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Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000653
Kenwood Elementary
7420 Justan Ave, Louisville, KY 40214 · (502) 485-8283 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
424 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
74%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
35.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
27.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Kenwood Elementary
Kenwood Elementary's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenwood Elementary this school | 596 | 71.1% | 27.9% |
| Auburndale Elementary Louisville | 596 | 75.7% | 27.1% |
| Goldsmith Elementary Louisville | 651 | 71.6% | 27.6% |
| Lansdowne Elementary School Lexington | 610 | 71.6% | 29.0% |
| Smyrna Elementary School Louisville | 515 | 69.7% | 27.7% |
| Fern Creek Elementary Louisville | 744 | 63.7% | 27.3% |
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 Kenwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #577 of 669 | #36 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #572 of 668 | #41 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #554 of 674 | #32 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #125 of 744 | #19 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #543 of 674 | #56 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #11 of 674 | #8 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #255 of 721 | #50 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #141 of 233 | #28 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
596
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 596 | 36.3 | 16.4:1 | 71% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 37.5 | 15.6:1 | 72% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 38.6 | 15.0:1 | 72% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 69% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 36.3 | 15.6:1 | 84% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 88% (516) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 81% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 683 | N/A | N/A | 60% (413) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | 27 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (567 to 596); teachers unchanged (36.3 to 36.3).
About Kenwood Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, Kenwood Elementary serves students in Louisville, Kentucky. It enrolled 596 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.
Jefferson County includes 167 schools. Together they enroll 95,124 students.
Kenwood Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 35%. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 23% Black, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Jefferson County's population at about 63%. Kenwood Elementary's diversity index is 74%, against a US figure of 70%.
Kenwood Elementary employs 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.4:1. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 71%. Public schools in Jefferson County average 61%.
allk12 grades Kenwood Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Kenwood Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.9%; the prediction is 38.6%.
Jefferson County has about 783,022 residents, and the median household income is $69,866, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County has 175 public schools and roughly 95,579 students.
Lassiter Middle is the public school closest to Kenwood Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Kenwood Elementary is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Kenwood Elementary grew 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 578 to 596 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.4:1) than in 2020-21 (14.8:1).
Community posts for Kenwood Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Kenwood Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Kenwood Elementary. Kenwood Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 11.
- Kenwood ElementaryClarksville, TN · 779 students
- KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT WALTON BEACH, FL · 471 students
- Kenwood ElementarySpringfield, OH · 413 students
- Kenwood Elementary SchoolChampaign, IL · 402 students
- KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKEARNEY, NE · 398 students
Nearby schools
- Lassiter Middle1.0 mi · 921
- Auburndale Elementary1.1 mi · 596
- Doss High1.5 mi · 1,235
- Trunnell Elementary1.6 mi · 528
- Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South1.9 mi · 543
- Iroquois High2.0 mi · 1,301
Frequently asked questions
About Kenwood ElementaryHow many students attend Kenwood Elementary?
Kenwood Elementary enrolls approximately 596 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Kenwood Elementary serve?
Kenwood Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Kenwood Elementary?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Kenwood Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Kenwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Kenwood Elementary are roughly 35% White, 28% Hispanic, 23% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Kenwood Elementary in?
Kenwood Elementary is part of Jefferson County.
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