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If you could change one rule at Kennedy Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000786
Kennedy Elementary
3800 Gibson Lane, Louisville, KY 40211 · (502) 485-8280 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
18.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
411 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
6
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 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
24%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
14.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
8.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Kennedy Elementary
Kennedy Elementary's state test result (11.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Elementary this school | 482 | 85.3% | 11.1% |
| Mill Creek Elementary Louisville | 437 | 83.1% | 14.5% |
| Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School Louisville | 427 | 90.9% | 9.5% |
| Mcferran Preparatory Academy Louisville | 584 | 86.3% | 7.6% |
| Foster Traditional Academy Louisville | 317 | 84.5% | 19.9% |
| King Elementary Louisville | 306 | 92.2% | 7.7% |
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 Kennedy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #664 of 669 | #81 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #665 of 668 | #81 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #669 of 674 | #84 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #267 of 744 | #46 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #644 of 674 | #82 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.8% | #410 of 674 | #88 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #58 of 721 | #13 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #118 of 437 | #17 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
482
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 482 | 26.4 | 18.2:1 | 85% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 30.8 | 14.8:1 | 82% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 28.8 | 14.9:1 | 77% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 72% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 35.1 | 17.0:1 | 72% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 74% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 63% (365) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | N/A | N/A | 71% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 22 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (598 to 482); teachers down 25% (35.1 to 26.4).
About Kennedy Elementary
Kennedy Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Jefferson County, located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school's 482 students are in pre-K through 5.
Jefferson County is the local district for Kennedy Elementary. It runs 167 schools with 95,124 students.
Black students are the large majority at Kennedy Elementary, with 87% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 21% of Jefferson County residents are Black. Kennedy Elementary has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.2 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 85% of students. It compares with 61% for public schools in Jefferson County.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Kennedy Elementary receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Kennedy Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 11.1%. Predicted: 33.4%. Difference: 22.3 points.
Across Jefferson County, median household income is about $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Jefferson County number 175 and enroll about 95,579.
DuValle Education Center is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Kennedy Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Kennedy Elementary ranks 6th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Kennedy Elementary was 488 in 2020-21 and 482 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.6:1 in 2020-21, and 18.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Other Kennedy Elementary schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Kennedy Elementary. Kennedy Elementary is the 8th largest of the 31.
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolWinder, GA · 764 students
- Kennedy ElementaryWILLMAR, MN · 672 students
- KENNEDY ELEMENTARYLAKEVILLE, MN · 638 students
- Kennedy ElementaryMadison, WI · 582 students
- Kennedy ElementaryStockton, CA · 511 students
Nearby schools
- DuValle Education Center0.3 mi · 143
- Carter Traditional Elementary0.3 mi · 471
- Foster Traditional Academy0.4 mi · 317
- Maupin Elementary0.9 mi · 302
- Johnson Traditional Middle1.3 mi · 516
- Brandeis Elementary1.3 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy ElementaryHow many students attend Kennedy Elementary?
Kennedy Elementary enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Kennedy Elementary serve?
Kennedy Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Kennedy Elementary have?
Kennedy Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Kennedy Elementary?
Student demographics at Kennedy Elementary are roughly 3% White, 7% Hispanic, 87% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Kennedy Elementary public or private?
Kennedy Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
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