Wilt Elementary

Wilt Elementary is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in Louisville, Kentucky, overseen by Jefferson County, with 522 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 24% larger than typical.

Jefferson County runs 167 schools in total, collectively educating 95,124 students. Wilt Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wilt Elementary lists that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 26% Black, 23% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Wilt Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.6%; this one delivers 44.2%.

Around the school, census data for Jefferson County shows median household income runs about $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. Wilt Elementary is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

The closest other public school is Laukhuf Elementary, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wilt Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 25.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 515 students in 2018 compared to 522 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 37% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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