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Fairdale Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

566^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Fairdale Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Fairdale, Kentucky, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 623 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County school district, which is ranked 140 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Fairdale Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Fairdale Elementary Kentucky elementary schools over the past several years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 356 to 570 out of around 700 schools. The school has maintained a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. This is largely due to the school's low proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Science, which are significantly lower than the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, Fairdale Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 38% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Jefferson County district, such as Okolona Elementary, Blue Lick Elementary, and Kenwood Elementary, generally outperform Fairdale Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics, such as school leadership, instructional practices, and resource allocation, may be contributing to the differences in performance. Additionally, the only non-Jefferson County school in the vicinity, Brooks Elementary in the Bullitt County district, also serves a high-poverty student population and has similar performance to Fairdale Elementary, indicating that the challenges faced by the school may be more systemic in nature.

653

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,194

Per pupil spending ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10104 Mitchell Hill Road
Fairdale, KY 40118

(502) 485-8247

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Fairdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lassiter Middle
High:	Fairdale High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.5%

Hispanic:

39.7%

African American:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (31% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg44%

566^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 86Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County

140^th of 157Jefferson County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	566 of 685	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	531 of 685	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	501 of 687	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	570 of 684	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	501 of 517	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	564 of 700	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	431 of 691	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	514 of 694	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	49.8	356 of 690	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.9	406 of 698	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.6	411 of 705	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.5	560 of 719	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.8	547 of 713	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	55.8	321 of 688	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	36.4	495 of 683	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.0	386 of 658	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.8	258 of 651	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.4	184 of 638	71.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	85 of 142	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	46 of 140	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	48 of 129	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	31 of 185	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	44 of 184	76.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	33.1	308 of 474	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	274 of 445	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	55 of 69	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	57 of 64	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	46 of 65	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	30 of 40	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.3	20 of 96	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	16 of 81	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	574 of 648	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	517 of 644	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	500 of 639	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	560 of 641	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	461 of 671	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	414 of 663	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	113 of 168	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	102 of 135	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	100 of 120	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	90 of 114	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.2	50 of 152	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	41 of 153	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	526 of 672	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	477 of 665	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	514 of 670	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	550 of 667	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	449 of 664	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	352 of 631	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	507 of 653	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	504 of 652	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	449 of 652	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	547 of 657	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	317 of 325	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	568 of 676	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	432 of 665	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	21.1	231 of 257	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	527 of 661	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	515 of 659	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	435 of 659	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	309 of 658	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.6	511 of 656	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	520 of 592	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	417 of 593	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)40th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2019)35th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)10th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-15 vs state

Mathematics33%-10 vs state

Writing31%-7 vs state

Social Studies29%-9 vs state

Editing and Mechanics27%-20 vs state

Science18%-19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

My son has went to Fairdale ever since he was in Kindergarten, he is now in the 3rd grade. I love this school because my son needs the extra help that some students does not and the staff here are so nice and helpful. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, October 20, 2017

My daughter has excelled at Fairdale. Every time I walk in, I am greeted with a smile. The teachers really care about their students, and in our case, have gone above and beyond all expectations. They have done so much to advance her academic career. She was reading on a 2nd grade level in Kindergarten, and her teachers helped keep her from getting bored by giving her higher level sight words, until they were pulling words from a 6th grade list. I will always love Fairdale Elementary for everything they have done! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Fairdale Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	10104 Mitchell Hill Road	Fairdale	40118	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8247	653	42	15.5	70.8%	271 (41.5%)	84 (12.9%)	259 (39.7%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.1%)	21.3	566^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.4%		25.5	531^st of 685 public elementary schools	22.5%	35	36.0	36.0	27.0	27.0	35.0	41.0	18.0	31.0	29.0	27.0	$20,194	$975	$1,813	$2,788	$13,784	$3,623	$17,407
Coral Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10608 National Turnpike	Fairdale	40118	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8234	567	39	14.4	66.3%	300 (52.9%)	59 (10.4%)	169 (29.8%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	22.7	553^rd of 685 public elementary schools	19.3%		17.4	584^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.7%	31	27.0	29.0	39.0	33.0	39.0	33.0	25.0	26.0	21.0	44.0	$20,743	$917	$1,687	$2,605	$14,465	$3,674	$18,139
Auburndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5749 New Cut Road	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8204	596	40	14.9	75.7%	151 (25.3%)	160 (26.8%)	200 (33.6%)	60 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	14.5	613^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.5%		7.6	655^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.4%	42	31.0	27.0	33.0	19.0	34.0	28.0		12.0	21.0	31.0	$21,070	$1,372	$1,936	$3,307	$13,895	$3,867	$17,762
Minors Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8510 Minors Lane	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8303	370	33	11.1	79.7%	78 (21.1%)	76 (20.5%)	190 (51.4%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	9	647^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.5%		7.3	657^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.1%	10	18.0	13.0	29.0	21.0	24.0	37.0		7.0	19.0	20.0	$24,553	$1,217	$1,871	$3,087	$17,547	$3,918	$21,465
Kenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	7420 Justan Ave	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8283	596	36	16.4	71.1%	206 (34.6%)	137 (23.0%)	166 (27.9%)	53 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.5%)	15.4	603^rd of 685 public elementary schools	12.0%		29.2	505^th of 685 public elementary schools	26.3%	98	30.0	22.0	30.0	37.0	34.0	35.0	19.0	17.0	23.0	22.0	$21,154	$1,176	$1,747	$2,923	$14,664	$3,567	$18,231
Brooks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1430 Brooks Hill Road	Brooks	40109	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2000	444	32	13.8	70.5%	316 (71.2%)	10 (2.3%)	74 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.8%)	10.9	635^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.3%		15.1	601^st of 685 public elementary schools	12.3%	34	19.0	25.0		21.0	38.0	21.0			24.0	21.0	$18,945	$809	$119	$927	$11,204	$2,459	$13,663
Blue Lick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 Blue Lick Road	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8212	508	34	15.0	75.4%	173 (34.1%)	129 (25.4%)	165 (32.5%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	23.4	546^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.3%		30.5	499^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.2%	47	38.0	40.0	22.0	42.0	38.0	33.0	12.0	31.0	25.0	32.0	$21,623	$1,725	$1,673	$3,398	$14,201	$4,023	$18,224
Stonestreet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10007 Stonestreet Road	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8333	517	33	15.6	69.6%	232 (44.9%)	92 (17.8%)	136 (26.3%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	37 (7.2%)	11.8	628^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.3%		10.9	629^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.2%	1	25.0	28.0	28.0	36.0	29.0		16.0	15.0	13.0	20.0	$21,395	$1,443	$1,629	$3,072	$14,854	$3,468	$18,323
Blake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 Bonaventure Blvd	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8210	561	26	21.3	72.7%	131 (23.4%)	167 (29.8%)	214 (38.1%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.6%)	1.4	685^th of 685 public elementary schools	0.0%		3.2	677^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.2%	8		6.0		11.0	16.0	7.0	11.0		5.0	6.0	$17,493	$960	$1,658	$2,618	$11,468	$3,407	$14,875
Trunnell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7609 St. Andrews Church Road	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8337	528	36	14.5	75.9%	115 (21.8%)	192 (36.4%)	167 (31.6%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.1%)	3.4	674^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.6%		4.3	672^nd of 685 public elementary schools	1.9%	2			14.0	19.0	20.0	9.0		8.0	4.0	19.0	$22,969	$1,793	$2,163	$3,956	$14,750	$4,263	$19,014

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairdale Elementary

What district is Fairdale Elementary in?

Jefferson County

Is Fairdale Elementary a good school?

Fairdale Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Fairdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lassiter Middle
High : Fairdale High

What is the racial makeup of Fairdale Elementary?

Students at Fairdale Elementary are 42% White, 40% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Fairdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended Fairdale Elementary.

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