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Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary

Q: Is Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary a good school?

Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Kentucky elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary?

Students at Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary are 73% African American, 14% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

684^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary is a Louisville school serving 315 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade in Jefferson County. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 ranking places it 684th of 684 Kentucky schools, at the 0th percentile and with 0 stars. In the latest reported results, third-grade math proficiency was 5%, compared with 31% in the district and 43% statewide; third-grade reading was 11%, compared with 37% and 49%; and fifth-grade reading was 10%, compared with 40% and 51%. The clearest concern is that every reported current score is far below district and state results.

Among nearby schools with reported scores, fifth-grade reading is especially weak: Coleridge-Taylor’s 10% was below every comparison school, including Byck Elementary at 13% and Whitney Young Elementary at Engelhard at 14%. Third-grade math was also lower than results at Brandeis Elementary (41%), Cochran Elementary (21%) and Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts (38%). A past bright spot was fifth-grade Editing and Mechanics: its 37% in 2024–2025 was above the district’s 33% and most nearby results, but the school’s latest score for that subject is not available. Many 2025–2026 school scores are suppressed, so these comparisons use only reported results.

Results have shifted over time: fifth-grade reading fell from 34% in 2024–2025 to 10% in 2025–2026, while chronic absenteeism improved from 50% in 2022–2023 to 36% in 2025–2026. Even after that improvement, absenteeism remained above the district’s 32% and the state’s 24%. The school’s student-teacher ratio was 16.5 in 2024–2025, higher than at seven of eight nearby conventional elementary schools; 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with about 79% on average at nearby schools with the same measure. SchoolDigger’s subgroup ranking offers a notable counterpoint: in 2023–2024, its ranking for how well it served White students was at the 91st percentile, while its overall percentile was 3. For Disabled Students, that subgroup percentile fell from 51 in 2017–2018 to 1 in 2021–2022.

315

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,572

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1115 W Chestnut St
Louisville, KY 40203

(502) 485-8232

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary usually attend:

High:

The Academy @ Shawnee

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.3%

White:

14.3%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (9% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 24% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg44%

684^th of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

85^th of 85Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County

135^th of 158Jefferson 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
2026	0.7	684 of 684	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	640 of 685	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	666 of 685	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	678 of 687	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	679 of 684	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	685 of 700	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	651 of 691	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	627 of 694	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	609 of 690	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	577 of 698	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.1	434 of 705	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.1	355 of 719	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	33.1	520 of 713	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.0	560 of 688	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.3	524 of 683	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.6	462 of 658	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.7	460 of 651	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.7	365 of 638	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	7.5	118 of 118	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	181 of 185	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	151 of 184	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	12.0	203 of 206	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	456 of 474	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	220 of 445	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	561 of 648	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	618 of 644	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	627 of 639	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	638 of 641	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	657 of 671	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	612 of 663	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	664 of 672	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	670 of 670	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	666 of 667	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	662 of 664	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	616 of 631	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	596 of 653	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	649 of 652	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	654 of 657	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	665 of 676	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	635 of 665	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	3.7	654 of 661	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	84.7	57 of 659	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	30.9	464 of 656	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	310 of 592	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.4	187 of 593	68.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2024)91st percentile+89 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2019)1st percentile~ school

African American (2022)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading10%-40 vs state

Mathematics5%-38 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 11, 2011

The principal is great and the school is legitimately Montessori. There are a couple of bad teachers but most are good at what they do. The school is truly Montessori. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)			KSA Reading (2026)			KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1115 W Chestnut St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8232	315	19	16.5	76.2%	45 (14.3%)	231 (73.3%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	0.7	684^th of 684 public elementary schools	0.0%		10.3	640^th of 685 public elementary schools	6.6%	44	5.0			11.0		10.0					$20,572	$3,406	$15,668
Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	755 Dixie Highway	Louisville	40210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8348	427	23	18.3	90.9%	19 (4.4%)	367 (85.9%)	16 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	2.2	677^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.0%		1.7	683^rd of 685 public elementary schools	0.3%	6			12.0		14.0	21.0	4.0	3.0	5.0	11.0	$26,184	$4,297	$20,286
Byck Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2328 Cedar Street	Louisville	40212	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8221	272	24	11.5	91.9%	16 (5.9%)	231 (84.9%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	2	681^st of 684 public elementary schools	0.4%		2.4	677^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.2%	4				12.0	16.0	13.0	10.0	5.0	5.0	14.0	$27,031	$4,738	$20,352
Heuser Hearing & Language Academy	Public	PK-K	111 E Kentucky St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 636-2084	7	1	7.0	—	3 (42.9%)	3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Whitney Young Elementary at Engelhard	Public	K-5	1004 S First St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8246	265	21	12.4	86.4%	28 (10.6%)	194 (73.2%)	22 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)								(n/a)				30.0		14.0					$29,278	$3,903	$22,352
Brandeis Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2817 West Kentucky	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8214	420	26	15.9	51.4%	68 (16.2%)	257 (61.2%)	26 (6.2%)	35 (8.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	32.9	478^th of 684 public elementary schools	30.1%		40.9	419^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.8%	59	41.0	28.0	38.0	45.0	46.0	48.0	24.0	30.0	33.0	36.0	$22,379	$2,115	$16,953
Atkinson Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	2811 Duncan Street	Louisville	40212	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8203	462	32	14.3	92.0%	90 (19.5%)	308 (66.7%)	29 (6.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.9%)	4.1	673^rd of 684 public elementary schools	1.6%		2.5	676^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.3%	3			18.0	22.0	26.0	21.0			5.0	13.0	$27,625	$3,911	$22,095
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%)	5.9	663^rd of 684 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.3	657^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.1%	6	21.0		13.0	35.0	20.0	23.0	11.0		13.0	13.0	$22,186	$3,371	$17,506
Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	K-5	930 East Main Street	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8291	578	37	15.7	53.6%	198 (34.3%)	291 (50.3%)	39 (6.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.4%)	27.1	528^th of 684 public elementary schools	22.8%		20.3	568^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.1%	40	38.0	29.0	25.0	51.0	46.0	39.0	29.0	9.0	29.0	38.0	$19,981	$2,469	$16,016
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%)	2	680^th of 684 public elementary schools	0.6%		1.4	684^th of 685 public elementary schools	0.1%	4		6.0	6.0		13.0	17.0			8.0	17.0	$17,296	$2,947	$12,915

Frequently Asked Questions about Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary

What district is Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary in?

Jefferson County

What schools do graduates of Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary attend?

Students who attend Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : The Academy @ Shawnee

What is the racial makeup of Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary?

Students at Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary are 73% African American, 14% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary.

Is Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary a good school?

Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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