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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000696
Johnsontown Road Elementary
7201 Johnsontown Rd, Louisville, KY 40272 · (502) 485-8278 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
14.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
320 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
4
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 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
68%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
34.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
33.3%
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 33 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Johnsontown Road Elementary
Johnsontown Road Elementary's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnsontown Road Elementary this school | 406 | 78.8% | 30.4% |
| South Heights Elementary School Henderson | 413 | 78.5% | 32.6% |
| Sanders Elementary Louisville | 394 | 77.7% | 23.4% |
| Oakland Elementary Oakland | 432 | 75.0% | 26.4% |
| T C Cherry Elementary School Bowling Green | 431 | 75.4% | 38.5% |
| Mary G. Hogsett Primary School Danville | 356 | 75.8% | N/A |
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 Johnsontown Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #549 of 669 | #31 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #504 of 668 | #30 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #562 of 674 | #35 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #420 of 744 | #70 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #324 of 674 | #33 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #76 of 674 | #38 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #123 of 721 | #25 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #64 of 233 | #14 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
406
+116 (+40%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 406 | 27.7 | 14.7:1 | 79% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 74% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 83% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 20 | 14.5:1 | 70% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 25.2 | 14.0:1 | 82% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 79% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 78% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | N/A | N/A | 65% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 22 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnsontown Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (354 to 406); teachers up 10% (25.2 to 27.7).
About Johnsontown Road Elementary
In Louisville, Kentucky, Johnsontown Road Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 406 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Within Jefferson County, Johnsontown Road Elementary is one of 167 schools. The district enrolls 95,124 students.
At Johnsontown Road Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 46%. The remaining shares are 23% Black, 19% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Jefferson County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school's share is lower. Johnsontown Road Elementary's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.7 students per teacher. That matches the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 79% of students. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is 61%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Johnsontown Road Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Johnsontown Road Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.4%, compared with a predicted 35.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Jefferson County, the median household income is $69,866, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 175 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 95,579 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Wilkerson Elementary School, is about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Johnsontown Road Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 406, a 40% rise from 290 in 2020-21.
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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
- Wilkerson Elementary School1.1 mi · 541
- Dixie Elementary1.3 mi · 370
- Sanders Elementary1.4 mi · 394
- Valley High1.5 mi · 850
- Medora Elementary2.1 mi · 460
- Eisenhower Elementary2.5 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About Johnsontown Road ElementaryHow many students attend Johnsontown Road Elementary?
Johnsontown Road Elementary enrolls approximately 406 students in grades KG-05.
Is Johnsontown Road Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Johnsontown Road Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Johnsontown Road Elementary?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Johnsontown Road Elementary.
How diverse is Johnsontown Road Elementary?
Johnsontown Road Elementary reports a student body of 46% White, 19% Hispanic, 23% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Johnsontown Road Elementary?
Johnsontown Road Elementary is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.