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How has Tully Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
791
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000631
Tully Elementary
3300 College Drive, Louisville, KY 40299 · (502) 485-8338 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL791 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
326 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 61 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 15% |
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
56.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
50.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Tully Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #214 of 669 | #12 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #229 of 668 | #13 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #214 of 674 | #13 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 791 | #15 of 744 | #1 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #499 of 674 | #51 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #129 of 674 | #57 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #126 of 233 | #26 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
791
+47 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.9:1
% White
55%
was 66%
% Hispanic
10%
was 8%
% Black
21%
was 15%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
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 | 791 | 49.3 | 16.0:1 | 41% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 795 | 45.4 | 17.5:1 | 38% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 788 | 45.9 | 17.2:1 | 38% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 41.4 | 17.9:1 | 42% (314) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tully Elementary.
About Tully Elementary
Louisville, Kentucky, is home to Tully Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment stands at 791 students, covering pre-K through 5. That is 88% larger than the average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Tully Elementary is a school in Jefferson County. The district has 167 schools and 95,124 students.
About 55% of the student body at Tully Elementary is White. Other students are 21% Black, 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. It is about the same as the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. About 41% of students at Tully Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Jefferson County report 61%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.7% at Tully Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Jefferson County show that the median household earns about $69,866 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Jefferson County, 175 public schools serve about 95,579 students.
Among nearby public schools, Jeffersontown High is closest at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Tully Elementary. By average proficiency, Tully Elementary is 1st among 9 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 6% from 2017-18 to 2024-25. In 2017-18, 66% of students were White; in 2024-25, 55% were. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.0:1, from 17.9:1.
The allk12 page for Tully Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Jeffersontown High0.7 mi · 1,196
- Jeffersontown Elementary0.8 mi · 686
- Cochrane Elementary1.0 mi · 470
- Carrithers Middle1.0 mi · 545
- Wheeler Elementary2.0 mi · 626
- Alex R. Kennedy Elementary2.2 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Tully ElementaryHow many students attend Tully Elementary?
Tully Elementary enrolls approximately 791 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tully Elementary serve?
Tully Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tully Elementary?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Tully Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tully Elementary?
At Tully Elementary, the student body is approximately 55% White, 10% Hispanic, 21% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Tully Elementary in?
Tully Elementary is part of Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.