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Cochran Elementary

Public Grades K-5

657^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Cochran Elementary is a public elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 375 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.

Cochran Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 30% in the district and 43% statewide. Similarly, in Reading, only 16% of 3rd-grade students, 20% of 4th-grade students, and 31% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the district and state averages. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 25%, much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Cochran Elementary serves a high-poverty student population, with 71.73% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Cochran Elementary to nearby schools in the same district, it becomes evident that the school is performing significantly worse across various metrics, including academic proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and school ranking. For instance, Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School and Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Cochran Elementary. The school's consistently low ranking, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicates the need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for the students.

419

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,137

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 West Gaulbert Ave
Louisville, KY 40208

(502) 485-8230

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Cochran Elementary usually attend:

High:

Iroquois High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.6%

White:

23.2%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg44%

657^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd 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	7.3	657 of 685	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	660 of 685	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	623 of 687	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	623 of 684	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	516 of 700	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	672 of 691	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	544 of 694	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.3	504 of 690	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	619 of 698	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.8	611 of 705	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	706 of 719	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.6	709 of 713	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.3	687 of 688	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.3	680 of 683	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	657 of 658	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.8	649 of 651	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.5	590 of 638	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	137 of 142	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	129 of 140	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	64 of 129	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.2	107 of 118	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.7	65 of 185	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.3	154 of 184	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	36.9	271 of 474	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.4	402 of 445	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	621 of 648	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	610 of 644	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	549 of 639	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	574 of 641	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	499 of 671	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	647 of 663	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	639 of 672	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	646 of 665	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	582 of 670	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	591 of 667	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	459 of 664	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	7.9	625 of 631	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	621 of 653	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	616 of 652	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	587 of 652	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	609 of 657	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	470 of 676	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.6	638 of 665	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	35.9	477 of 661	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	477 of 659	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	460 of 659	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	447 of 658	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	392 of 656	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	350 of 592	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.1	551 of 593	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2019)28th percentile~ school

White (2025)28th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics26%-21 vs state

Reading22%-27 vs state

Mathematics22%-21 vs state

Social Studies15%-23 vs state

Science13%-24 vs state

Writing13%-25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Cochran is an amazing school with wonderful staff. Principal Foster and Assistant Principal Huber know each student by name, talk to them daily and are completely involved in the process of each class within their school. I feel confident that my child will continue to perform above grade level as a direct result of his attendance at Cochran Elementary! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 26, 2015

We have three children currently in this school. It is such a supportive atmosphere, the staff is always involved and Principal Foster makes an effort to know each student by name. They have worked tirelessly to get access to grants and materials the majority of their students are without. Within the past two years, they have begun placing a huge emphasis on math and reading and test scores are beginning to show that effort. UofL just began a teaching school there, so there are always an abundance of student teachers within the building, making the student to teacher ratio much smaller than it looks like on paper. They embrace diversity and cultural differences in a way very few schools in this district do. I truthfully could not rave about Cochran enough. We are blessed to have our children attend such a wonderful school! Close Quote

Schools Near Cochran 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
Cochran Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Gaulbert Ave	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8230	419	33	12.6	79.2%	97 (23.2%)	254 (60.6%)	30 (7.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	7.3	657^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.1%		6.7	660^th of 685 public elementary schools	3.6%	3			22.0	16.0	20.0	31.0	13.0	13.0	15.0	26.0	$24,137	$1,475	$1,672	$3,147	$17,147	$3,844	$20,990
Mcferran Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 S. 7th Street	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8297	584	44	13.1	86.3%	30 (5.1%)	458 (78.4%)	68 (11.6%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	1.4	684^th of 685 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.7	684^th of 685 public elementary schools	0.1%			6.0			12.0	9.0		4.0	5.0	7.0	$23,590	$1,265	$2,466	$3,731	$15,376	$4,483	$19,860
Western Day Treatment	Public	K-5	1900 South Seventh Street	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-7351	14	5	3.0	92.9%	4 (28.6%)	9 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)											$36,617	$1,875	$1,724	$3,599	$29,498	$3,521	$33,019
Engelhard Elementary	Public	K-5	1004 S First St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8246	265	21	12.4	86.4%	28 (10.6%)	194 (73.2%)	22 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)								(n/a)						24.0		5.0			$29,121	$1,425	$2,154	$3,579	$21,017	$4,525	$25,542
Shelby Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	735 Ziegler Street	Louisville	40217	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8327	290	29	9.9	83.8%	70 (24.1%)	175 (60.3%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	5.6	662^nd of 685 public elementary schools	3.4%		2.8	680^th of 685 public elementary schools	0.7%	18	23.0	17.0	14.0	25.0	20.0	23.0			11.0		$27,946	$1,849	$2,274	$4,123	$19,577	$4,245	$23,822
Heuser Hearing & Language Academy	Public	PK-K	111 E Kentucky St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 636-2084	7	1	7.0		3 (42.9%)	3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$23,684	$6,675	$1,511	$8,187	$12,324	$3,173	$15,497
Frayser Elementary	Public	K-5	1230 Larchmont Ave	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8255	419	28	14.8	86.9%	39 (9.3%)	224 (53.5%)	123 (29.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.0%)	7.1	659^th of 685 public elementary schools	3.8%		10.7	632^nd of 685 public elementary schools	7.7%	27		20.0	17.0	18.0	30.0	31.0			14.0	16.0	$27,540	$2,125	$1,976	$4,102	$19,478	$3,960	$23,438
Young Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1107 South 17th street	Louisville	40210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8354	100	9	10.8	89.0%	2 (2.0%)	85 (85.0%)	9 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)								(n/a)				16.0						33.0	$32,391	$2,297	$1,595	$3,892	$24,965	$3,534	$28,499
Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	755 Dixie Highway	Louisville	40210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8348	427	23	18.3	90.9%	19 (4.4%)	367 (85.9%)	16 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	1.7	683^rd of 685 public elementary schools	0.3%		2.2	683^rd of 685 public elementary schools	0.3%		13.0	5.0		17.0	14.0	15.0	3.0		5.0		$24,690	$1,199	$2,231	$3,431	$16,727	$4,532	$21,259
Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1115 W Chestnut St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8232	315	19	16.5	76.2%	45 (14.3%)	231 (73.3%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	10.3	640^th of 685 public elementary schools	6.6%		5.3	666^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.8%	26		6.0	22.0	10.0	6.0	34.0			22.0	37.0	$24,908	$1,590	$1,791	$3,381	$17,413	$4,115	$21,527

Frequently Asked Questions about Cochran Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cochran Elementary?

Students at Cochran Elementary are 61% African American, 23% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Cochran Elementary in?

Jefferson County

What schools do graduates of Cochran Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cochran Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Iroquois High

Is Cochran Elementary a good school?

Cochran Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Kentucky elementary schools.

How many students attend Cochran Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Cochran Elementary.

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