Johnsontown Road Elementary

Johnsontown Road Elementary is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in Louisville, Kentucky, run under Jefferson County, enrolling 406 students in grades K through 5.

Jefferson County runs 167 schools in total, collectively educating 95,124 students. Johnsontown Road Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Johnsontown Road Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 23% Black, 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at school resources, Johnsontown Road Elementary logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Jefferson County's rate of about 61%.

With demographic context factored in, Johnsontown Road Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put 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%. Across Jefferson County's 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), Johnsontown Road Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wilkerson Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Johnsontown Road Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 25.0%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Johnsontown Road Elementary's enrollment has increased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 354 (now 406). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 6% to 19%.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.