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Wheeler Elementary

5700 Cynthia Drive, Louisville, KY 40291 · (502) 485-8349 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL626 STUDENTS
Enrollment
626
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
282 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten9315%
Grade 110116%
Grade 210016%
Grade 310116%
Grade 411518%
Grade 511619%
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
26342%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
7812%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
17328%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
6510%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
447%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
32452%
Female
30248%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
55.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
54.7%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Wheeler Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Jefferson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.9%#235 of 669#13 of 86
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
54.7%#173 of 668#8 of 84
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.0%#241 of 674#17 of 89
Enrollment
ranked largest first
626#85 of 744#12 of 99
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.0:1#489 of 674#48 of 90
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.6%#37 of 674#17 of 90
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.3%#353 of 437#32 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 2024-25
Enrollment
626
-28 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.8:1
% White
42%
was 65%
% Hispanic
12%
was 6%
% Black
28%
was 18%
% Asian
10%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2562639.216.0:145% (282)
2023-2461538.216.1:143% (265)
2022-2361335.817.1:137% (227)
2017-1865436.717.8:135% (230)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheeler Elementary.

About Wheeler Elementary

Wheeler Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 626 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 49% higher.

Wheeler Elementary is run by Jefferson County, whose 167 schools enroll 95,124 students.

By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Wheeler Elementary is White (42%). Enrollment also includes 28% Black, 12% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 7% multiracial. The school's White share is 21 points below the 63% share among Jefferson County residents. By the diversity index, Wheeler Elementary comes in at 72%.

Teachers at the school number 39.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.0:1. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is about 15.4:1. The school's lunch program data list 45% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jefferson County is 61%.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.3% for Wheeler Elementary. The school posts 49.9%, 1.6 points above the prediction.

Among Jefferson County residents, median household income is about $69,866, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Wheeler Elementary is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County, which together enroll about 95,579 students.

Carrithers Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Wheeler Elementary is ahead of the 34.3% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 626 was 4% lower than in 2017-18, when it was 654. Over that span, the White share moved 23 points, to 42%. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.8:1 to 16.0:1.

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Jefferson County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Wheeler Elementary
District
Jefferson County
Address
5700 Cynthia Drive, Louisville, KY 40291
Phone
(502) 485-8349
County
Jefferson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
626
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
16.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
282 (45%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
210299000699
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Wheeler Elementary
How large is Wheeler Elementary?
Wheeler Elementary enrolls approximately 626 students in grades KG-05.
Is Wheeler Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wheeler Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wheeler Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wheeler Elementary is approximately 16.0:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wheeler Elementary?
At Wheeler Elementary, the student body is approximately 42% White, 12% Hispanic, 28% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Wheeler Elementary?
Wheeler Elementary is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
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