Field Elementary

Field Elementary operates as a mid-tier elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, overseen by Jefferson County. Current enrollment sits at 465 students spanning grades K through 5.

Within Jefferson County, which oversees 167 schools and 95,124 students, Field Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Field Elementary reports that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Black, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Jefferson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Field Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.2%; this one delivers 53.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Jefferson County shows median household income runs about $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), Field Elementary is one campus in the mix.

St Joseph Children's Home is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Field Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 40.5%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 13%: 412 students in 2018 compared to 465 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 28% to 16% over that span.

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