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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000697
Luhr Elementary
6900 Fegenbush Lane, Louisville, KY 40228 · (502) 485-8295 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
341 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 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
Student demographics
76%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
46.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
Where Luhr Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #451 of 669 | #23 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #424 of 668 | #23 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #402 of 674 | #22 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #180 of 744 | #31 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #562 of 674 | #60 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.6% | #4 of 674 | #2 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #100 of 233 | #21 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
544
+46 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.1:1
% White
30%
was 40%
% Hispanic
17%
was 18%
% Black
31%
was 30%
% Asian
15%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 544 | 32.6 | 16.7:1 | 63% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 34.8 | 15.0:1 | 61% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 33.8 | 15.5:1 | 62% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 30.9 | 16.1:1 | 69% (345) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luhr Elementary.
About Luhr Elementary
Luhr Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky. It had 544 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll about 421 students on average.
Jefferson County includes 167 schools. Together they enroll 95,124 students.
About 31% of students at Luhr Elementary are Black, the largest single group. It is also 30% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Jefferson County's residents are about 21% Black, 11 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 76, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 16.7:1 is based on 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 63%. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is similar, at 61%.
Luhr Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.0% and a predicted 41.8%.
The school's county is Jefferson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $69,866 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Luhr Elementary shares Jefferson County with 174 other public schools.
Marion C. Moore School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Luhr Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Luhr Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 38.0% against a local average of 24.4%.
The federal government classifies Luhr Elementary's location as City: Large.
Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, Luhr Elementary had a net gain of 46 students, or 9%. White students made up 40% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 30% 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
Nearby schools
- Marion C. Moore School0.8 mi · 1,892
- Smyrna Elementary School0.9 mi · 515
- Fern Creek Elementary1.9 mi · 744
- Hartstern Elementary2.1 mi · 597
- Fern Creek High2.1 mi · 1,525
- Rangeland Elementary2.5 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Luhr ElementaryHow many students attend Luhr Elementary?
Luhr Elementary enrolls approximately 544 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Luhr Elementary serve?
Luhr Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Luhr Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Luhr Elementary is approximately 16.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Luhr Elementary?
Student demographics at Luhr Elementary are roughly 30% White, 17% Hispanic, 31% Black, 15% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Luhr Elementary?
Luhr Elementary is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
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