Wilder Elementary

Wilder Elementary is a moderately sized elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, operated by Jefferson County. The school educates 496 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Jefferson County comprises 167 schools with combined enrollment of 95,124 students; Wilder Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Wilder Elementary shows that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 27% Black, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jefferson County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Wilder Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Jefferson County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), of which Wilder Elementary is one.

Ballard High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wilder Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 557 students in 2018 compared to 496 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 8% to 13%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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