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If you had an hour of school board time for Goldsmith Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
651
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000655
Goldsmith Elementary
3520 Goldsmith Lane, Louisville, KY 40220 · (502) 485-8258 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
466 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
6
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 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
75%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
34.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
26.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
Schools most like Goldsmith Elementary
Goldsmith Elementary's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsmith Elementary this school | 651 | 71.6% | 27.6% |
| Auburndale Elementary Louisville | 596 | 75.7% | 27.1% |
| Kenwood Elementary Louisville | 596 | 71.1% | 27.9% |
| Klondike Lane Elementary Louisville | 527 | 69.4% | 26.0% |
| Fern Creek Elementary Louisville | 744 | 63.7% | 27.3% |
| Gutermuth Elementary Louisville | 451 | 78.0% | 27.6% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Goldsmith Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #583 of 669 | #39 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #585 of 668 | #43 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #564 of 674 | #36 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 651 | #69 of 744 | #9 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #221 of 674 | #23 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.5% | #5 of 674 | #3 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.6% | #242 of 721 | #48 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.8% | #76 of 233 | #18 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
651
+39 (+6%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 688
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 651 | 46.2 | 14.1:1 | 72% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 45.3 | 13.9:1 | 67% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 45.6 | 13.3:1 | 70% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 61% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 41.3 | 14.0:1 | 81% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 82% (508) |
| 2010-11 | 664 | 38 | 17.5:1 | 84% (559) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | N/A | N/A | 61% (358) |
| 1990-91 | 688 | 35 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goldsmith Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (577 to 651); teachers up 12% (41.3 to 46.2).
About Goldsmith Elementary
Among the schools in Louisville, Kentucky, is Goldsmith Elementary, a large elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 651 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421, so this school runs 55% above that.
Goldsmith Elementary reports to Jefferson County, which has 167 schools and 95,124 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Goldsmith Elementary, 34% of enrollment. Next come 26% Black, 21% White, 11% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 9% Hispanic among all Jefferson County residents. By the diversity index, Goldsmith Elementary comes in at 75%.
Goldsmith Elementary's 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 72%. The 61% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 11 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Goldsmith Elementary is D. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Kentucky, Goldsmith Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 27.6% actual against a predicted 38.5%.
Among Jefferson County residents, median household income is about $69,866, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 175 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 95,579.
The closest public school, Seneca High, is less than a tenth of a mile from Goldsmith Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Goldsmith Elementary ranks 2nd of 4 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Goldsmith Elementary's location as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Goldsmith Elementary went from 612 students to 651.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Goldsmith Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Seneca High0.1 mi · 1,255
- Binet School0.1 mi · 22
- Newcomer Academy0.7 mi · 578
- Boys & Girls Haven0.8 mi · 20
- Klondike Lane Elementary0.9 mi · 527
- Brooklawn1.1 mi · 28
Frequently asked questions
About Goldsmith ElementaryHow many students attend Goldsmith Elementary?
Goldsmith Elementary enrolls approximately 651 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Goldsmith Elementary serve?
Goldsmith Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Goldsmith Elementary?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Goldsmith Elementary.
How diverse is Goldsmith Elementary?
Goldsmith Elementary reports a student body of 21% White, 34% Hispanic, 26% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Goldsmith Elementary public or private?
Goldsmith 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.