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Shacklette Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

672^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Shacklette Elementary is a public elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 417 students in grades PK-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. Shacklette Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kentucky elementary schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 620-685 out of around 700 schools.

Shacklette Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently performing well below the state and district averages in academic assessments, with only 16% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math and 16% of 5th graders proficient or better in reading. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 38% over the past few years. Additionally, over 77% of Shacklette's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Despite the high level of need, the school spends significantly more per student ($23,258 in 2023-2024) compared to the state and district averages, suggesting that additional resources are not translating into improved academic outcomes.

Comparing Shacklette to nearby schools in the Jefferson County district, such as Wilkerson Elementary, Gutermuth Elementary, and Schaffner Traditional Elementary, highlights the potential for improvement. These schools, while still performing below state averages, generally outperform Shacklette Elementary across various metrics, with Schaffner Traditional Elementary, a magnet school, achieving significantly higher academic performance, with 40-50% of students proficient or better in math and reading.

429

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,258

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5310 Mercury Drive
Louisville, KY 40258

(502) 485-8325

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Shacklette Elementary usually attend:

High:

Western High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.8%

Hispanic:

32.4%

White:

24.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (14% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg44%

672^nd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

73^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	4.0	672 of 685	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	630 of 685	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	648 of 687	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	636 of 684	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	642 of 700	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	670 of 691	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	677 of 694	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	620 of 690	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	662 of 698	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	685 of 705	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.5	687 of 719	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	698 of 713	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.8	664 of 688	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.5	647 of 683	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.3	600 of 658	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	23.4	538 of 651	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.4	595 of 638	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	44.0	102 of 185	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	129 of 184	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	11.8	467 of 474	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	413 of 445	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	43 of 69	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	45 of 64	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	85 of 96	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	78 of 81	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	627 of 648	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	598 of 644	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	564 of 639	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	610 of 641	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	622 of 671	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	651 of 663	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	159 of 168	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	107 of 135	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.8	36 of 120	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	31.5	123 of 152	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	150 of 153	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	652 of 672	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	576 of 665	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	614 of 670	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	632 of 667	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	599 of 664	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	603 of 631	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	645 of 653	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	617 of 652	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	633 of 652	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	574 of 657	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	613 of 676	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	631 of 665	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	13.6	601 of 661	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	645 of 659	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	506 of 659	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	575 of 658	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	646 of 656	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	547 of 592	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	585 of 593	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2019)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)1st percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics22%-25 vs state

Reading18%-31 vs state

Social Studies14%-24 vs state

Mathematics12%-31 vs state

Writing10%-28 vs state

Science7%-30 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
Shacklette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5310 Mercury Drive	Louisville	40258	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8325	429	31	13.8	75.5%	105 (24.5%)	158 (36.8%)	139 (32.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	4	672^nd of 685 public elementary schools	1.9%		10.9	630^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.0%	42	16.0		8.0	18.0	19.0	16.0	7.0	10.0	14.0	22.0	$23,258	$1,826	$1,964	$3,790	$15,738	$3,730	$19,467
Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	5801 Greenwood Road	Louisville	40258	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8260	457	25	18.0	71.8%	181 (39.6%)	160 (35.0%)	74 (16.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.7%)	9.5	644^th of 685 public elementary schools	6.0%		8.5	646^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.7%	2	36.0	14.0	10.0	39.0	18.0	20.0	11.0		13.0	14.0	$22,917	$1,500	$1,759	$3,259	$15,627	$4,031	$19,658
Kerrick Elementary	Public	K-5	2210 Upper Hunters Trace	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8284	348	29	11.8	73.0%	104 (29.9%)	135 (38.8%)	67 (19.3%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.5%)	5.2	664^th of 685 public elementary schools	3.1%		3	679^th of 685 public elementary schools	0.9%	15	19.0	19.0	12.0	17.0	28.0	12.0	19.0	16.0	9.0	10.0	$24,528	$1,378	$2,514	$3,892	$16,276	$4,360	$20,636
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-5	5300 Jessamine Lane	Louisville	40258	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8244	592	34	17.6	61.1%	363 (61.3%)	111 (18.8%)	56 (9.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (10.0%)	30.9	498^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.3%		37.9	435^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.5%	63	25.0	40.0	38.0	37.0	50.0	41.0	39.0	13.0	31.0	33.0	$19,522	$839	$1,843	$2,682	$13,146	$3,694	$16,840
Wellington Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4800 Kaufman Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8343	418	24	17.2	78.5%	86 (20.6%)	219 (52.4%)	84 (20.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	8.5	652^nd of 685 public elementary schools	4.8%		10.6	633^rd of 685 public elementary schools	7.6%	19	27.0		7.0	18.0	27.0	20.0	29.0	10.0	12.0		$22,877	$668	$1,921	$2,589	$16,292	$3,995	$20,287
Sanders Elementary	Public	K-5	8408 Terry Rd	Louisville	40258	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8322	394	28	14.0	77.7%	161 (40.9%)	121 (30.7%)	74 (18.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.9%)	9.5	645^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.8%		9.9	637^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.0%	8	14.0	21.0	24.0	27.0	31.0	28.0	22.0	13.0	22.0	18.0	$25,005	$1,340	$2,355	$3,695	$17,064	$4,246	$21,310
Trunnell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7609 St. Andrews Church Road	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8337	528	36	14.5	75.9%	115 (21.8%)	192 (36.4%)	167 (31.6%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.1%)	3.4	674^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.6%		4.3	672^nd of 685 public elementary schools	1.9%	2			14.0	19.0	20.0	9.0		8.0	4.0	19.0	$22,969	$1,793	$2,163	$3,956	$14,750	$4,263	$19,014
Crums Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	3212 S Crums Ln	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8236	457	24	18.8	80.7%	42 (9.2%)	282 (61.7%)	94 (20.6%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	4.6	668^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.5%		8	652^nd of 685 public elementary schools	4.8%	16	25.0	16.0		24.0	12.0	18.0			8.0	8.0	$21,329	$1,227	$1,739	$2,966	$14,830	$3,534	$18,363
Wilkerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5601 Johnsontown Road	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8351	541	38	14.4	68.8%	216 (39.9%)	153 (28.3%)	117 (21.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	49 (9.1%)	7.3	658^th of 685 public elementary schools	3.9%		5.5	665^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.9%	7	21.0	13.0	20.0	30.0	21.0	23.0		8.0	20.0		$23,950	$1,353	$2,312	$3,665	$16,105	$4,180	$20,285
Gutermuth Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 Sanders Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8261	451	32	14.0	78.0%	77 (17.1%)	166 (36.8%)	125 (27.7%)	58 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	14.7	607^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.4%		14.5	607^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.4%		25.0	26.0	23.0	28.0	35.0	38.0	26.0	13.0	23.0	28.0	$22,666	$1,043	$1,679	$2,722	$16,246	$3,699	$19,945

Frequently Asked Questions about Shacklette Elementary

Is Shacklette Elementary a good school?

Shacklette Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What district is Shacklette Elementary in?

Jefferson County

How many students attend Shacklette Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Shacklette Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Shacklette Elementary?

Students at Shacklette Elementary are 37% African American, 32% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Shacklette Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shacklette Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Western High

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