Layne Elementary

Set in Louisville, Kentucky, Layne Elementary is an average-sized elementary school, overseen by Jefferson County. It caters to 430 students across grades K through 5.

Jefferson County comprises 167 schools with combined enrollment of 95,124 students; Layne Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Layne Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 26% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Layne Elementary records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Layne Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 79% of students at Layne Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Layne Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.7%, the actual is 28.4%, a residual of -7.3 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $69,866 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Layne Elementary is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

The closest other public school is Stuart Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Layne Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Layne Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 24.3%.

Layne Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 418 students in 2018 compared to 430 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Layne Elementary typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.