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Rutherford Elementary

Q: Is Rutherford Elementary a good school?

Rutherford Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Kentucky elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Rutherford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Rutherford Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rutherford Elementary?

Students at Rutherford Elementary are 42% African American, 33% Hispanic, 13% White, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Rutherford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rutherford Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South High : Iroquois High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

679^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Rutherford Elementary is a public elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 484 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.

Rutherford Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kentucky elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 615-682 out of around 700 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state. Rutherford Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 12-17% of students proficient in reading and math, compared to 34-50% at the state level. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25-38% in recent years.

While the nearby Kenwood Elementary and Gutermuth Elementary schools in the Jefferson County district also generally underperform, they significantly outperform Rutherford Elementary across academic measures, with 30-40% of students proficient in math and reading. Rutherford Elementary's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past several years, with no clear signs of improvement, suggesting the school is struggling to implement effective strategies to support student learning and achievement.

476

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,482

Per pupil spending ?

77.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Southland Boulevard
Louisville, KY 40214

(502) 485-8320

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Rutherford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South
High:	Iroquois High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.4%

Hispanic:

32.8%

White:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (11% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg44%

679^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

80^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	2.3	679 of 685	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	667 of 685	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	672 of 687	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	628 of 684	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	637 of 700	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	615 of 691	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	617 of 694	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	645 of 690	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	584 of 698	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.2	605 of 705	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.7	652 of 719	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.2	631 of 713	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.0	658 of 688	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.5	645 of 683	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	636 of 658	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	634 of 651	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	584 of 638	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	140 of 142	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	66 of 118	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	136 of 185	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	139 of 184	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	24.5	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	16.6	442 of 474	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	348 of 445	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	60 of 65	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	36 of 40	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	52 of 96	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	25 of 81	69.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	647 of 648	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	638 of 639	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	564 of 641	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	611 of 671	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	582 of 663	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	168 of 168	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	97 of 120	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	98 of 114	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	113 of 152	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	94 of 153	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	667 of 672	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	652 of 665	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	657 of 670	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	575 of 667	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	590 of 664	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	526 of 631	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	648 of 653	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	640 of 652	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	625 of 652	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	638 of 657	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	620 of 676	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	605 of 665	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	13.2	604 of 661	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	656 of 659	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	649 of 659	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	574 of 592	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	543 of 593	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2019)26th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2019)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)8th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading15%-34 vs state

Editing and Mechanics14%-33 vs state

Mathematics12%-31 vs state

Science6%-31 vs state

Social Studies6%-32 vs state

Writing5%-33 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, May 28, 2012

If you are looking for a good school, this is not it. The only good people are a few teachers (who are about to retire) and some of the cleaning staff. Rewards are on a individual bases and discipline is nonexistent. Try getting a meeting with the Principal and you will find she is busy most of the time and puts a lot of her responsibiliy on the FRC person ( who is wonderful ). The PTA has been awful. There seemed like hope for the PTA, with 3 parents trying their hardest in 2010. None of them came back for the 2011 year. We are trying to get transferred for the 2012/13 year. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

I LOVE THIS SKOO AND WOULD RECOMMEND IT 2 ANYONE Close Quote

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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
Rutherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Southland Boulevard	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8320	476	20	23.4	77.7%	60 (12.6%)	202 (42.4%)	156 (32.8%)	37 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	16 (3.4%)	2.3	679^th of 685 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.3	667^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.6%	12	13.0	12.0		12.0	15.0	17.0	6.0	5.0	6.0	14.0	$18,482	$1,105	$1,644	$2,750	$12,084	$3,648	$15,732
Hazelwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 Bluegrass Avenue	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8264	527	37	14.0	89.6%	90 (17.1%)	213 (40.4%)	152 (28.8%)	35 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	8.5	649^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.3%		11.8	619^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.6%	30		25.0	23.0	11.0	27.0	22.0	20.0	24.0	16.0	16.0	$22,710	$2,019	$2,210	$4,230	$14,212	$4,268	$18,480
Semple Elementary	Public	K-5	724 Denmark Street	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8324	592	41	14.4	76.7%	102 (17.2%)	256 (43.2%)	171 (28.9%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.0%)	4.8	667^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.6%		8.1	651^st of 685 public elementary schools	5.0%	16	12.0	20.0		21.0	23.0	18.0		15.0		11.0	$24,111	$1,435	$1,978	$3,413	$16,795	$3,903	$20,698
Jacob Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 East Wheatmore Drive	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8271	519	36	14.3	82.7%	97 (18.7%)	288 (55.5%)	77 (14.8%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.7%)	3.4	675^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.5%		2.3	682^nd of 685 public elementary schools	0.4%	7	17.0	10.0	8.0	22.0	18.0	14.0	13.0	7.0	6.0	19.0	$24,192	$1,780	$1,865	$3,645	$16,649	$3,897	$20,547
Kenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	7420 Justan Ave	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8283	596	36	16.4	71.1%	206 (34.6%)	137 (23.0%)	166 (27.9%)	53 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.5%)	15.4	603^rd of 685 public elementary schools	12.0%		29.2	505^th of 685 public elementary schools	26.3%	98	30.0	22.0	30.0	37.0	34.0	35.0	19.0	17.0	23.0	22.0	$21,154	$1,176	$1,747	$2,923	$14,664	$3,567	$18,231
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
Frayser Elementary	Public	K-5	1230 Larchmont Ave	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8255	419	28	14.8	86.9%	39 (9.3%)	224 (53.5%)	123 (29.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.0%)	7.1	659^th of 685 public elementary schools	3.8%		10.7	632^nd of 685 public elementary schools	7.7%	27		20.0	17.0	18.0	30.0	31.0			14.0	16.0	$27,540	$2,125	$1,976	$4,102	$19,478	$3,960	$23,438
Auburndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5749 New Cut Road	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8204	596	40	14.9	75.7%	151 (25.3%)	160 (26.8%)	200 (33.6%)	60 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	14.5	613^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.5%		7.6	655^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.4%	42	31.0	27.0	33.0	19.0	34.0	28.0		12.0	21.0	31.0	$21,070	$1,372	$1,936	$3,307	$13,895	$3,867	$17,762
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
Mill Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3816 Dixie Highway	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8301	437	26	16.5	83.1%	25 (5.7%)	339 (77.6%)	42 (9.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	2.4	678^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.0%		2.5	681^st of 685 public elementary schools	0.6%	3		13.0	11.0	10.0	18.0	21.0				8.0	$22,757	$1,898	$2,000	$3,898	$14,770	$4,089	$18,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Rutherford Elementary

How many students attend Rutherford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Rutherford Elementary.

Is Rutherford Elementary a good school?

Rutherford Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rutherford Elementary?

Students at Rutherford Elementary are 42% African American, 33% Hispanic, 13% White, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Rutherford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rutherford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South
High : Iroquois High

What district is Rutherford Elementary in?

Jefferson County

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