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If you could change one rule at Stopher Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
781
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299002197
Stopher Elementary
14417 Aiken Rd, Louisville, KY 40245 · (502) 485-8281 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL781 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
18.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
109 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (132).
Student demographics
63%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
66.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
60.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Stopher Elementary
Stopher Elementary's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stopher Elementary this school | 781 | 14.0% | 62.1% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary School Lexington | 681 | 17.3% | 69.6% |
| Lowe Elementary Louisville | 608 | 25.2% | 52.9% |
| Athens-Chilesburg Elementary Lexington | 620 | 21.3% | 71.8% |
| Norton Elementary Louisville | 716 | 23.3% | 72.7% |
| Norton Commons Elementary Prospect | 598 | 27.3% | 55.2% |
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 Stopher Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #82 of 669 | #5 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #108 of 668 | #4 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #104 of 674 | #5 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 781 | #18 of 744 | #2 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #652 of 674 | #84 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #135 of 674 | #59 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #715 of 721 | #92 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #221 of 233 | #45 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
781
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 766
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 781 | 42.1 | 18.5:1 | 14% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 41.3 | 18.6:1 | 12% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 780 | 43.5 | 17.9:1 | 13% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 778 | 41 | 19.0:1 | 12% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 774 | 39.9 | 19.4:1 | 12% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 38 | 21.6:1 | 13% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 766 | 38 | 20.2:1 | 16% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stopher Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (774 to 781); teachers up 6% (39.9 to 42.1).
About Stopher Elementary
Families in Louisville, Kentucky, are served by Stopher Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 781 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll about 421 students on average.
Jefferson County runs Stopher Elementary along with 166 other schools, enrolling 95,124 students in total.
White students are 55% of those enrolled at Stopher Elementary. Other reported shares: 22% Asian, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Stopher Elementary are from different groups.
A staff of 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky, 15.4:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 14%. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Jefferson County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Stopher Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Stopher Elementary is 2.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 62.1%. Predicted: 59.8%.
In the wider Jefferson County area, the median household earns about $69,866 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Jefferson County, 175 public schools serve about 95,579 students.
Eastern High is the nearest public school to Stopher Elementary, about 2.7 miles away. Within five miles of Stopher Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Stopher Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Stopher Elementary had 778 students in 2020-21 and 781 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
The allk12 page for Stopher Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Eastern High2.7 mi · 1,790
- Hite Elementary2.8 mi · 498
- Anchorage Independent Public School3.0 mi · 392
- Bellewood3.0 mi · 7
- Middletown Elementary3.2 mi · 573
- Chancey Elementary3.7 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Stopher ElementaryHow large is Stopher Elementary?
Stopher Elementary enrolls approximately 781 students in grades PK-05.
Is Stopher Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stopher Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Stopher Elementary have?
Stopher Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stopher Elementary?
At Stopher Elementary, the student body is approximately 55% White, 5% Hispanic, 12% Black, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Stopher Elementary in?
Stopher Elementary is part of Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.