Kenwood Elementary

Located at 7420 Justan Ave, in Louisville, Kentucky, Kenwood Elementary is a mid-sized elementary campus that educates 596 students (grades K through 5), operated by Jefferson County. That puts it 42% above the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Across the 167 schools in Jefferson County (95,124 students total), Kenwood Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kenwood Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 28% Hispanic, 23% Black, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

On the resource side, On paper, Kenwood Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 71% of students at Kenwood Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kenwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.6%; this one delivers 27.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,866, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Jefferson County's 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), Kenwood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Lassiter Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Kenwood Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 14.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Kenwood Elementary's enrollment has grew 5% since 2018, when it stood at 567 (now 596). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 17% to 28%.

On the community side, members of the Kenwood Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.