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Semple Elementary

Q: Is Semple Elementary a good school?

Semple Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Semple Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Semple Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Semple Elementary?

Students at Semple Elementary are 43% African American, 29% Hispanic, 17% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Semple Elementary attend?

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

Public Grades K-5

667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Semple Elementary is a public elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 562 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.

Semple Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kentucky elementary schools over the past decade, with a statewide ranking between 651-683 out of 685-705 schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating very poor performance. Semple's proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Writing are significantly lower than the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 12% of 3rd graders at Semple were proficient in Mathematics, compared to 30% in Jefferson County and 43% statewide. The school's performance is particularly weak in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 10-20% across grades, compared to 30-44% for the district and state. Semple's Reading proficiency rates are also low, ranging from 18-23% in 2024-2025, while the district and state averages are 34-50%.

Semple Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25-38% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 77-86% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. Nearby schools in the Jefferson County district, such as Rutherford Elementary, Mcferran Preparatory Academy, and Cochran Elementary, also perform poorly, with statewide rankings in the bottom 20-30% of Kentucky elementary schools. However, Audubon Traditional Elementary, a magnet school within the district, stands out with significantly higher academic performance, ranking in the top 30% of Kentucky elementary schools.

592

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,111

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

724 Denmark Street
Louisville, KY 40215

(502) 485-8324

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Semple Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North
High:	Iroquois High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.2%

Hispanic:

28.9%

White:

17.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (17% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Editing and Mechanics scores 36 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

Kentucky avg46%

667^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

70^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	4.8	667 of 685	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	651 of 685	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	662 of 687	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	669 of 684	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	676 of 700	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	678 of 691	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	674 of 694	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	675 of 690	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	678 of 698	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.3	683 of 705	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	686 of 719	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	703 of 713	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.2	681 of 688	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.2	648 of 683	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.4	617 of 658	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.6	624 of 651	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.0	637 of 638	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	123 of 142	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	112 of 140	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	119 of 129	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	112 of 118	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	163 of 185	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	164 of 184	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	20.3	419 of 474	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	416 of 445	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	62 of 65	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	46 of 96	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.8	55 of 81	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	642 of 648	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	625 of 644	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	628 of 639	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	631 of 641	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	625 of 671	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	644 of 663	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	166 of 168	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	92 of 120	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	141 of 153	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	655 of 672	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	622 of 665	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	640 of 670	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	655 of 667	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	634 of 664	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	621 of 631	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	636 of 653	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	615 of 652	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	627 of 652	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	644 of 657	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	664 of 676	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	650 of 665	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	29.1	44 of 58	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	5.5	643 of 661	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	657 of 659	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	523 of 659	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	622 of 658	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	645 of 656	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	589 of 592	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	588 of 593	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)24th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2019)12th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

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

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading21%-28 vs state

Mathematics16%-28 vs state

Writing15%-23 vs state

Editing and Mechanics11%-36 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
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
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
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
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
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
Mcferran Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 S. 7th Street	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8297	584	44	13.1	86.3%	30 (5.1%)	458 (78.4%)	68 (11.6%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	1.4	684^th of 685 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.7	684^th of 685 public elementary schools	0.1%			6.0			12.0	9.0		4.0	5.0	7.0	$23,590	$1,265	$2,466	$3,731	$15,376	$4,483	$19,860
Western Day Treatment	Public	K-5	1900 South Seventh Street	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-7351	14	5	3.0	92.9%	4 (28.6%)	9 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)											$36,617	$1,875	$1,724	$3,599	$29,498	$3,521	$33,019
Cochran Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Gaulbert Ave	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8230	419	33	12.6	79.2%	97 (23.2%)	254 (60.6%)	30 (7.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	7.3	657^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.1%		6.7	660^th of 685 public elementary schools	3.6%	3			22.0	16.0	20.0	31.0	13.0	13.0	15.0	26.0	$24,137	$1,475	$1,672	$3,147	$17,147	$3,844	$20,990
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Semple Elementary

How many students attend Semple Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Semple Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Semple Elementary?

Students at Semple Elementary are 43% African American, 29% Hispanic, 17% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Semple Elementary attend?

Students who attend Semple Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North
High : Iroquois High

What district is Semple Elementary in?

Jefferson County

Is Semple Elementary a good school?

Semple Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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