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Indian Trail Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades K-5
673rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools
Better than 2% of Kentucky elementary schools
Summary

Indian Trail Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 591 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.

Indian Trail Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 577 and 668 out of around 700 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well below average compared to other schools in the state. Academically, the school consistently performs significantly below the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages in proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas, including mathematics, reading, science, writing, social studies, and editing/mechanics. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade mathematics proficiency rate was 18% compared to the Jefferson County average of 30% and the Kentucky average of 43%. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade, with proficiency rates ranging from 8% to 16% across the different subject areas.

Additionally, Indian Trail Elementary has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 38.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 69.29% to 77.89% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. Despite the higher spending per student at Indian Trail Elementary, the school's academic performance remains significantly below average, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution. When comparing Indian Trail Elementary to the nearby schools in the same district, such as Goldsmith Elementary, Okolona Elementary, and Camp Taylor Elementary, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics.

649
Students ?
17.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,113
Per pupil spending ?
73.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3709 E Indian Tr
       Louisville, KY  40213

(502) 485-8268

District: Jefferson County


Students who attend Indian Trail Elementary usually attend:

High:    Seneca High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
42.1%
African American:
40.4%
White:
10.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kentucky average (14% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school14%
District avg31%
Kentucky avg44%
673rd of 685
Kentucky public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 12 pts since 2015
From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
74th of 86Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County
140th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
20253.8673 of 6851.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.4662 of 6853.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.5631 of 6878.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.0668 of 6842.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.9577 of 70017.6%★☆☆☆☆
201824.9578 of 69116.4%★☆☆☆☆
201712.2642 of 6947.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201623.9585 of 69015.2%★☆☆☆☆
201521.7604 of 69813.5%★☆☆☆☆
201417.3642 of 7058.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201341.9458 of 71936.3%★★☆☆☆
201221.9618 of 71313.3%★☆☆☆☆
20114.1669 of 6882.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20103.8666 of 6832.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200910.5612 of 6587.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200823.7534 of 65118.0%★☆☆☆☆
200741.4389 of 63839.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202511.9135 of 1424.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202425.3114 of 14018.6%★☆☆☆☆
202331.689 of 12931.0%★★☆☆☆
202230.286 of 11827.1%★☆☆☆☆
201961.352 of 18571.9%★★★★☆
201858.856 of 18469.6%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
201927.3356 of 47424.9%★☆☆☆☆
201837.5264 of 44540.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202511.968 of 691.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.549 of 6423.4%★☆☆☆☆
201953.041 of 9657.3%★★★☆☆
201861.024 of 8170.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
20253.9640 of 6481.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.6627 of 6442.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.8611 of 6394.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.1633 of 6411.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201931.3535 of 67120.3%★☆☆☆☆
201828.5540 of 66318.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
20259.5167 of 1680.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.4104 of 15231.6%★★☆☆☆
201848.673 of 15352.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
20255.2660 of 6721.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.1644 of 6653.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.7589 of 67012.1%★☆☆☆☆
20228.6650 of 6672.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.2520 of 66421.7%★☆☆☆☆
201832.2487 of 63122.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
20253.0647 of 6530.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.2632 of 6523.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.7554 of 65215.0%★☆☆☆☆
20227.8626 of 6574.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.1572 of 67615.4%★☆☆☆☆
201822.9574 of 66513.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
201925.1541 of 66118.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202419.2571 of 65913.4%★☆☆☆☆
201939.3394 of 59233.4%★★☆☆☆
201830.1463 of 59321.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Disabled (2019)25th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2019)18th percentile~ school
White (2024)13th percentile+10 vs school
African American (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile~ school
Female (2025)1st percentile~ school
Male (2025)1st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?
Reading17%-32 vs state
Mathematics16%-28 vs state
Writing13%-25 vs state
Science12%-25 vs state
Social Studies9%-29 vs state
Editing and Mechanics8%-39 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Indian Trail Elementary.

Students at Indian Trail Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 40% African American, 11% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Indian Trail Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Seneca High

Indian Trail Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Kentucky elementary schools.


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