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Kennedy Elementary

Q: Is Kennedy Elementary a good school?

Kennedy Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Kennedy Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Elementary?

Students at Kennedy Elementary are 87% African American, 7% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Kennedy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Conway Middle High : Western High

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

681^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Kennedy Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 455 students. 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.

Kennedy Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Kentucky, with rankings between 647 and 682 out of 684-700 schools over the past 10 years. The school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 39.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Kennedy Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with 76.92% to 82.42% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. The school struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking among the lowest in the state for African American, Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups.

The nearby schools in the Jefferson County School District, such as Cane Run Elementary, Young Elementary, and King Elementary, also face similar challenges with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and high percentages of students from low-income families. However, some schools, such as Brandeis Elementary and Carter Traditional Elementary, have shown relatively better academic outcomes compared to Kennedy Elementary, suggesting that there may be opportunities for Kennedy to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools.

482

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,919

Per pupil spending ?

85.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3800 Gibson Lane
Louisville, KY 40211

(502) 485-8280

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Conway Middle
High:	Western High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.9%

Hispanic:

7.1%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (12% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg33%

Kentucky avg46%

681^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 51 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

82^nd 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	1.8	681 of 685	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	673 of 685	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	681 of 687	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	682 of 684	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	664 of 700	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	652 of 691	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	647 of 694	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.2	557 of 690	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.3	341 of 698	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.8	306 of 705	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.5	341 of 719	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	263 of 713	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.9	410 of 688	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.1	570 of 683	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.6	494 of 658	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	505 of 651	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.4	399 of 638	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	138 of 142	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	132 of 140	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	121 of 129	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	117 of 118	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	139 of 185	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	144 of 184	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	15.9	448 of 474	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	374 of 445	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	638 of 648	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	633 of 644	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	626 of 639	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	635 of 641	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	640 of 671	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	642 of 663	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	47.0	78 of 153	49.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	670 of 672	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	657 of 665	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	662 of 670	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	665 of 667	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	650 of 664	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	622 of 631	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	5.3	642 of 652	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	655 of 657	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	649 of 676	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	610 of 665	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	7.8	629 of 661	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	54.6	269 of 593	54.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2018)55th percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2018)49th percentile+43 vs school

Disabled (2019)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2024)2nd percentile~ school

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

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading15%-34 vs state

Editing and Mechanics11%-36 vs state

Mathematics8%-35 vs state

Science7%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Kennedy Elementary

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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
Kennedy Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3800 Gibson Lane	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8280	482	26	18.2	85.3%	14 (2.9%)	419 (86.9%)	34 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	1.8	681^st of 685 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.1	673^rd of 685 public elementary schools	1.8%	8	8.0			11.0	13.0	20.0	7.0			11.0	$22,919	$1,332	$2,108	$3,440	$15,325	$4,154	$19,479
Carter Traditional Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3600 Bohne Ave	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8225	471	29	16.3	74.5%	65 (13.8%)	356 (75.6%)	21 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	17.2	588^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.2%		25	536^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.8%	52	16.0	20.0	26.0	26.0	40.0	43.0	12.0	36.0	23.0	29.0	$19,534	$1,340	$1,647	$2,987	$13,164	$3,382	$16,546
Foster Traditional Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	1401 South 41st Street	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8253	317	25	12.8	84.5%	5 (1.6%)	296 (93.4%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	10.5	638^th of 685 public elementary schools	6.9%		6.3	663^rd of 685 public elementary schools	3.2%	25	22.0	19.0		20.0		41.0	3.0			27.0	$25,974	$2,068	$2,115	$4,183	$17,911	$3,881	$21,792
Maupin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1312 Catalpa Street	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8310	302	23	13.0	93.0%	10 (3.3%)	268 (88.7%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	4.8	666^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.5	676^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.3%	10						28.0		4.0	13.0	9.0	$28,304	$2,139	$1,981	$4,120	$19,784	$4,400	$24,184
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%)	40.9	419^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.8%		52.4	323^rd of 685 public elementary schools	52.8%	96	30.0	35.0	40.0	45.0	48.0	52.0	33.0	28.0	42.0	49.0	$20,613	$718	$1,732	$2,450	$14,557	$3,606	$18,163
Cane Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3951 Cane Run Rd	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8223	401	23	17.2	83.0%	52 (13.0%)	249 (62.1%)	74 (18.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	4.5	670^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.2%		4.7	670^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.2%						8.0	26.0				18.0	$25,286	$2,362	$1,933	$4,295	$16,942	$4,049	$20,991
King Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4325 Vermont Ave	Louisville	40211	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8285	306	19	15.7	92.2%	14 (4.6%)	254 (83.0%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	1.7	682^nd of 685 public elementary schools	0.4%					(n/a)	7.0			12.0					4.0	12.0	$29,776	$2,222	$2,118	$4,340	$20,509	$4,927	$25,436
Young Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1107 South 17th street	Louisville	40210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8354	100	9	10.8	89.0%	2 (2.0%)	85 (85.0%)	9 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)								(n/a)				16.0						33.0	$32,391	$2,297	$1,595	$3,892	$24,965	$3,534	$28,499
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%)	1.7	683^rd of 685 public elementary schools	0.3%		2.2	683^rd of 685 public elementary schools	0.3%		13.0	5.0		17.0	14.0	15.0	3.0		5.0		$24,690	$1,199	$2,231	$3,431	$16,727	$4,532	$21,259
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%)	2.4	677^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.2%		10.4	636^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.2%	41					20.0	10.0	8.0	8.0		10.0	$30,104	$2,042	$1,951	$3,994	$21,758	$4,353	$26,111

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Elementary

Is Kennedy Elementary a good school?

Kennedy Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Elementary?

Students at Kennedy Elementary are 87% African American, 7% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Kennedy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Conway Middle
High : Western High

What district is Kennedy Elementary in?

Jefferson County

How many students attend Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Kennedy Elementary.

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