Rangeland Elementary

Rangeland Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, part of Jefferson County. The school hosts 532 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 26% larger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Within Jefferson County, which oversees 167 schools and 95,124 students, Rangeland Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Rangeland Elementary logs that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 39% Black, 9% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jefferson County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rangeland Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 36.6%; this one comes in at 11.6%, -25.0 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rangeland Elementary is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Jefferson Early Childhood Center, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rangeland Elementary. On composite proficiency, Rangeland Elementary comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 19.1%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 25%: 425 students in 2018 compared to 532 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 28% to 43%. Class-load math has widened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.