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Zachary Taylor Elementary

Public Grades K-5

617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Zachary Taylor Elementary is a public elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 289 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.

Zachary Taylor Elementary consistently performs below the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (28%), Reading (31-38%), Science (23%), and Social Studies (14%) were significantly lower than the county and state averages. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 38.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Wilder Elementary, Norton Commons Elementary, and Lowe Elementary, Zachary Taylor Elementary generally performs worse academically. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $26,028 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's student-teacher ratio of 12.7 is lower than the nearby schools, suggesting that the school may be allocating resources in ways that are not effectively improving student outcomes.

260

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,028

Per pupil spending ?

67.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9620 Westport Road
Louisville, KY 40241

(502) 485-8336

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Zachary Taylor Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Westport Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

33.5%

Hispanic:

26.9%

White:

25.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (27% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 24 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg45%

617^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^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	14.2	617 of 685	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	645 of 685	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	661 of 687	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	649 of 684	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	599 of 700	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	599 of 691	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.1	524 of 694	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.3	527 of 690	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.1	509 of 698	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.7	641 of 705	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	621 of 719	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	635 of 713	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.2	543 of 688	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.7	312 of 683	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.6	340 of 658	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.3	475 of 651	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.3	337 of 638	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	93 of 118	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	116 of 185	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	138 of 184	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	26.9	361 of 474	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	430 of 445	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	35 of 40	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	40 of 96	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	27 of 81	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	593 of 648	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	631 of 644	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	508 of 639	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	600 of 641	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	596 of 671	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	580 of 663	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	131 of 168	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.1	60 of 152	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	49 of 153	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	621 of 672	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	651 of 665	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	630 of 670	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	615 of 667	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	549 of 664	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	541 of 631	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	565 of 653	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	590 of 652	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	639 of 652	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	603 of 657	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	552 of 676	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	559 of 665	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	20.6	562 of 661	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	409 of 659	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	421 of 658	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	442 of 592	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	428 of 593	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2024)38th percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2019)24th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2022)21st percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2019)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)12th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-16 vs state

Mathematics28%-16 vs state

Editing and Mechanics27%-20 vs state

Science23%-14 vs state

Social Studies14%-24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, June 13, 2011

Zachary Taylor has proven to be more than a place of education. My two boys attended ZT for two years in their third, fourth and fifth grades. ZT has been their third elementary school since Kindergarten. I am impressed with the warm welcome that we recieved from the front staff to the pta. While I must say that I was not ecstatic about all of the academics, I was thrilled about the teachers response to my concerns and their willness to have me in the school and their classrooms. My children did experience everyday issues that young children do in elementary and both issues were handled immediately by the teachers and the Principal. We are relocating to a different state and this is bittersweet because my children did learn more than I expected from this school and my younger daughter will not get to attend ZT. I am an involved parent and truly enjoyed the genuine care and education my children have recieved from ZT.
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Schools Near Zachary Taylor 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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
Zachary Taylor Elementary	Public	K-5	9620 Westport Road	Louisville	40241	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8336	260	23	11.1	67.7%	66 (25.4%)	87 (33.5%)	70 (26.9%)	17 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	14.2	617^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.9%		8.5	645^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.8%	28		28.0			31.0	38.0	30.0			23.0				14.0		27.0		$26,028	$1,677	$1,622	$3,300	$19,350	$3,379	$22,729
Bowen Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 Roosevelt Ave	Louisville	40242	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8213	729	42	17.1	42.7%	331 (45.4%)	130 (17.8%)	132 (18.1%)	84 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.7%)	59.9	254^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.9%		63.7	221^st of 685 public elementary schools	67.7%	33	53.0	43.0	41.0		49.0	52.0	65.0			35.0		45.0		45.0		62.0		$19,867	$766	$1,541	$2,307	$14,077	$3,483	$17,560
Norton Elementary	Public	K-5	8101 Brownsboro Road	Louisville	40241	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8308	716	45	16.0	23.3%	439 (61.3%)	89 (12.4%)	50 (7.0%)	93 (13.0%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	38 (5.3%)	96.3	6^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.1%		95.9	5^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.3%	1	67.0	75.0	77.0		70.0	81.0	80.0			66.0		76.0		70.0		81.0		$19,605	$490	$1,525	$2,015	$14,056	$3,534	$17,590
Bellewood	Public	K-5	11103 Park Road	Louisville	40223	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 753-5500	7	3	2.3		6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)																		$48,352	$3,570	$8,399	$11,968	$25,851	$10,532	$36,383
Anchorage Independent Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	11400 Ridge Rd	Anchorage	40223	Jefferson County	Anchorage Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 245-2121	392	39	9.9	8.4%	340 (86.7%)	5 (1.3%)	17 (4.3%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	97.9	1^st of 685 public elementary schools	99.9%		96.9	3^rd of 685 public elementary schools	99.6%	2	81.0	83.0		82.0	74.0	75.0		94.0	86.0		67.0		89.0	90.0	86.0	95.0	86.0	$27,198	$73	$322	$395	$20,657	$5,754	$26,411
Chancey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4301 Murphy Lane	Louisville	40241	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8387	510	38	13.3	60.6%	147 (28.8%)	190 (37.3%)	109 (21.4%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)	14.3	615^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.2%		14.6	606^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.5%	9	30.0	23.0	24.0		28.0	34.0	36.0			21.0		8.0		25.0		31.0		$21,848	$1,097	$2,063	$3,160	$14,653	$4,035	$18,688
Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1913 Herr Lane	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8350	496	34	14.4	46.2%	243 (49.0%)	132 (26.6%)	62 (12.5%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.5%)	60.2	251^st of 685 public elementary schools	63.4%		47	351^st of 685 public elementary schools	48.8%	100	49.0	51.0	45.0		64.0	59.0	54.0			51.0		31.0		43.0		37.0		$21,510	$741	$1,551	$2,292	$15,829	$3,389	$19,218
Norton Commons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10941 Kings Crown Drive	Prospect	40059	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8367	598	34	17.4	27.3%	311 (52.0%)	107 (17.9%)	47 (7.9%)	86 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.9%)	74.7	137^th of 685 public elementary schools	80.0%		68.9	177^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.2%	40	61.0	46.0	66.0		61.0	62.0	63.0			45.0		40.0		47.0		71.0		$20,601	$1,441	$1,578	$3,019	$14,194	$3,387	$17,582
Lowe Elementary	Public	K-5	210 Oxfordshire Lane	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8293	608	36	16.9	25.2%	299 (49.2%)	70 (11.5%)	43 (7.1%)	142 (23.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.4%)	66.3	202^nd of 685 public elementary schools	70.5%		80.1	91^st of 685 public elementary schools	86.7%	111	61.0	65.0	46.0		63.0	65.0	52.0			43.0		37.0		40.0		47.0		$19,340	$754	$1,618	$2,371	$13,572	$3,397	$16,969
Middletown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 North Madison Avenue	Louisville	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8300	573	34	16.7	48.7%	242 (42.2%)	124 (21.6%)	101 (17.6%)	61 (10.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.5%)	39.9	433^rd of 685 public elementary schools	36.8%		53.6	311^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.6%	122	32.0	30.0	45.0		33.0	38.0	56.0			24.0		51.0		44.0		46.0		$20,585	$560	$1,608	$2,168	$15,017	$3,400	$18,417

Frequently Asked Questions about Zachary Taylor Elementary

Is Zachary Taylor Elementary a good school?

Zachary Taylor Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Zachary Taylor Elementary?

Students at Zachary Taylor Elementary are 33% African American, 27% Hispanic, 25% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Zachary Taylor Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zachary Taylor Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westport Middle

What district is Zachary Taylor Elementary in?

Jefferson County

How many students attend Zachary Taylor Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Zachary Taylor Elementary.

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