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Cane Run Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
678th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of Kentucky elementary schools
Summary

Cane Run Elementary serves 401 students in pre-K through grade 5 in Louisville’s Jefferson County. Its latest reported results are far below state and district benchmarks: in 2025–26, proficiency was 9% in third-grade math and 7% in third-grade reading. The most important concern is that the school’s available scores place it near the bottom of nearby schools as well as well below state and district levels.

The clearest relative strength among its reported results is fifth-grade Editing and Mechanics, at 19%—still 18 percentage points below the district and 29 points below the state. Other reported gaps are wider: third-grade reading was 30 points below the district and 42 below the state; third-grade math was 22 and 34 points below, respectively. Locally, Cane Run’s third-grade math result was below five of six nearby schools with reported scores and above only Mill Creek Elementary. Its fifth-grade math score was the lowest among seven nearby schools with reported results. Chronic absenteeism is also high: 41% in 2025–26, compared with 32% districtwide and 24% statewide; only Maupin Elementary was higher among nearby schools with reported rates.

Results have shifted differently by grade and subject: third-grade math rose 1 point from 2023–24 to 2025–26, while third-grade reading fell 4 points and fifth-grade Editing and Mechanics fell 11 points overall. Chronic absenteeism improved by 11 points from its 2023–24 peak, but remains high. SchoolDigger ranks Cane Run 678th of 684 Kentucky schools, in the 1st percentile with 0 stars; its percentile is tied with Jacob Elementary and Mill Creek among nearby schools with current rankings. In 2024–25, 83% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, and the student-teacher ratio was 17.2 to 1. Many other grade-and-subject results are suppressed, so comparisons are limited to the scores reported.

401
Students ?
17.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,569
Per pupil spending ?
83.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 3951 Cane Run Rd
       Louisville, KY  40211

(502) 485-8223

District: Jefferson County


Students who attend Cane Run Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Stuart Middle School
High:    Western High
Racial breakdown:

African American:
62.1%
Hispanic:
18.5%
White:
13.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kentucky average (10% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 24% Kentucky)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school10%
District avg32%
Kentucky avg44%
678th of 684
Kentucky public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
79th of 85Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County
135th of 158Jefferson 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
20262.1678 of 6840.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.5670 of 6852.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.7670 of 6852.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.1670 of 6842.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.4689 of 7001.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.1683 of 6911.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20173.1685 of 6941.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.9676 of 6902.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201512.2661 of 6985.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20146.8689 of 7052.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201310.1691 of 7193.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20129.5694 of 7132.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.2680 of 6881.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20105.3655 of 6834.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200919.0572 of 65813.1%★☆☆☆☆
200831.4485 of 65125.5%★☆☆☆☆
200729.1484 of 63824.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
201921.2167 of 1859.7%★☆☆☆☆
201819.1170 of 1847.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
20262.8653 of 6570.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.0633 of 6482.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.6605 of 6446.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.6630 of 6411.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.1660 of 6711.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.9656 of 6631.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
20263.7670 of 6740.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.6651 of 6723.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.7653 of 6651.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.8655 of 6641.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.6629 of 6310.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
20243.2651 of 6520.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.8669 of 6761.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.1661 of 6650.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2019)10th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2026)1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school
Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?
Editing and Mechanics19%-29 vs state
Mathematics8%-35 vs state
Reading7%-43 vs state

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What people are saying
by a parent
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Open Quote Lets kids be bullied and the staff does nothing about it. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Open Quote My 3 grandchildren attend this school and they Love it here. The staff is great, good teachers and a principal that cares. It is also a good learning school. This year they have a new program about plants and insects and my grandkids love it Keep up the Good Work Cane Run..
Proud Grandparent Mary Thomas Close Quote


by a parent on FaceBook
Sunday, September 19, 2010

Open Quote My son has been a student at Cane Run since Pre-K and now is in the AP 4th grade class. He will continue at Cane Run until he completes 5th grade then moves on to middle school, he has learned so much and has become quite an outstanding young man with the guidance from all of his wonderful teachers. Thank you Cane Run for your terrific teaching!! Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Cane Run Elementary

Students who attend Cane Run Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stuart Middle School
High : Western High

Students at Cane Run Elementary are 62% African American, 18% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Cane Run Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Kentucky elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Cane Run Elementary.

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2024–25 school spending dataNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 KSA test scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 KSA test scoresOct 30, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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