Schaffner Traditional Elementary

Set in Louisville, Kentucky, Schaffner Traditional Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community, run under Jefferson County. It instructs 573 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 36% bigger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

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

On demographics, Schaffner Traditional Elementary reports that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 29% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at school resources, Schaffner Traditional Elementary logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Schaffner Traditional Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), of which Schaffner Traditional Elementary is one.

Butler Traditional High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Schaffner Traditional Elementary comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 19.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 595 students in 2018 compared to 573 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 54% to 29% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.