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Jeffersontown Elementary

Public Grades K-5

648^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Jeffersontown Elementary is a public elementary school in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, serving 689 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.

Jeffersontown Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly lower than the district and state averages, particularly for certain student subgroups. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.3% to 38.1% over the past few years, which are much higher than the state average. The school also serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 60-64% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Bates Elementary, Klondike Lane Elementary, and Greathouse/Shryock Traditional, Jeffersontown Elementary consistently underperforms in academic achievement, with lower proficiency rates and worse statewide rankings. The nearby Greathouse/Shryock Traditional, a public magnet school, is a standout performer, ranking in the top 5 elementary schools in Kentucky and achieving proficiency rates well above the state and district averages.

686

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,408

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3610 Cedarwood Way
Jeffersontown, KY 40299-3301

(502) 485-8274

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Jeffersontown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carrithers Middle
High:	Jeffersontown High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.3%

African American:

27.1%

Hispanic:

21.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 56 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg44%

648^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 56 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^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	8.7	648 of 685	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	641 of 685	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	618 of 687	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	624 of 684	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	495 of 517	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	549 of 700	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	447 of 691	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.4	353 of 694	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.5	258 of 690	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.9	271 of 698	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.0	326 of 705	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	268 of 719	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.2	383 of 713	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.3	393 of 688	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.6	357 of 683	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.1	384 of 658	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.4	354 of 651	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.0	202 of 638	68.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	129 of 142	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	133 of 140	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	113 of 129	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	88 of 185	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	97 of 184	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	14 of 23	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	37.6	262 of 474	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	268 of 445	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	13.4	61 of 64	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	48 of 65	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	42 of 96	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	33 of 81	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	605 of 648	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	617 of 644	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	554 of 639	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	576 of 641	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	536 of 671	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	433 of 663	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	163 of 168	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	113 of 135	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	118 of 120	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	103 of 114	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.6	63 of 152	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	58 of 153	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	649 of 672	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	618 of 665	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	592 of 670	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	602 of 667	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	271 of 275	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	512 of 664	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	495 of 631	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	629 of 653	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	614 of 652	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	614 of 652	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	604 of 657	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	321 of 325	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	510 of 676	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	445 of 665	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	48 of 57	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	215 of 257	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	531 of 661	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	613 of 659	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	603 of 659	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	507 of 658	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	605 of 656	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	323 of 337	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	436 of 592	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	315 of 593	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)45th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2023)16th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

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

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics28%-19 vs state

Reading26%-23 vs state

Mathematics23%-20 vs state

Science15%-22 vs state

Social Studies15%-23 vs state

Writing9%-29 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
Jeffersontown Elementary	Public	K-5	3610 Cedarwood Way	Jeffersontown	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8274	686	42	16.2	62.7%	256 (37.3%)	186 (27.1%)	147 (21.4%)	33 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.9%)	8.7	648^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.4%		9.3	641^st of 685 public elementary schools	6.4%	7	26.0	27.0	16.0	25.0	25.0	27.0	15.0	9.0	15.0	28.0	$20,408	$968	$1,728	$2,697	$14,146	$3,565	$17,712
Tully Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 College Drive	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8338	791	49	16.0	41.2%	437 (55.2%)	164 (20.7%)	78 (9.9%)	39 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (8.8%)	68.9	184^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.1%		62.5	231^st of 685 public elementary schools	66.3%	47	37.0	60.0	54.0	51.0	64.0	55.0	47.0	56.0	46.0	59.0	$19,897	$929	$1,595	$2,524	$13,970	$3,404	$17,374
Cochrane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2511 Tregaron Avenue	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8231	470	36	13.0	60.6%	146 (31.1%)	123 (26.2%)	139 (29.6%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	14.6	609^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.1%		10.9	628^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.3%	19	15.0	29.0	30.0	15.0	35.0	36.0	25.0	19.0	27.0	25.0	$21,761	$1,493	$1,737	$3,229	$14,935	$3,597	$18,532
Wheeler Elementary	Public	K-5	5700 Cynthia Drive	Louisville	40291	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8349	626	39	15.9	45.0%	263 (42.0%)	173 (27.6%)	78 (12.5%)	65 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.0%)	61.8	237^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.4%		67.4	191^st of 685 public elementary schools	72.1%	46	52.0	63.0	49.0	57.0	57.0	51.0	44.0	35.0	36.0	50.0	$19,605	$746	$1,575	$2,321	$13,814	$3,470	$17,284
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4515 Taylorsville Rd	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-6950	369	25	15.0	59.3%	123 (33.3%)	97 (26.3%)	77 (20.9%)	48 (13.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	22.2	561^st of 685 public elementary schools	18.1%		21.4	564^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.7%	3	39.0		38.0	29.0	35.0	43.0		7.0	26.0	26.0	$22,322	$1,331	$1,615	$2,947	$15,484	$3,891	$19,375
Watterson Elementary	Public	K-5	3900 Breckinridge Lane	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8342	454	36	12.7	71.4%	132 (29.1%)	181 (39.9%)	88 (19.4%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	11.1	634^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.4%		7.9	654^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.5%	20	23.0	22.0	25.0	24.0	20.0	31.0	14.0	19.0	24.0	33.0	$21,366	$714	$1,881	$2,596	$14,860	$3,910	$18,770
Fern Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	8815 Ferndale Rd	Louisville	40291	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8250	744	46	16.0	63.7%	203 (27.3%)	226 (30.4%)	208 (28.0%)	64 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	16.5	595^th of 685 public elementary schools	13.1%		14.2	609^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.1%	14	30.0	32.0	23.0	29.0	32.0	34.0	22.0	29.0	21.0	29.0	$19,267	$917	$1,716	$2,632	$13,091	$3,544	$16,635
Klondike Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3807 Klondike Ln	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8286	527	35	15.0	69.4%	110 (20.9%)	154 (29.2%)	203 (38.5%)	41 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	16.7	591^st of 685 public elementary schools	13.7%		27.8	516^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.7%	75	24.0	24.0	28.0	31.0	28.0	30.0	19.0	33.0	27.0	35.0	$21,618	$973	$1,703	$2,675	$15,237	$3,706	$18,943
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional	Public, Magnet	K-5	2700 Browns Lane	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8259	607	34	17.7	26.0%	184 (30.3%)	94 (15.5%)	17 (2.8%)	265 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	96.6	5^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.2	2^nd of 685 public elementary schools	99.7%	3	75.0	70.0	81.0	68.0	81.0	84.0	68.0	69.0	81.0	86.0	$18,736	$689	$1,550	$2,240	$13,073	$3,423	$16,497
Farmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6405 Gellhaus Ln	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8625	737	43	17.2	44.9%	352 (47.8%)	152 (20.6%)	96 (13.0%)	67 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.5%)	67	199^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.9%		76.2	113^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.5%	86	50.0	60.0	40.0	46.0	66.0	57.0	40.0	59.0	38.0	78.0	$18,891	$684	$1,531	$2,215	$13,261	$3,414	$16,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeffersontown Elementary

How many students attend Jeffersontown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 686 students attended Jeffersontown Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jeffersontown Elementary?

Students at Jeffersontown Elementary are 37% White, 27% African American, 21% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Jeffersontown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jeffersontown Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carrithers Middle
High : Jeffersontown High

Is Jeffersontown Elementary a good school?

Jeffersontown Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.4% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What district is Jeffersontown Elementary in?

Jefferson County

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