Indian Trail Elementary

Set in Louisville, Kentucky, Indian Trail Elementary is a sizable elementary school, operated by Jefferson County. It hosts 649 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 54% above the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Jefferson County comprises 167 schools with combined enrollment of 95,124 students; Indian Trail Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Indian Trail Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 40% Black, 11% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Indian Trail Elementary records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jefferson County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Indian Trail Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 37.8%; actual is 14.5%, a gap of -23.3 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household income runs about $69,866, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), of which Indian Trail Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Mary Ryan Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Indian Trail Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Indian Trail Elementary at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 15.1%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Indian Trail Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 46% since 2018, when it stood at 444 (now 649). Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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