Zachary Taylor Elementary

Zachary Taylor Elementary is a compact K-5 school in Louisville, Kentucky, one of the schools within Jefferson County. The school caters to 260 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Zachary Taylor Elementary sits 38% leaner than that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, Zachary Taylor Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 27% Hispanic, 25% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 21% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Zachary Taylor Elementary reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at Zachary Taylor Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Zachary Taylor Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.9%; this one delivers 26.2%.

In the broader community, Jefferson County reports that median household income runs about $69,866, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Zachary Taylor Elementary is one.

Westport Early Childhood Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Zachary Taylor Elementary at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 58.7%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Zachary Taylor Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 44% since 2018, when it stood at 461 (now 260). Black enrollment moved from 45% to 33% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

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