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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000635
Okolona Elementary
7606 Preston Highway, Louisville, KY 40219 · (502) 485-8309 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% 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.
- DBeats 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
15.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
312 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
68%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
28.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
30.0%
KY avg 42.8%
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 and about 30 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Okolona Elementary
Okolona Elementary's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okolona Elementary this school | 417 | 74.8% | 26.1% |
| Northern Elementary School Lexington | 424 | 75.0% | 24.3% |
| Mary Todd Elementary School Lexington | 405 | 74.8% | 31.4% |
| Blake Elementary Louisville | 561 | 72.7% | 8.9% |
| Yates Elementary School Lexington | 438 | 72.6% | 21.1% |
| Deep Springs Elementary School Lexington | 521 | 73.9% | 29.3% |
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 Okolona Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #599 of 669 | #46 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #540 of 668 | #36 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #612 of 674 | #50 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #400 of 744 | #69 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #478 of 674 | #46 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #79 of 674 | #39 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #197 of 721 | #41 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.5% | #22 of 233 | #4 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
417
+81 (+24%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 417 | 26.3 | 15.9:1 | 75% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 24.9 | 15.2:1 | 70% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 24.4 | 14.5:1 | 74% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 23 | 14.6:1 | 71% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 22.3 | 14.7:1 | 91% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 87% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | 95% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | N/A | N/A | 73% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 23 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Okolona Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (327 to 417); teachers up 18% (22.3 to 26.3).
About Okolona Elementary
Okolona Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Louisville, Kentucky. There are 417 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Jefferson County enrolls 95,124 students in 167 schools, including Okolona Elementary.
About 44% of students at Okolona Elementary are Hispanic, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 27% Black, 22% White, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Jefferson County, the Hispanic share is about 9%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
There are 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Okolona Elementary, giving a ratio of 15.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. By family income, 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Jefferson County averages 61%, lower than here.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Okolona Elementary outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Okolona Elementary is 11.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 26.1% actual, 37.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kentucky.
In Jefferson County, 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 people live in poverty. Counting Okolona Elementary, Jefferson County has 175 public schools.
Southern High is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Okolona Elementary's average proficiency of 26.1% compares with 16.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Okolona Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 417, from 336 in 2020-21. The ratio was 14.6:1 in 2020-21 and 15.9:1 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
Other Okolona Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Okolona Elementary. Okolona Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Okolona Elementary SchoolOKOLONA, MS · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Southern High1.1 mi · 1,725
- Blake Elementary1.2 mi · 561
- Slaughter Elementary1.3 mi · 466
- Hartstern Elementary1.3 mi · 597
- Minors Lane Elementary1.7 mi · 370
- Thomas Jefferson Middle2.0 mi · 943
Frequently asked questions
About Okolona ElementaryHow many students attend Okolona Elementary?
Okolona Elementary enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-05.
Is Okolona Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Okolona Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Okolona Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Okolona Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Okolona Elementary?
At Okolona Elementary, the student body is approximately 22% White, 44% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Okolona Elementary?
Okolona Elementary is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.