Enrollment
14
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299001857
Western Day Treatment
1900 South Seventh Street, Louisville, KY 40208 · (502) 485-7351 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL14 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
3.1:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
13 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 1 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 3 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 2 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 21% |
Student demographics
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
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Western Day Treatment ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 14 | #736 of 744 | #96 of 99 |
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
14
-8 (-36%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 16
Student : Teacher
3.1:1
was 4.4:1
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 | 14 | 4.5 | 3.1:1 | 93% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 16 | 5.5 | 2.9:1 | 69% (11) |
| 2022-23 | 15 | 5.5 | 2.7:1 | 67% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 22 | 5 | 4.4:1 | 77% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 21 | 5.5 | 3.8:1 | 86% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 25 | 5 | 5.0:1 | 88% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 19 | N/A | N/A | 84% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 16 | N/A | N/A | 81% (13) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Day Treatment.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (21 to 14); teachers down 17% (5.5 to 4.5).
About Western Day Treatment
Western Day Treatment serves students in Louisville, Kentucky, as a very small elementary school. The school enrolls 14 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students, which makes this school 97% below average.
Enrollment across the 167 schools in Jefferson County totals 95,124 students.
The share of Black students at Western Day Treatment is 64%, a majority. Smaller groups are 29% White and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Jefferson County is roughly 21% Black.
Its staff includes 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 3.1 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky, 15.4:1, is higher. Western Day Treatment has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 93%. Across public schools in Jefferson County, the average is 61%.
In Jefferson County, 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. Jefferson County has 175 public schools with about 95,579 students, including Western Day Treatment.
Western Day Treatment is less than a tenth of a mile from Mcferran Preparatory Academy, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns Western Day Treatment the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 36%, from 22 to 14. The number of students per teacher dropped from 4.4 to 3.1 over 4 years.
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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
- Mcferran Preparatory Academy0.0 mi · 584
- Cochran Elementary0.7 mi · 419
- Frayser Elementary0.9 mi · 419
- Noe Middle1.0 mi · 1,155
- U of L PACT Program1.0 mi · 19
- duPont Manual High1.0 mi · 1,899
Frequently asked questions
About Western Day TreatmentHow large is Western Day Treatment?
Western Day Treatment enrolls approximately 14 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Western Day Treatment serve?
Western Day Treatment serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Western Day Treatment?
Approximately 3.1:1 students per teacher at Western Day Treatment.
What is the student diversity at Western Day Treatment?
Student demographics at Western Day Treatment are roughly 29% White, 64% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Western Day Treatment in?
Western Day Treatment is part of Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.