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Layne Elementary

Public Grades K-5

592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Layne Elementary is a public elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 404 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.

Layne Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's performance has been relatively stagnant, with high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25% to 38.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Layne Elementary students consistently perform below the district and state averages on the Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) in core subjects, with only 33% of 3rd graders proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 30% in the district and 43% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White, Special Education, and Disabled students.

When comparing Layne Elementary to other nearby schools in the Jefferson County district, it becomes clear that Layne is one of the lower-performing schools in the area. Schools like Eisenhower Elementary and Medora Elementary, which are within a few miles of Layne, consistently outperform Layne on academic measures and have higher ratings from SchoolDigger. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Layne Elementary, the school's academic outcomes remain poor, raising questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the need to ensure that resources are being used in the most impactful way possible.

430

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,247

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9831 East Avenue
Louisville, KY 40272

(502) 485-8290

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Layne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stuart Middle School
High:	Doss High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

Hispanic:

27.7%

African American:

26.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2024 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 14th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (28% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg44%

592^nd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	16.6	592 of 685	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	661 of 685	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	535 of 687	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	660 of 684	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	633 of 700	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	633 of 691	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	612 of 694	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.3	451 of 690	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.3	437 of 698	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.7	432 of 705	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.7	535 of 719	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.5	657 of 713	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.3	599 of 688	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	665 of 683	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.7	588 of 658	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.2	586 of 651	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.6	481 of 638	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	23.9	160 of 185	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	161 of 184	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	11.2	469 of 474	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	432 of 445	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	603 of 648	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	624 of 644	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	483 of 639	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	628 of 641	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	626 of 671	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	632 of 663	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	115 of 168	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	55 of 120	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	591 of 672	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	639 of 665	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	442 of 670	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.3	643 of 667	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	602 of 664	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	571 of 631	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	571 of 653	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	619 of 652	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	520 of 652	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	650 of 657	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	578 of 676	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	593 of 665	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	16.2	582 of 661	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	618 of 659	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	652 of 659	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	600 of 658	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	653 of 656	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	533 of 592	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	544 of 593	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2019)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2019)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies32%-6 vs state

Reading32%-17 vs state

Editing and Mechanics30%-17 vs state

Mathematics28%-15 vs state

Science18%-19 vs state

Writing18%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, May 12, 2016

I feel the previous review hit the mark. Layne's Staff is a very caring and devoted staff. They do a fantastic job. The current Principal started in 2013-ish. He has really improved the school with his leadership. Every classroom has computers and tablets. There is a Technology Teacher, a PE teacher, and a music teacher. Budget cuts in the state and district caused the school to lay-off the art teacher two year ago. Budget cuts continued and last year (2015) the school did not continue with their hands on Science Curriculum (worm habitats, Real Butterfly life cycle terrariums, newts, and salamander ect). Clubs the school offers are: Robotics, STLP, Safety Patrol, Student Council, Chess Team, Academic Team, Basketball, Volleyball and Cheerleading. The Cafeteria staff is amazing. They are always decorating the cafeteria with themes and having parties during lunch time.

The previous review mentioned lack of parent involvement and they were 100% correct. If Layne does have a flaw it is that parents just aren't volunteering. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, June 6, 2014

Layne is a wonderful environment for my two girls. The staff and teachers are all friendly and kind and seem to really care about each and every student. They offer a lot of free engagement activities for families and we always feel super welcome when we attend. Under new leadership the school has made excellent progress over the past two years. The exposure my children obtain from the other cultures and ethnicities at the school is priceless. I would give it 5 stars, but there is a real lack of parental involvement and consistant communication. I believe part of the problem to be the large populations of students whose parents do not speak English and/or the economic status of many of the families. The school is clean and well stocked with technological advances. My kids are thriving at Layne and I would suggest it to anyone looking for a school that's as diverse as the world we live in. Close Quote

Schools Near Layne 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
Layne Elementary	Public	K-5	9831 East Avenue	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8290	430	21	20.3	79.1%	173 (40.2%)	113 (26.3%)	119 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	19 (4.4%)	16.6	592^nd of 685 public elementary schools	13.6%		6.6	661^st of 685 public elementary schools	3.5%	69	33.0	24.0		28.0	33.0	34.0	18.0	18.0	32.0	30.0	$20,247	$1,104	$1,721	$2,826	$13,848	$3,574	$17,422
Stonestreet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10007 Stonestreet Road	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8333	517	33	15.6	69.6%	232 (44.9%)	92 (17.8%)	136 (26.3%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	37 (7.2%)	11.8	628^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.3%		10.9	629^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.2%	1	25.0	28.0	28.0	36.0	29.0		16.0	15.0	13.0	20.0	$21,395	$1,443	$1,629	$3,072	$14,854	$3,468	$18,323
Dixie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10201 Casalanda Dr	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8238	370	26	14.1	74.9%	166 (44.9%)	105 (28.4%)	73 (19.7%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	9.1	646^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.7%		16.8	589^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.0%	57	18.0	22.0	25.0	31.0		25.0	11.0		21.0	21.0	$26,593	$2,306	$2,106	$4,412	$18,265	$3,915	$22,180
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
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
Medora Elementary	Public	K-5	11801 Deering Road	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8298	460	29	15.8	58.5%	296 (64.3%)	67 (14.6%)	54 (11.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.3%)	32.3	487^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.9%		43.1	391^st of 685 public elementary schools	42.9%	96	39.0	53.0	34.0	25.0	46.0	37.0	34.0	34.0	27.0	31.0	$20,211	$814	$1,828	$2,642	$13,957	$3,612	$17,569
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
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
Johnsontown Road Elementary	Public	K-5	7201 Johnsontown Rd	Louisville	40272	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8278	406	28	14.6	78.8%	188 (46.3%)	93 (22.9%)	77 (19.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	20.3	567^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.2%		16.9	587^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.3%	20	31.0	40.0	29.0	26.0	45.0	32.0	28.0	14.0	19.0	32.0	$21,304	$1,247	$1,678	$2,925	$14,867	$3,512	$18,379
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Layne Elementary

How many students attend Layne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Layne Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Layne Elementary?

Students at Layne Elementary are 40% White, 28% Hispanic, 26% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Layne Elementary in?

Jefferson County

What schools do graduates of Layne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Layne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stuart Middle School
High : Doss High

Is Layne Elementary a good school?

Layne Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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