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Enrollment
598
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000658
St Matthews Elementary
601 Browns Lane, Louisville, KY 40207 · (502) 485-8321 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
248 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
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
54.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Where St Matthews Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #279 of 669 | #17 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #299 of 668 | #17 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #262 of 674 | #19 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #117 of 744 | #16 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #608 of 674 | #70 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #82 of 674 | #40 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.7% | #113 of 233 | #24 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
598
+43 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.4:1
% White
47%
was 58%
% Hispanic
19%
was 4%
% Black
24%
was 27%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 598 | 34.6 | 17.3:1 | 41% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 31.4 | 18.8:1 | 44% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 32.9 | 17.1:1 | 41% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 30.2 | 18.4:1 | 49% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Matthews Elementary.
About St Matthews Elementary
Students in Louisville, Kentucky, attend St Matthews Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 598 students across kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll around 421, and this school is 42% bigger than that mark.
Besides St Matthews Elementary, Jefferson County runs 166 other schools. The district enrolls 95,124 students.
White students make up 47% of enrollment at St Matthews Elementary, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 24% Black, 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 63% White among all Jefferson County residents. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at St Matthews Elementary are from different groups.
A staff of 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky, 15.4:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 41%. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Jefferson County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for St Matthews Elementary is -2.4 points: 47.2% actual, 49.6% predicted.
The school's county is Jefferson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $69,866 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. St Matthews Elementary shares Jefferson County with 174 other public schools.
Waggener High is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, St Matthews Elementary is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 598, up from 555 in 2017-18. Meanwhile, the Hispanic share grew from 4% to 19% of enrollment. The school's ratio dropped from 18.4:1 to 17.3:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for St Matthews Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
Nearby schools
- Waggener High0.2 mi · 888
- The Brook-Dupont1.0 mi · 2
- Greathouse/Shryock Traditional1.7 mi · 607
- Chenoweth Elementary2.0 mi · 569
- The Phoenix School of Discovery2.1 mi · 383
- Field Elementary2.1 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About St Matthews ElementaryHow large is St Matthews Elementary?
St Matthews Elementary enrolls approximately 598 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does St Matthews Elementary serve?
St Matthews Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at St Matthews Elementary?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at St Matthews Elementary.
What is the student diversity at St Matthews Elementary?
Student demographics at St Matthews Elementary are roughly 47% White, 19% Hispanic, 24% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is St Matthews Elementary public or private?
St Matthews 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.