Medora Elementary

Medora Elementary is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in Louisville, Kentucky, one of the schools within Jefferson County, instructing 460 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 167 schools in Jefferson County (95,124 students total), Medora Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Medora Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Black, 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Medora Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.2%.

In the surrounding community, Jefferson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,866 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Medora Elementary is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dixie Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Medora Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Medora Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 22.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 461 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Medora Elementary typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.