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 | 425 | 26.1 | 16.3:1 | 27% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 28.2 | 16.3:1 | 30% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 28.3 | 16.5:1 | 31% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 28.4 | 18.6:1 | 26% (139) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunn Elementary.
About Dunn Elementary
Students in Louisville, Kentucky, attend Dunn Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It had 425 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
Jefferson County serves 95,124 students across 167 schools.
About 65% of the student body at Dunn Elementary is White. Enrollment also includes 15% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Jefferson County residents are about 63% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
For every teacher at Dunn Elementary, there are about 16.3 students; the school has 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 114 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 27% of enrollment. It compares with 61% for public schools in Jefferson County.
The model predicts 55.0% for a school in Kentucky with Dunn Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Dunn Elementary posts 53.9%.
Looking at the county, Jefferson County, the median household earns about $69,866 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county's public schools total 175, with about 95,579 students.
Ballard High is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Dunn Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Dunn Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 19% from 2017-18 to 2024-25. Over that span, the Hispanic share moved 4 points, to 8%. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.6:1 to 16.3:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Dunn Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Ballard High1.0 mi · 2,148
- Wilder Elementary1.2 mi · 496
- Kammerer Middle1.3 mi · 781
- Chenoweth Elementary2.0 mi · 569
- Westport Middle2.4 mi · 988
- Norton Elementary2.6 mi · 716
Frequently asked questions
About Dunn ElementaryHow large is Dunn Elementary?
Dunn Elementary enrolls approximately 425 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Dunn Elementary serve?
Dunn Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Dunn Elementary?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Dunn Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dunn Elementary?
At Dunn Elementary, the student body is approximately 65% White, 8% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Dunn Elementary public or private?
Dunn Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.