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Maupin Elementary

1312 Catalpa Street, Louisville, KY 40211 · (502) 485-8310 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% 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.
  • C-Beats 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

Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
281 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3712%
Kindergarten4515%
Grade 14515%
Grade 24615%
Grade 34114%
Grade 44114%
Grade 54716%

This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (47).

Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
103%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
155%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
26889%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
16254%
Female
14046%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
28.0%
KY avg 47.9%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Kentucky average is about 48 of 100.

Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Maupin Elementary

Maupin Elementary's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Maupin Elementary this school30293.0%20.5%
King Elementary
Louisville
30692.2%7.7%
Byck Elementary
Louisville
27291.9%12.2%
Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School
Louisville
42790.9%9.5%
Foster Traditional Academy
Louisville
31784.5%19.9%
Engelhard Elementary
Louisville
26586.4%N/A
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 Maupin Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Jefferson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
20.5%#633 of 669#60 of 86
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
28.0%#614 of 674#52 of 89
Enrollment
ranked largest first
302#567 of 744#84 of 99
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.0:1#106 of 674#14 of 90
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
20.9%#440 of 674#89 of 90
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
93.0%#5 of 721#1 of 93
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.9%#400 of 437#37 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 2024-25
Enrollment
302
+21 (+7%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2530223.213.0:193% (281)
2023-2430722.913.4:188% (269)
2022-2329823.712.6:186% (256)
2020-212812710.4:186% (243)
2017-1830823.812.9:193% (285)
2015-164572716.9:189% (407)
2010-114813513.7:199% (478)
2000-01576N/AN/A78% (450)
1990-915173017.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maupin Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (308 to 302); teachers down 3% (23.8 to 23.2).

About Maupin Elementary

In Louisville, Kentucky, part of Jefferson County, Maupin Elementary is an elementary school. The school's 302 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.

Jefferson County enrolls 95,124 students in 167 schools, including Maupin Elementary.

The large majority of students at Maupin Elementary, 89%, are Black. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 3% White. Jefferson County as a whole is about 21% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Maupin Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 21%.

Dividing enrollment by its 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.0:1. Among elementary schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. Eligible students account for 93% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Jefferson County average 61%.

The allk12 Grade for Maupin Elementary is D. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 30.5% at Maupin Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.5%.

Census estimates describe Jefferson County this way: median household income is about $69,866, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 175 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 95,579.

The school nearest to Maupin Elementary is Johnson Traditional Middle, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Maupin Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.

Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 7%, from 281 to 302. The school's ratio rose from 10.4:1 to 13.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Jefferson County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Maupin Elementary
District
Jefferson County
Address
1312 Catalpa Street, Louisville, KY 40211
Phone
(502) 485-8310
County
Jefferson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
302
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
281 (93%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
210299000770
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Maupin Elementary
How large is Maupin Elementary?
Maupin Elementary enrolls approximately 302 students in grades PK-05.
Is Maupin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maupin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maupin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maupin Elementary is approximately 13.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Maupin Elementary?
Student demographics at Maupin Elementary are roughly 3% White, 5% Hispanic, 89% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Maupin Elementary?
Maupin Elementary is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
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