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Goldsmith Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

590^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Goldsmith Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 630 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Jefferson County school district, which is ranked 140 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Goldsmith Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school underperforms compared to the district and state averages in academic subjects, particularly in mathematics and reading. Goldsmith Elementary also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.7% to 38.1% over the past few years. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian students performing relatively well but English Language Learners and students with disabilities struggling.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Greathouse/Shryock Traditional and Hawthorne Elementary, Goldsmith Elementary's performance is generally lower. These schools, which are also part of the Jefferson County district, have higher academic proficiency rates and better overall rankings. Addressing the challenges faced by Goldsmith Elementary, such as implementing evidence-based instructional practices and addressing chronic absenteeism, could potentially help improve student outcomes.

651

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,456

Per pupil spending ?

71.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3520 Goldsmith Lane
Louisville, KY 40220

(502) 485-8258

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Goldsmith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle
High:	Seneca High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.1%

African American:

25.7%

White:

21.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Writing scores 26 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg44%

590^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th 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	16.8	590 of 685	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	649 of 685	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	584 of 687	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	626 of 684	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	511 of 517	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	625 of 700	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	611 of 691	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	594 of 694	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	611 of 690	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	607 of 698	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	645 of 705	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.8	648 of 719	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.5	658 of 713	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.5	650 of 688	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.0	669 of 683	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.7	606 of 658	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.4	544 of 651	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.0	599 of 638	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	73 of 142	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	121 of 140	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	77 of 129	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	96 of 118	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	101 of 185	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	133 of 184	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	58.3	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆
2019	8.2	23 of 23	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	25.7	376 of 474	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	285 of 445	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	64 of 69	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	64 of 64	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	51 of 65	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	25 of 40	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	49 of 96	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	20 of 81	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	556 of 648	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	630 of 644	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	572 of 639	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	580 of 641	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	605 of 671	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	622 of 663	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	132 of 168	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	126 of 135	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	90 of 120	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	88 of 114	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	124 of 152	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	76 of 153	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	589 of 672	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	647 of 665	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	520 of 670	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	607 of 667	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	596 of 664	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	540 of 631	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	576 of 653	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	610 of 652	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	530 of 652	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	595 of 657	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	607 of 676	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	543 of 665	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	13.5	602 of 661	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	492 of 659	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	617 of 659	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	559 of 658	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	486 of 656	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	480 of 592	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	464 of 593	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2023)61st percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+35 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2019)21st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-15 vs state

Mathematics26%-17 vs state

Editing and Mechanics26%-21 vs state

Social Studies18%-20 vs state

Writing12%-26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

We've got four children at Goldsmith and we've loved it there. There is a dual language Spanish/English immersion program and they've begun looping the teachers with the same group of students for two years. We could hardly be happier with our school. Close Quote

Schools Near Goldsmith Elementary

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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
Goldsmith Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3520 Goldsmith Lane	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8258	651	46	14.0	71.6%	138 (21.2%)	167 (25.7%)	222 (34.1%)	73 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (7.4%)	16.8	590^th of 685 public elementary schools	13.9%		8.2	649^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.3%	59	41.0	14.0	23.0	45.0	29.0	28.0		12.0	18.0	26.0	$20,456	$696	$1,622	$2,318	$14,728	$3,410	$18,138
Klondike Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3807 Klondike Ln	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8286	527	35	15.0	69.4%	110 (20.9%)	154 (29.2%)	203 (38.5%)	41 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	16.7	591^st of 685 public elementary schools	13.7%		27.8	516^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.7%	75	24.0	24.0	28.0	31.0	28.0	30.0	19.0	33.0	27.0	35.0	$21,618	$973	$1,703	$2,675	$15,237	$3,706	$18,943
Hawthorne Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2301 Clarendon Ave	Louisville	40205	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8263	437	32	13.8	42.1%	218 (49.9%)	54 (12.4%)	133 (30.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	74.3	142^nd of 685 public elementary schools	79.3%		60.8	248^th of 685 public elementary schools	63.8%	106	57.0	52.0	48.0	64.0	68.0	57.0	54.0	47.0	47.0	60.0	$22,191	$883	$1,548	$2,432	$16,272	$3,488	$19,760
Watterson Elementary	Public	K-5	3900 Breckinridge Lane	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8342	454	36	12.7	71.4%	132 (29.1%)	181 (39.9%)	88 (19.4%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	11.1	634^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.4%		7.9	654^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.5%	20	23.0	22.0	25.0	24.0	20.0	31.0	14.0	19.0	24.0	33.0	$21,366	$714	$1,881	$2,596	$14,860	$3,910	$18,770
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional	Public, Magnet	K-5	2700 Browns Lane	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8259	607	34	17.7	26.0%	184 (30.3%)	94 (15.5%)	17 (2.8%)	265 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	96.6	5^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.2	2^nd of 685 public elementary schools	99.7%	3	75.0	70.0	81.0	68.0	81.0	84.0	68.0	69.0	81.0	86.0	$18,736	$689	$1,550	$2,240	$13,073	$3,423	$16,497
Price Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	5001 Garden Green Way	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8315	470	28	16.7	75.5%	53 (11.3%)	237 (50.4%)	135 (28.7%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	9.5	643^rd of 685 public elementary schools	6.1%		10.5	634^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.4%	9		21.0	26.0	15.0	17.0	27.0		24.0	18.0	26.0	$22,706	$934	$1,604	$2,538	$16,420	$3,748	$20,168
The Brook-Dupont	Public	PK, KG-8	1405 Browns Ln	Louisville	40207	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 721-2342	2	4	.4		1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$68,720	$265	$5,259	$5,524	$56,133	$7,064	$63,196
St Matthews Elementary	Public	K-5	601 Browns Lane	Louisville	40207	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8321	598	35	17.3	41.5%	281 (47.0%)	145 (24.2%)	113 (18.9%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.0%)	54.5	299^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.4%		46.4	356^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.0%	57	47.0	47.0	44.0	45.0	55.0	62.0	31.0	36.0	52.0	45.0	$19,324	$660	$1,694	$2,354	$13,518	$3,452	$16,970
Rangeland Elementary	Public	K-5	1701 Rangeland Rd	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8317	532	30	17.6	76.7%	48 (9.0%)	209 (39.3%)	227 (42.7%)	20 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.3%)	2	680^th of 685 public elementary schools	0.7%		4.5	671^st of 685 public elementary schools	2.0%	9	11.0			15.0	10.0	13.0			10.0		$20,676	$1,448	$1,704	$3,152	$13,839	$3,685	$17,524
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4515 Taylorsville Rd	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-6950	369	25	15.0	59.3%	123 (33.3%)	97 (26.3%)	77 (20.9%)	48 (13.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	22.2	561^st of 685 public elementary schools	18.1%		21.4	564^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.7%	3	39.0		38.0	29.0	35.0	43.0		7.0	26.0	26.0	$22,322	$1,331	$1,615	$2,947	$15,484	$3,891	$19,375

Frequently Asked Questions about Goldsmith Elementary

What district is Goldsmith Elementary in?

Jefferson County

What is the racial makeup of Goldsmith Elementary?

Students at Goldsmith Elementary are 34% Hispanic, 26% African American, 21% White, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Goldsmith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Goldsmith Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Goldsmith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Goldsmith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle
High : Seneca High

Is Goldsmith Elementary a good school?

Goldsmith Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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