Is Cochran Elementary a good school?

Cochran Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Kentucky elementary schools.

How many students attend Cochran Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 324 students attended Cochran Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cochran Elementary?

Students at Cochran Elementary are 51% African American, 30% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Cochran Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cochran Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Iroquois High

Cochran Elementary

Public K-5

500 West Gaulbert Ave
Louisville, KY 40208

(502) 485-8230

District: Jefferson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
623^rd of 687 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,452

Students who attend Cochran Elementary usually attend:

High:

Iroquois High

Student/teacher ratio: 13.1

Number of students: 324

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.9%

White:

30.2%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cochran Elementary ranks worse than 90.7% of elementary schools in Kentucky. It also ranks 54^th among 86 ranked elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.57. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (50.9%), White (30.2%), Hispanic (8.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cochran Elementary is 13.1, which is the 22^nd best among 86 elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District. (See more...)

Compare Cochran Elementary employs 24.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cochran Elementary is $18,452, which is the 9^th highest among 86 elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Cochran Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cochran Elementary 623^rd of 687 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Cochran Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

White students:

Jefferson County:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson County 136^th of 160 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cochran Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cochran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	KY State Percentile
2007	14.53	590^th	638	7.5%
2008	0.85	649^th	651	0.3%
2009	1.37	657^th	658	0.2%
2010	1.31	680^th	683	0.4%
2011	0.29	687^th	688	0.1%
2012	5.61	709^th	713	0.6%
2013	5.56	706^th	719	1.8%
2014	22.75	611^th	705	13.3%
2015	19.16	619^th	698	11.3%
2016	35.31	504^th	690	27.0%
2017	30.05	544^th	694	21.6%
2018	7.13	672^nd	691	2.7%
2019	35.28	516^th	700	26.3%
2022	13.12	623^rd	684	8.9%
2023	13.57	623^rd	687	9.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cochran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	KY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	35.90	477^th	661	27.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cochran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	KY State Percentile
2018	7.95	625^th	631	1.0%
2019	37.59	459^th	664	30.9%
2022	18.35	591^st	667	11.4%
2023	20.36	582^nd	670	13.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Cochran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	KY State Percentile
2018	8.19	647^th	663	2.4%
2019	35.89	499^th	671	25.6%
2022	15.04	574^th	641	10.5%
2023	20.39	549^th	639	14.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cochran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	KY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.38	402^nd	445	9.7%
2019	36.90	271^st	474	42.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Cochran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	KY State Percentile
2018	9.60	638^th	665	4.1%
2019	37.90	470^th	676	30.5%
2022	11.83	609^th	657	7.3%
2023	15.41	587^th	652	10.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Cochran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	KY State Percentile
2018	25.25	154^th	184	16.3%
2019	57.70	65^th	185	64.9%
2022	18.24	107^th	118	9.3%
2023	43.83	64^th	129	50.4%

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Rank History for White students at Cochran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	KY State Percentile
2018	16.13	551^st	593	7.1%
2019	43.48	350^th	592	40.9%
2022	38.69	392^nd	656	40.2%
2023	33.02	447^th	658	32.1%

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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Cochran is an amazing school with wonderful staff. Principal Foster and Assistant Principal Huber know each student by name, talk to them daily and are completely involved in the process of each class within their school. I feel confident that my child will continue to perform above grade level as a direct result of his attendance at Cochran Elementary! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 26, 2015

We have three children currently in this school. It is such a supportive atmosphere, the staff is always involved and Principal Foster makes an effort to know each student by name. They have worked tirelessly to get access to grants and materials the majority of their students are without. Within the past two years, they have begun placing a huge emphasis on math and reading and test scores are beginning to show that effort. UofL just began a teaching school there, so there are always an abundance of student teachers within the building, making the student to teacher ratio much smaller than it looks like on paper. They embrace diversity and cultural differences in a way very few schools in this district do. I truthfully could not rave about Cochran enough. We are blessed to have our children attend such a wonderful school! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Cochran Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	206	156	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
1989	192	164	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
1990	178	141	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
1991	192	128	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	327
1992	398	131	6	1	0	n/a	n/a	40	576
1993	348	243	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
1994	299	260	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	565
1995	240	241	3	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	486
1996	240	241	3	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	486
1997	233	226	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
1998	252	190	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	13	460
1999	226	200	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
2000	206	237	6	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	452
2001	213	223	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	440
2002	182	163	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	352
2003	182	163	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	352
2004	171	170	5	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	352
2005	176	172	5	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	360
2006	182	183	5	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
2007	180	159	3	12	0	n/a	n/a	13	367
2008	163	194	6	8	3	n/a	n/a	22	396
2009	164	231	7	9	2	n/a	n/a	23	436
2010	116	240	3	9	3	n/a	n/a	24	395
2011	109	243	7	12	4	1	13	0	389
2012	90	241	6	22	1	3	20	0	383
2013	85	259	5	25	1	3	17	0	395
2014	89	238	5	27	2	2	14	0	377
2015	97	208	5	18	0	1	16	0	345
2016	93	153	6	15	0	1	13	0	281
2017	111	203	8	26	0	2	19	0	369
2018	114	225	6	25	0	0	34	0	404
2019	105	167	7	21	0	0	27	0	327
2020	112	180	6	18	0	0	28	0	344
2021	104	168	4	22	0	0	30	0	328
2022	85	164	6	20	1	0	30	0	306
2023	98	165	11	27	0	0	23	0	324

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cochran Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	362	17.9	20.2	n/a
1989	357	18.9	18.8	n/a
1990	321	17.9	17.9	n/a
1991	327	16.9	19.3	n/a
1992	576	33.5	17.1	n/a
1993	596	36.1	16.5	n/a
1994	565	36.2	15.6	n/a
1995	486	29.2	16.6	n/a
1996	486	29.2	16.6	n/a
1997	464	30.0	15.5	84.5
1998	460	27.6	16.7	77.9
1999	433	18.3	24.5	90.3
2000	452	15.7	29.5	92.9
2001	440	n/a	0.0	91.4
2002	352	22.0	16.0	99.1
2003	352	22.0	16.0	99.1
2004	352	24.5	14.4	n/a
2005	360	25.0	14.4	n/a
2006	377	26.0	14.5	99.2
2007	367	25.0	14.7	96.3
2008	396	27.0	14.7	80.7
2009	436	30.0	14.5	82.8
2010	395	20.0	19.7	87.1
2011	389	28.7	13.5	91.3
2012	383	28.0	13.6	87.2
2013	395	30.0	13.1	89.4
2014	377	28.4	13.2	76.7
2015	345	26.0	13.2	84.9
2016	281	24.0	11.7	85.1
2017	369	24.4	15.0	87.3
2018	404	25.3	15.9	86.9
2019	327	23.8	13.6	74.9
2020	344	25.8	13.2	71.8
2021	328	27.0	12.1	75.6
2022	306	23.3	13.0	81.7
2023	324	24.6	13.1	75.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cochran Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	362	17.9	20.2	n/a
1989	357	18.9	18.8	n/a
1990	321	17.9	17.9	n/a
1991	327	16.9	19.3	n/a
1992	576	33.5	17.1	n/a
1993	596	36.1	16.5	n/a
1994	565	36.2	15.6	n/a
1995	486	29.2	16.6	n/a
1996	486	29.2	16.6	n/a
1997	464	30.0	15.5	84.5
1998	460	27.6	16.7	77.9
1999	433	18.3	24.5	90.3
2000	452	15.7	29.5	92.9
2001	440	n/a	0.0	91.4
2002	352	22.0	16.0	99.1
2003	352	22.0	16.0	99.1
2004	352	24.5	14.4	n/a
2005	360	25.0	14.4	n/a
2006	377	26.0	14.5	99.2
2007	367	25.0	14.7	96.3
2008	396	27.0	14.7	80.7
2009	436	30.0	14.5	82.8
2010	395	20.0	19.7	87.1
2011	389	28.7	13.5	91.3
2012	383	28.0	13.6	87.2
2013	395	30.0	13.1	89.4
2014	377	28.4	13.2	76.7
2015	345	26.0	13.2	84.9
2016	281	24.0	11.7	85.1
2017	369	24.4	15.0	87.3
2018	404	25.3	15.9	86.9
2019	327	23.8	13.6	74.9
2020	344	25.8	13.2	71.8
2021	328	27.0	12.1	75.6
2022	306	23.3	13.0	81.7
2023	324	24.6	13.1	75.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Cochran Elementary

Year	Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Total Expenditures from Federal Funds	Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018	$3,196 (16.4%)	$752 (3.9%)	$3,947 (20.3%)	$13,212 (68.0%)	$1,472 (7.6%)	$14,684 (75.6%)	$19,430
2019	$1,608 (8.7%)	$656 (3.6%)	$2,264 (12.3%)	$14,112 (76.5%)	$1,408 (7.6%)	$15,520 (84.1%)	$18,452

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Cochran Elementary

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 516^th of 700 Elementary schools	Ranks 623^rd of 687 Elementary schools	17%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	327	324	0.9%
African American	167	165	1.2%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	7	11	57.1%
Hispanic	21	27	28.6%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	105	98	6.7%
Two or More Races	27	23	14.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	74.9%	75.6%	0.7%

Schools Near Cochran Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				KSA Mathematics (2023)			KSA Reading (2023)			KSA Science (2023)	KSA Writing (2023)	KSA Social Studies (2023)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
Cochran Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Gaulbert Ave	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 485-8230	324	25	13.1	75.6%	98 (30.2%)	165 (50.9%)	27 (8.3%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)	13.6	623^rd of 687 public elementary schools	9.3%		13.1	623^rd of 684 public elementary schools	8.9%		39.0	15.0	9.0	33.0	25.0	38.0	21.0	20.0	18.0	16.0	$18,452	$1,608	$656	$2,264	$14,112	$1,408	$15,520
Mcferran Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 S. 7th Street	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 485-8297	691	41	16.7	82.9%	40 (5.8%)	528 (76.4%)	91 (13.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	1.4	686^th of 687 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.5	683^rd of 684 public elementary schools	0.1%	3	7.0				14.0		5.0			9.0	$13,220	$817	$567	$1,384	$9,927	$1,156	$11,083
Western Day Treatment	Public	K-5	1900 South Seventh Street	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 485-7351	15	6	2.7	66.7%	7 (46.7%)	4 (26.7%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)
Engelhard Elementary	Public	K-5	1004 S First St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 485-8246	276	27	10.1	76.1%	33 (12.0%)	195 (70.7%)	20 (7.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.4%)	4.4	677^th of 687 public elementary schools	1.5%		9.8	645^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.7%	32	20.0	7.0		25.0	21.0	9.0			11.0		$17,829	$1,227	$562	$1,789	$13,863	$1,242	$15,105
Shelby Academy	Public	K-5	735 Ziegler Street	Louisville	40217	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 485-8327	449	30	15.1	74.6%	78 (17.4%)	284 (63.3%)	60 (13.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	2.1	684^th of 687 public elementary schools	0.4%		2	684^th of 684 public elementary schools	0.0%		9.0		6.0	21.0	11.0				9.0	4.0	$14,157	$1,182	$544	$1,726	$10,407	$1,239	$11,646
Heuser Hearing & Language Academy	Public	PK-K	111 E Kentucky St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 636-2084	6	2	2.8		3 (50.0%)	2 (33.3%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Dawson Orman Education Center	Public	PK	900 S Floyd St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 485-7008	203	10	20.3	83.7%	29 (14.3%)	145 (71.4%)	12 (5.9%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)								(n/a)
Wheatley Elementary	Public	K-5	1107 South 17th Street	Louisville	40210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 485-8348	318	25	12.5	84.0%	14 (4.4%)	281 (88.4%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	3.4	679^th of 687 public elementary schools	1.2%					(n/a)	11.0	15.0		25.0	14.0	12.0	8.0	10.0	12.0		$17,981	$1,318	$509	$1,827	$13,929	$1,322	$15,251
Frayser Elementary	Public	K-5	1230 Larchmont Ave	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 485-8255	318	28	11.3	80.2%	42 (13.2%)	176 (55.3%)	70 (22.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	14	621^st of 687 public elementary schools	9.6%		7.4	654^th of 684 public elementary schools	4.4%	33	31.0			34.0		20.0			18.0		$18,846	$1,412	$668	$2,080	$14,570	$1,263	$15,833
Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 W Chestnut St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 485-8232	404	30	13.6	79.5%	44 (10.9%)	309 (76.5%)	13 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.7%)	4.1	678^th of 687 public elementary schools	1.3%		3.1	679^th of 684 public elementary schools	0.7%	1	15.0		13.0	19.0	16.0	15.0		18.0	13.0	15.0	$17,455	$954	$528	$1,482	$13,708	$1,397	$15,105

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