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Slaughter Elementary

Public Grades K-5

641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Slaughter Elementary is a public elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 427 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.

Slaughter 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, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 11% to 30%, compared to the district's 30% and the state's 43-44%. Similarly, in reading, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 13% to 26%, while the district and state averages were 34-38% and 47-50%, respectively. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 25%, compared to the district and state averages, which were not provided. Additionally, Slaughter Elementary's student subgroups, such as African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students, consistently perform below their peers at the state level.

Slaughter Elementary's performance has been declining over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking and star rating from SchoolDigger. The school ranked 641 out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, down from 567 out of 698 in the 2014-2015 school year. While the school's spending per student is higher than the district and state averages, the impact on student outcomes is not yet evident. Nearby schools, such as Minors Lane Elementary, Hartstern Elementary, and Price Elementary, which also serve a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, have slightly better academic proficiency rates and other metrics than Slaughter Elementary.

466

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,057

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3805 Fern Valley Road
Louisville, KY 40219

(502) 485-8328

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Slaughter Elementary usually attend:

High:

Southern High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.3%

African American:

27.7%

White:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Editing and Mechanics scores 31 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg44%

641^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^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	10.2	641 of 685	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	615 of 685	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	558 of 687	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	650 of 684	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	617 of 700	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	626 of 691	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	634 of 694	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	603 of 690	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	567 of 698	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.2	637 of 705	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.3	676 of 719	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	622 of 713	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	1.3	683 of 688	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.5	672 of 683	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	624 of 658	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.3	641 of 651	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	535 of 638	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	120 of 142	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	116 of 140	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	84 of 129	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	100 of 118	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	91 of 185	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	115 of 184	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	19.7	423 of 474	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	395 of 445	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	24.8	51 of 64	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.5	27 of 65	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	36 of 96	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	31 of 81	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	606 of 648	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	567 of 644	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	527 of 639	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	620 of 641	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	574 of 671	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	602 of 663	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	143 of 168	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	103 of 135	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	82 of 120	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	97 of 114	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	102 of 152	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	114 of 153	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	620 of 672	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	571 of 665	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	499 of 670	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	653 of 667	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	592 of 664	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	545 of 631	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	619 of 653	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	597 of 652	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	540 of 652	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	646 of 657	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	612 of 676	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	601 of 665	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	20.1	566 of 661	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	509 of 659	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	582 of 659	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.5	196 of 658	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	16.3	549 of 593	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)23rd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2019)14th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)11th percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing33%-5 vs state

Mathematics20%-23 vs state

Reading19%-30 vs state

Social Studies19%-19 vs state

Editing and Mechanics16%-31 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
Slaughter Elementary	Public	K-5	3805 Fern Valley Road	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8328	466	27	17.1	80.7%	48 (10.3%)	129 (27.7%)	267 (57.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	10.2	641^st of 685 public elementary schools	6.4%		12.8	615^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.2%	26	20.0	11.0	30.0	13.0	19.0	26.0		33.0	19.0	16.0	$23,057	$1,158	$1,922	$3,080	$16,135	$3,843	$19,977
Indian Trail Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3709 E Indian Tr	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8268	649	36	17.8	73.3%	69 (10.6%)	262 (40.4%)	273 (42.1%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	3.8	673^rd of 685 public elementary schools	1.8%		6.4	662^nd of 685 public elementary schools	3.4%	11	18.0	21.0	8.0	15.0	21.0	16.0	12.0	13.0	9.0	8.0	$22,113	$1,566	$2,141	$3,707	$14,491	$3,915	$18,406
Okolona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7606 Preston Highway	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8309	417	26	15.8	74.8%	93 (22.3%)	112 (26.9%)	183 (43.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	14.2	618^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.8%		20.4	571^st of 685 public elementary schools	16.6%	47	35.0		25.0	31.0	22.0	32.0		27.0	16.0	18.0	$21,731	$1,371	$1,623	$2,994	$15,329	$3,408	$18,736
Rangeland Elementary	Public	K-5	1701 Rangeland Rd	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8317	532	30	17.6	76.7%	48 (9.0%)	209 (39.3%)	227 (42.7%)	20 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.3%)	2	680^th of 685 public elementary schools	0.7%		4.5	671^st of 685 public elementary schools	2.0%	9	11.0			15.0	10.0	13.0			10.0		$20,676	$1,448	$1,704	$3,152	$13,839	$3,685	$17,524
Hartstern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Morningside Way	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8262	597	33	17.9	65.0%	102 (17.1%)	188 (31.5%)	236 (39.5%)	38 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	6.6	661^st of 685 public elementary schools	3.5%		16.1	592^nd of 685 public elementary schools	13.6%	69	23.0	17.0	11.0	24.0	26.0	28.0	13.0		18.0	18.0	$19,985	$1,166	$1,957	$3,123	$13,113	$3,750	$16,862
Price Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	5001 Garden Green Way	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8315	470	28	16.7	75.5%	53 (11.3%)	237 (50.4%)	135 (28.7%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	9.5	643^rd of 685 public elementary schools	6.1%		10.5	634^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.4%	9		21.0	26.0	15.0	17.0	27.0		24.0	18.0	26.0	$22,706	$934	$1,604	$2,538	$16,420	$3,748	$20,168
Blake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 Bonaventure Blvd	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8210	561	26	21.3	72.7%	131 (23.4%)	167 (29.8%)	214 (38.1%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.6%)	1.4	685^th of 685 public elementary schools	0.0%		3.2	677^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.2%	8		6.0		11.0	16.0	7.0	11.0		5.0	6.0	$17,493	$960	$1,658	$2,618	$11,468	$3,407	$14,875
Minors Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8510 Minors Lane	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8303	370	33	11.1	79.7%	78 (21.1%)	76 (20.5%)	190 (51.4%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	9	647^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.5%		7.3	657^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.1%	10	18.0	13.0	29.0	21.0	24.0	37.0		7.0	19.0	20.0	$24,553	$1,217	$1,871	$3,087	$17,547	$3,918	$21,465
Camp Taylor Elementary	Public	K-5	1446 Belmar Dr	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8222	367	32	11.4	71.7%	161 (43.9%)	73 (19.9%)	107 (29.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	16.3	596^th of 685 public elementary schools	13.0%		16	594^th of 685 public elementary schools	13.3%	2	23.0	22.0	37.0	33.0	28.0	38.0	19.0	25.0	22.0	28.0	$25,053	$1,103	$1,806	$2,909	$18,491	$3,653	$22,143
Smyrna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6401 Outer Loop	Louisville	40228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8329	515	33	15.3	69.7%	153 (29.7%)	129 (25.0%)	175 (34.0%)	28 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.0%)	15.1	604^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.8%		19.7	573^rd of 685 public elementary schools	16.4%	31	31.0	38.0	27.0	25.0	27.0	34.0	22.0		23.0	16.0	$20,303	$1,112	$1,718	$2,830	$13,970	$3,504	$17,474

Frequently Asked Questions about Slaughter Elementary

Is Slaughter Elementary a good school?

Slaughter Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Kentucky elementary schools.

How many students attend Slaughter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Slaughter Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Slaughter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Slaughter Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Southern High

What district is Slaughter Elementary in?

Jefferson County

What is the racial makeup of Slaughter Elementary?

Students at Slaughter Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 28% African American, 10% White, 3% Two or more races.

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