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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Sanders Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000679
Sanders Elementary
8408 Terry Rd, Louisville, KY 40258 · (502) 485-8322 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% 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.
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
14.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
306 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
1
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 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
70%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
28.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
19.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Sanders Elementary
Sanders Elementary's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanders Elementary this school | 394 | 77.7% | 23.4% |
| Johnsontown Road Elementary Louisville | 406 | 78.8% | 30.4% |
| Dixie Elementary Louisville | 370 | 74.9% | 21.3% |
| T C Cherry Elementary School Bowling Green | 431 | 75.4% | 38.5% |
| South Heights Elementary School Henderson | 413 | 78.5% | 32.6% |
| Oakland Elementary Oakland | 432 | 75.0% | 26.4% |
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 Sanders Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #617 of 669 | #51 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #635 of 668 | #62 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #608 of 674 | #48 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #443 of 744 | #73 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #213 of 674 | #20 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #63 of 674 | #30 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #146 of 721 | #30 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #200 of 437 | #25 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
394
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 394 | 28.1 | 14.0:1 | 78% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 29.1 | 14.9:1 | 80% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 26.1 | 16.5:1 | 78% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 72% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 81% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 27 | 18.0:1 | 78% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 80% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | N/A | N/A | 63% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sanders Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (456 to 394); teachers up 8% (26 to 28.1).
About Sanders Elementary
In Louisville, Kentucky, part of Jefferson County, Sanders Elementary is an elementary school. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 394 students.
Jefferson County enrolls 95,124 students in 167 schools, including Sanders Elementary.
At Sanders Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 41%. Other students are 31% Black, 19% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County residents are about 63% White. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Sanders Elementary are from different groups.
Its ratio of 14.0:1 is based on 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson County average 61%.
Sanders Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sanders Elementary would be expected to post about 36.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.4%.
Jefferson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $69,866 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Jefferson County number 175, with about 95,579 students.
Wilkerson Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Sanders Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Sanders Elementary is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 14.0 students per teacher, compared with 15.6 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Sanders Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Sanders Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Sanders Elementary. Sanders Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Sanders Elementary SchoolAustell, GA · 626 students
- Sanders Elementary SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 279 students
- Sanders Elementary SchoolSanders, AZ · 267 students
- Sanders Elementary SchoolHollandale, MS · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Wilkerson Elementary School0.7 mi · 541
- Pleasure Ridge Park High1.2 mi · 1,777
- Eisenhower Elementary1.2 mi · 592
- Greenwood Elementary1.2 mi · 457
- Johnsontown Road Elementary1.4 mi · 406
- Dixie Elementary1.7 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Sanders ElementaryHow large is Sanders Elementary?
Sanders Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Sanders Elementary serve?
Sanders Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sanders Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sanders Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sanders Elementary?
Sanders Elementary reports a student body of 41% White, 19% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Sanders Elementary public or private?
Sanders Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.