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Young Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

Summary

Young Elementary is a K-5 elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, with a total enrollment of 209 students. It is part of the Jefferson County School District, which is ranked 141 out of 159 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Young Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kentucky elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 612-687 out of 685-719 schools.

The school's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 21% of 4th-grade students and 19% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 31% and 30% in the district, and 43% and 41% statewide. The school's reading proficiency rates are also very low, with only 11% of 3rd-grade students and 44% of 5th-grade students reaching proficiency in 2023-2024, compared to 36% and 36% in the district, and 47% and 46% statewide. Young Elementary also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 86.12% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

When comparing Young Elementary to the nearby schools in the Jefferson County School District, several interesting patterns emerge. Many of the schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Maupin Elementary, Kennedy Elementary, and Dr. William H. Perry Elementary, also perform poorly on state assessments, suggesting that the challenges facing Young Elementary may be systemic issues within the broader district. However, there are a few exceptions, such as Carter Traditional Elementary and Brandeis Elementary, which consistently outperform the district and state averages on academic measures.

100

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,391

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1107 South 17th street
Louisville, KY 40210

(502) 485-8354

District: Jefferson County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.0%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 31 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg34%

Kentucky avg47%

Not ranked this year

Young Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	13.2	612 of 685	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	676 of 687	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	681 of 684	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	687 of 700	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	675 of 691	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	678 of 694	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	555 of 690	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.3	637 of 698	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	28.9	556 of 705	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	627 of 719	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.4	678 of 713	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.9	645 of 688	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.3	652 of 683	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.7	639 of 658	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.8	629 of 651	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.3	571 of 638	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	32.7	92 of 140	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	105 of 129	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	178 of 185	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	155 of 184	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	20.8	415 of 474	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	445 of 445	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	30.9	78 of 96	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	53 of 81	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	27.5	492 of 644	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	662 of 671	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	653 of 663	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	35.5	110 of 152	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	101 of 153	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	18.7	577 of 665	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	652 of 670	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	661 of 667	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	652 of 664	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	618 of 631	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	6.3	658 of 676	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	641 of 665	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	2.9	655 of 661	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)34th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2019)28th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2024)24th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)19th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)13th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)12th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics33%-14 vs state

Reading16%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Young 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
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
Brandeis Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2817 West Kentucky	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8214	420	26	15.9	51.4%	68 (16.2%)	257 (61.2%)	26 (6.2%)	35 (8.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	40.9	419^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.8%		52.4	323^rd of 685 public elementary schools	52.8%	96	30.0	35.0	40.0	45.0	48.0	52.0	33.0	28.0	42.0	49.0	$20,613	$718	$1,732	$2,450	$14,557	$3,606	$18,163
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
Maupin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1312 Catalpa Street	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8310	302	23	13.0	93.0%	10 (3.3%)	268 (88.7%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	4.8	666^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.5	676^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.3%	10						28.0		4.0	13.0	9.0	$28,304	$2,139	$1,981	$4,120	$19,784	$4,400	$24,184
Byck Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2328 Cedar Street	Louisville	40212	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8221	272	24	11.5	91.9%	16 (5.9%)	231 (84.9%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	2.4	677^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.2%		10.4	636^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.2%	41					20.0	10.0	8.0	8.0		10.0	$30,104	$2,042	$1,951	$3,994	$21,758	$4,353	$26,111
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Young Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Young Elementary?

Students at Young Elementary are 85% African American, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Young Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 100 students attended Young Elementary.

What district is Young Elementary in?

Jefferson County

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