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Blake Elementary

Q: Is Blake Elementary a good school?

Blake Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Kentucky elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Blake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 561 students attended Blake Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Blake Elementary?

Students at Blake Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 30% African American, 23% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Blake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blake Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle High : Southern High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

685^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Blake Elementary is a public elementary school located in Louisville, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 546 students. 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.

Blake Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kentucky elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 595 and 685 out of around 700 schools. The school has maintained a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period, indicating poor overall performance. Blake Elementary significantly underperforms the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages across all grade levels and subject areas tested, with proficiency rates ranging from 7% to 16% in reading and 6% in mathematics. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 38% over the past few years.

While the nearby schools in the Jefferson County district, such as Smyrna Elementary, Coral Ridge Elementary, and Rangeland Elementary, generally perform better than Blake Elementary, they still struggle compared to state averages. One exception is Overdale Elementary, which is in the Bullitt County district and performs significantly better than Blake Elementary and the other nearby schools.

561

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,493

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3801 Bonaventure Blvd
Louisville, KY 40219

(502) 485-8210

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Blake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle
High:	Southern High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.1%

African American:

29.8%

White:

23.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (9% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg45%

685^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^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	1.4	685 of 685	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	677 of 685	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	671 of 687	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	663 of 684	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	662 of 700	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	645 of 691	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	595 of 694	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.8	539 of 690	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.5	546 of 698	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.8	619 of 705	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.4	638 of 719	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	626 of 713	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	3.1	674 of 688	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.8	662 of 683	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.9	648 of 658	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.8	636 of 651	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	544 of 638	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	14.1	120 of 129	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	153 of 185	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	162 of 184	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	32.1	314 of 474	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	287 of 445	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	36.9	69 of 96	28.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	2.6	639 of 644	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	618 of 639	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	623 of 641	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	644 of 671	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	591 of 663	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	5.2	135 of 135	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	114 of 120	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	95 of 114	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	101 of 152	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	69 of 153	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	671 of 672	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	660 of 665	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	653 of 670	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	645 of 667	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	624 of 664	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	581 of 631	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	1.6	653 of 653	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	644 of 652	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	625 of 657	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	625 of 676	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	633 of 665	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	7.5	632 of 661	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	643 of 659	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	580 of 658	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	619 of 656	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	568 of 592	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	554 of 593	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)28th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2023)7th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2019)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2024)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading11%-38 vs state

Science11%-26 vs state

Mathematics6%-38 vs state

Editing and Mechanics6%-41 vs state

Social Studies5%-33 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
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
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
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
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
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
Laukhuf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Capewood Dr	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8289	627	36	17.3	56.1%	252 (40.2%)	143 (22.8%)	159 (25.4%)	27 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.0%)	21.5	564^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.7%		22.9	553^rd of 685 public elementary schools	19.3%	11	12.0	53.0	33.0	18.0	42.0	34.0	31.0	9.0	25.0	25.0	$19,796	$928	$1,790	$2,717	$13,501	$3,578	$17,079
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
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
Overdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 Overdale Dr	Louisville	40229	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2800	390	23	17.0	65.6%	281 (72.1%)	20 (5.1%)	61 (15.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	42.1	410^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.1%		38.7	429^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.4%	19	50.0	48.0	43.0	39.0	46.0	49.0	37.0	30.0	19.0	44.0	$17,369	$760	$211	$971	$9,924	$2,089	$12,013
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Blake Elementary

What district is Blake Elementary in?

Jefferson County

Is Blake Elementary a good school?

Blake Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Kentucky elementary schools.

How many students attend Blake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 561 students attended Blake Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Blake Elementary?

Students at Blake Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 30% African American, 23% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Blake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle
High : Southern High

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