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What's the most underrated thing about Medora Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000633
Medora Elementary
11801 Deering Road, Louisville, KY 40272 · (502) 485-8298 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest 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
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
269 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 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
54%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
36.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
42.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Medora Elementary
Medora Elementary's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medora Elementary this school | 460 | 58.5% | 36.2% |
| Bend Gate Elementary School Henderson | 421 | 59.6% | 50.2% |
| Hearn Elementary Frankfort | 476 | 59.9% | 38.2% |
| West Broadway Elementary School Madisonville | 486 | 60.7% | 38.1% |
| Brookside Elementary School Nicholasville | 515 | 58.8% | 42.7% |
| Ft Wright Elementary School Covington | 469 | 56.1% | 62.8% |
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 Medora Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #481 of 669 | #26 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #369 of 668 | #21 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #547 of 674 | #30 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #312 of 744 | #54 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #474 of 674 | #45 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #190 of 674 | #75 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #496 of 721 | #68 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #437 of 437 | #46 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
460
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 460 | 29.1 | 15.8:1 | 58% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 27.2 | 16.7:1 | 60% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 26.6 | 17.4:1 | 57% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 63% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 23.3 | 19.8:1 | 65% (301) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 22 | 20.9:1 | 60% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 60% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | N/A | N/A | 58% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 292 | 19 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medora Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (461 to 460); teachers up 25% (23.3 to 29.1).
About Medora Elementary
This page covers Medora Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky. Federal data show 460 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Medora Elementary belongs to Jefferson County, a district of 167 schools and 95,124 students.
The largest group at Medora Elementary is White students, at 64%. Other students are 15% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Jefferson County residents are about 63% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Its ratio of 15.8:1 is based on 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is similar, at 15.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 58%.
On the allk12 Grade, Medora Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 24% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Medora Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.2%, compared with a predicted 43.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Jefferson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $69,866 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Medora Elementary, Jefferson County has 175 public schools.
Dixie Elementary is about 1.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Medora Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Medora Elementary ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.2% against a local average of 22.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Medora Elementary as City: Large.
Federal data show 463 students in 2020-21 and 460 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 18.5:1 in 2020-21 and 15.8:1 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
- Dixie Elementary1.3 mi · 370
- Valley High1.3 mi · 850
- Layne Elementary2.1 mi · 430
- Stuart Middle School2.1 mi · 1,166
- Johnsontown Road Elementary2.1 mi · 406
- Wilkerson Elementary School2.3 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Medora ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Medora Elementary?
Medora Elementary enrolls approximately 460 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Medora Elementary serve?
Medora Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Medora Elementary have?
Medora Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Medora Elementary?
Student demographics at Medora Elementary are roughly 64% White, 12% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Medora Elementary in?
Medora Elementary is part of Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.