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Hartstern Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

661^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Hartstern Elementary is a public elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 567 students in grades PK-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.

Hartstern Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a ranking between 450-661 out of 685-700 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 11-28% of Hartstern students were proficient or better in math, reading, and other core subjects, compared to 30-50% at the county and state levels. Hartstern also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.6% to 38.1% over the past few years, significantly above the state average.

The nearby schools, such as Rangeland Elementary, Slaughter Elementary, and Blake Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures and have high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism, suggesting broader challenges in the local community. However, some schools, like Luhr Elementary and Okolona Elementary, perform slightly better academically, indicating that there may be opportunities for Hartstern to learn from their practices.

597

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,985

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5200 Morningside Way
Louisville, KY 40219-0019

(502) 485-8262

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Hartstern Elementary usually attend:

High:

Marion C. Moore School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.5%

African American:

31.5%

White:

17.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg44%

661^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^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	6.6	661 of 685	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	592 of 685	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	515 of 687	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	576 of 684	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	493 of 517	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	517 of 700	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	592 of 691	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.3	566 of 694	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.6	450 of 690	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.2	393 of 698	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.8	430 of 705	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.3	523 of 719	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.5	526 of 713	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	636 of 688	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.9	571 of 683	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	585 of 658	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.9	610 of 651	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	26.5	506 of 638	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	114 of 142	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	85 of 140	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	46 of 129	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.5	81 of 118	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	117 of 185	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	132 of 184	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	18.2	435 of 474	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	257 of 445	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	56 of 69	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	37 of 64	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.3	15 of 65	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	43.8	21 of 40	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	38 of 96	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	40 of 81	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	635 of 648	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	571 of 644	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	449 of 639	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	500 of 641	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	503 of 671	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	635 of 663	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	127 of 168	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	58 of 135	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	53 of 120	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	42 of 114	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	55 of 152	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	62 of 153	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	653 of 672	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	569 of 665	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	412 of 670	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	517 of 667	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	426 of 664	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	527 of 631	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	616 of 653	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	568 of 652	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	512 of 652	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	578 of 657	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	475 of 676	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	443 of 665	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	37.1	467 of 661	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	652 of 659	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	622 of 659	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	52.8	288 of 658	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	306 of 656	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	306 of 592	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	489 of 593	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)29th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading26%-23 vs state

Social Studies18%-20 vs state

Editing and Mechanics18%-29 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 vs state

Science13%-24 vs state

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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
Hartstern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Morningside Way	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8262	597	33	17.9	65.0%	102 (17.1%)	188 (31.5%)	236 (39.5%)	38 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	6.6	661^st of 685 public elementary schools	3.5%		16.1	592^nd of 685 public elementary schools	13.6%	69	23.0	17.0	11.0	24.0	26.0	28.0	13.0		18.0	18.0	$19,985	$1,166	$1,957	$3,123	$13,113	$3,750	$16,862
Okolona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7606 Preston Highway	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8309	417	26	15.8	74.8%	93 (22.3%)	112 (26.9%)	183 (43.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	14.2	618^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.8%		20.4	571^st of 685 public elementary schools	16.6%	47	35.0		25.0	31.0	22.0	32.0		27.0	16.0	18.0	$21,731	$1,371	$1,623	$2,994	$15,329	$3,408	$18,736
Smyrna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6401 Outer Loop	Louisville	40228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8329	515	33	15.3	69.7%	153 (29.7%)	129 (25.0%)	175 (34.0%)	28 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.0%)	15.1	604^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.8%		19.7	573^rd of 685 public elementary schools	16.4%	31	31.0	38.0	27.0	25.0	27.0	34.0	22.0		23.0	16.0	$20,303	$1,112	$1,718	$2,830	$13,970	$3,504	$17,474
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
Slaughter Elementary	Public	K-5	3805 Fern Valley Road	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8328	466	27	17.1	80.7%	48 (10.3%)	129 (27.7%)	267 (57.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	10.2	641^st of 685 public elementary schools	6.4%		12.8	615^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.2%	26	20.0	11.0	30.0	13.0	19.0	26.0		33.0	19.0	16.0	$23,057	$1,158	$1,922	$3,080	$16,135	$3,843	$19,977
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
Luhr Elementary	Public	K-5	6900 Fegenbush Lane	Louisville	40228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8295	544	33	16.6	62.7%	163 (30.0%)	171 (31.4%)	92 (16.9%)	82 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	40.8	421^st of 685 public elementary schools	38.5%		33.5	467^th of 685 public elementary schools	31.8%	46	52.0	32.0	32.0	55.0	42.0	43.0	26.0	51.0	31.0	40.0	$21,760	$1,115	$1,804	$2,919	$15,116	$3,725	$18,841
Indian Trail Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3709 E Indian Tr	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8268	649	36	17.8	73.3%	69 (10.6%)	262 (40.4%)	273 (42.1%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	3.8	673^rd of 685 public elementary schools	1.8%		6.4	662^nd of 685 public elementary schools	3.4%	11	18.0	21.0	8.0	15.0	21.0	16.0	12.0	13.0	9.0	8.0	$22,113	$1,566	$2,141	$3,707	$14,491	$3,915	$18,406
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hartstern Elementary

What district is Hartstern Elementary in?

Jefferson County

What is the racial makeup of Hartstern Elementary?

Students at Hartstern Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 31% African American, 17% White, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Hartstern Elementary a good school?

Hartstern Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hartstern Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hartstern Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Marion C. Moore School

How many students attend Hartstern Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Hartstern Elementary.

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