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Enrollment
607
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000629
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional
2700 Browns Lane, Louisville, KY 40220 · (502) 485-8259 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
17.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
158 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
69%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
77.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
75.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 Greathouse/Shryock Traditional
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greathouse/Shryock Traditional this school | 607 | 26.0% | 75.8% |
| Lowe Elementary Louisville | 608 | 25.2% | 52.9% |
| Jody Richards Elementary Bowling Green | 754 | 50.8% | 47.6% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary School Lexington | 681 | 17.3% | 69.6% |
| Stopher Elementary Louisville | 781 | 14.0% | 62.1% |
| William H. Natcher Elementary Bowling Green | 713 | 72.8% | 55.5% |
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 Greathouse/Shryock Traditional ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #8 of 669 | #2 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #14 of 668 | #2 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #10 of 674 | #2 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #107 of 744 | #15 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #631 of 674 | #78 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #72 of 674 | #37 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.0% | #701 of 721 | #88 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #422 of 437 | #40 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
607
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 607 | 34.2 | 17.8:1 | 26% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 33.4 | 17.9:1 | 25% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 31.4 | 19.3:1 | 22% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 30 | 20.4:1 | 20% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 29.4 | 20.9:1 | 22% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 613 | 30 | 20.4:1 | 20% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 31 | 19.6:1 | 16% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | N/A | N/A | 10% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 22 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greathouse/Shryock Traditional.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (613 to 607); teachers up 16% (29.4 to 34.2).
About Greathouse/Shryock Traditional
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional is an elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, and it is part of Jefferson County. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 607 students. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll around 421, and this school is 44% larger than that mark.
Jefferson County is responsible for 167 schools, Greathouse/Shryock Traditional included, with 95,124 students in all.
No group is above 50% at Greathouse/Shryock Traditional; the largest is Asian, at 44%. The rest of enrollment is 30% White, 15% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Among all residents of Jefferson County, the Asian share is about 3%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
Staffing at Greathouse/Shryock Traditional comes to 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.8:1. The school's 17.8:1 compares with an average of 15.4:1 for elementary schools in Kentucky. On the income side, 26% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 35 points below the 61% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 97% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Greathouse/Shryock Traditional is in the top 10% of Kentucky schools: 75.8% actual against 55.3% predicted.
Census data for Jefferson County show the median household earns about $69,866 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Jefferson County number 175, with about 95,579 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, The Brook-Dupont, is the closest to Greathouse/Shryock Traditional. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 75.8% is above the 35.4% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Greathouse/Shryock Traditional as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 612 in 2020-21 to 607 in 2024-25, a change of 5 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.4:1 to 17.8:1.
On allk12, people connected to Greathouse/Shryock Traditional can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- The Brook-Dupont0.7 mi · 2
- Alex R. Kennedy Elementary1.4 mi · 369
- Klondike Lane Elementary1.4 mi · 527
- Waggener High1.5 mi · 888
- St Matthews Elementary1.7 mi · 598
- Newcomer Academy1.9 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Greathouse/Shryock TraditionalHow large is Greathouse/Shryock Traditional?
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional enrolls approximately 607 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Greathouse/Shryock Traditional serve?
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Greathouse/Shryock Traditional?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Greathouse/Shryock Traditional.
How diverse is Greathouse/Shryock Traditional?
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional reports a student body of 30% White, 3% Hispanic, 15% Black, 44% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Greathouse/Shryock Traditional?
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.