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Stopher Elementary

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Stopher Elementary ranks 73 rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Stopher Elementary in Louisville, KY, is a high-performing public school serving 781 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the eastern suburbs, part of the Jefferson County district. This school stands out for its exceptional academic results, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide (73rd out of 685 schools) for the 2024-2025 school year, with a long history of top-tier performance. Stopher also boasts a very low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.8%, far below the district average of 33.1%, and only about 14% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a highly engaged and supportive community.

Compared to nearby Jefferson County schools, Stopher is in a different academic league. For example, in 4th Grade Reading, Stopher achieved 70% proficiency, while Hite Elementary reached 52% and Chancey Elementary only 34%. Its chronic absenteeism rate is also dramatically lower than neighbors like Zachary Taylor Elementary (31.3%) and Bowen Elementary (17.5%). Interestingly, Stopher achieves these results with a per-student spending of $18,257, which is less than many lower-performing peers, suggesting its success is driven by factors like strong community support and effective resource use rather than just high spending.

While Stopher is a top-tier choice, it is not the highest-performing in the broader area. It is outperformed by Kenwood Station Elementary (ranked 69th) and the elite Anchorage Independent Public School (ranked 1st in the state) in the neighboring Oldham County district. This highlights the competitive educational landscape in the eastern Louisville suburbs. For families in the Stopher zone, the choice is between a top-10% school and the #1 school in the state, underscoring the intense focus on educational excellence in this area.

781

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,257

Per pupil spending ?

14%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14417 Aiken Rd
Louisville, KY 40245

(502) 485-8281

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Stopher Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Crosby Middle
High:	Eastern High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.3%

Asian:

21.8%

African American:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (62% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson County

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg44%

73^rd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	84.8	73 of 685	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	35 of 685	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	44 of 687	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	68 of 684	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	74.2	80 of 517	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	20 of 700	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	24 of 691	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	92.1	16 of 694	97.7%	★★★★★
2016	91.1	23 of 690	96.7%	★★★★★
2015	95.1	9 of 698	98.7%	★★★★★
2014	95.8	8 of 705	98.9%	★★★★★
2013	95.6	8 of 719	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	94.4	11 of 713	98.5%	★★★★★
2011	83.7	74 of 688	89.2%	★★★★☆
2010	81.0	84 of 683	87.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	9 of 142	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	70.1	26 of 140	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	28 of 129	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	8 of 118	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	62.2	51 of 185	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	26 of 184	85.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	7 of 26	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	3 of 23	87.0%	★★★★★
2022	58.9	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.2	4 of 23	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	75 of 648	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	56 of 644	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	33 of 639	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	74.9	100 of 641	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	62 of 312	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	62 of 671	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	44 of 663	93.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	79.9	14 of 152	90.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	149 of 672	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	73 of 665	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	290 of 670	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	302 of 667	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	296 of 664	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	153 of 631	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	59 of 653	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	17 of 652	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	53 of 652	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	51 of 657	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	28 of 325	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	10 of 676	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	16 of 665	97.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	71.8	6 of 53	88.7%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	5 of 59	91.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	90.2	19 of 661	97.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	87 of 659	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	26 of 659	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	46 of 658	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	74 of 656	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	84 of 337	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	26 of 592	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	34 of 593	94.3%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2019)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)91st percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)89th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading66%+17 vs state

Social Studies64%+26 vs state

Editing and Mechanics64%+17 vs state

Mathematics61%+17 vs state

Science55%+18 vs state

Writing55%+17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Retired KY School Teacher who has viewed this school for the last 10 years. I highly recommend this school with supervision of an exceptional staff of talented hard-working caliber. They think outside the box and are highly creative. If I had another grandchild , I would hope there would be an opening here.
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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 Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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
Stopher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14417 Aiken Rd	Louisville	40245	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8281	781	42	18.5	14.0%	432 (55.3%)	91 (11.7%)	36 (4.6%)	170 (21.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)	84.8	73^rd of 685 public elementary schools	89.3%		89.7	35^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.9%	38	58.0	64.0	60.0		55.0	70.0	73.0			55.0		55.0		64.0		64.0		$18,257	$584	$1,525	$2,109	$12,741	$3,408	$16,148
Hite Elementary	Public	K-5	12408 Old Shelbyville Road	Middletown	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8267	498	26	18.9	32.9%	287 (57.6%)	66 (13.3%)	59 (11.8%)	43 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.4%)	56.6	286^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.9	293^rd of 685 public elementary schools	57.2%	7	45.0	41.0	47.0		58.0	52.0	57.0			43.0		27.0		42.0		56.0		$19,331	$983	$1,524	$2,508	$13,507	$3,316	$16,823
Anchorage Independent Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	11400 Ridge Rd	Anchorage	40223	Jefferson County	Anchorage Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 245-2121	392	39	9.9	8.4%	340 (86.7%)	5 (1.3%)	17 (4.3%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	97.9	1^st of 685 public elementary schools	99.9%		96.9	3^rd of 685 public elementary schools	99.6%	2	81.0	83.0		82.0	74.0	75.0		94.0	86.0		67.0		89.0	90.0	86.0	95.0	86.0	$27,198	$73	$322	$395	$20,657	$5,754	$26,411
Bellewood	Public	K-5	11103 Park Road	Louisville	40223	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 753-5500	7	3	2.3		6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)																		$48,352	$3,570	$8,399	$11,968	$25,851	$10,532	$36,383
Middletown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 North Madison Avenue	Louisville	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8300	573	34	16.7	48.7%	242 (42.2%)	124 (21.6%)	101 (17.6%)	61 (10.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.5%)	39.9	433^rd of 685 public elementary schools	36.8%		53.6	311^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.6%	122	32.0	30.0	45.0		33.0	38.0	56.0			24.0		51.0		44.0		46.0		$20,585	$560	$1,608	$2,168	$15,017	$3,400	$18,417
Chancey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4301 Murphy Lane	Louisville	40241	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8387	510	38	13.3	60.6%	147 (28.8%)	190 (37.3%)	109 (21.4%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)	14.3	615^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.2%		14.6	606^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.5%	9	30.0	23.0	24.0		28.0	34.0	36.0			21.0		8.0		25.0		31.0		$21,848	$1,097	$2,063	$3,160	$14,653	$4,035	$18,688
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	6500 W Hwy 146	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 241-8401	538	40	13.4	33.6%	404 (75.1%)	24 (4.5%)	73 (13.6%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	68.5	189^th of 685 public elementary schools	72.4%		41.6	404^th of 685 public elementary schools	41.0%	215	69.0	49.0	47.0		55.0	54.0	67.0			42.0		62.0		47.0		42.0		$15,125	$703	$88	$791	$9,870	$2,046	$12,114
Kenwood Station Elementary School	Public	K-5	6321 Highway 329 By-Pass	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 241-1452	626	37	17.0	13.7%	535 (85.5%)	13 (2.1%)	26 (4.2%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.4%)	85.9	69^th of 685 public elementary schools	89.9%		74.6	125^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.8%	56	63.0	55.0	68.0		59.0	59.0	81.0			51.0		65.0		60.0		75.0		$16,207	$499	$83	$582	$10,227	$2,149	$12,573
Camden Station Elementary School	Public	K-5	6401 W Hwy 146	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 241-1271	475	35	13.5	23.4%	381 (80.2%)	13 (2.7%)	32 (6.7%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.2%)	73.4	150^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.1%		63.3	225^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.2%	75	49.0	55.0	58.0		63.0	62.0	62.0			47.0		48.0		56.0		48.0		$15,572	$493	$70	$563	$10,396	$1,974	$12,568
Zachary Taylor Elementary	Public	K-5	9620 Westport Road	Louisville	40241	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8336	260	23	11.1	67.7%	66 (25.4%)	87 (33.5%)	70 (26.9%)	17 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	14.2	617^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.9%		8.5	645^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.8%	28		28.0			31.0	38.0	30.0			23.0				14.0		27.0		$26,028	$1,677	$1,622	$3,300	$19,350	$3,379	$22,729

Frequently Asked Questions about Stopher Elementary

What district is Stopher Elementary in?

Jefferson County

What is the racial makeup of Stopher Elementary?

Students at Stopher Elementary are 55% White, 22% Asian, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Stopher Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 781 students attended Stopher Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Stopher Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stopher Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crosby Middle
High : Eastern High

Is Stopher Elementary a good school?

Stopher Elementary ranks 73^rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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