Jacob Elementary

Jacob Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in Louisville, Kentucky, overseen by Jefferson County, with 519 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

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

In terms of who attends, Jacob Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 19% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 21% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Jacob Elementary records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 61%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jacob Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 34.4%; this one comes in at 13.1%, -21.3 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) reports that median household income runs about $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Jacob Elementary is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

The closest other public school is Mill Creek Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jacob Elementary comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 18.5%.

Jacob Elementary operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 17%: 625 students in 2018 compared to 519 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 4% to 15%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.