Stopher Elementary

Stopher Elementary operates as a substantial primary school in Louisville, Kentucky, operated by Jefferson County. Current enrollment sits at 781 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 86% above the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

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

In terms of who attends, Stopher Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Asian, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

On the resource side, On paper, Stopher Elementary has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Stopher Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.8%, the actual is 62.1%, a residual of +2.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Jefferson County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,866 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), of which Stopher Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Eastern High, roughly 2.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stopher Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Stopher Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 774 (now 781). The White share of enrollment fell from 69% to 55% over that span.

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