Smyrna Elementary School

Smyrna Elementary School, a moderately sized elementary campus in Louisville, Kentucky, part of Jefferson County, enrolls 515 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Smyrna Elementary School sits 22% bigger than that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Smyrna Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 30% White, 25% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Smyrna Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.2%; this one delivers 27.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) shows that median household earnings sit near $69,866, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Smyrna Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Marion C. Moore School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Smyrna Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 25.1%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Smyrna Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 9% since 2018, when it stood at 474 (now 515). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 11% to 34% over that span.

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