Trunnell Elementary

Trunnell Elementary, a mid-sized elementary campus in Louisville, Kentucky, one of the schools within Jefferson County, instructs 528 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 421.

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

On the student-mix side, Trunnell Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Black (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 32% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Trunnell Elementary shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Jefferson County's rate of about 61%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Trunnell Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 36.9%; Trunnell Elementary posts 12.5%, -24.4 points below that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $69,866 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), of which Trunnell Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Doss High, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Trunnell Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 17.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 526 students in 2018 compared to 528 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 13% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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