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Alex R. Kennedy Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

561^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Alex R. Kennedy Elementary is a public elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 376 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.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $22,322 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.5, Alex R. Kennedy Elementary consistently performs below the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages in proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 39%, compared to 30% for the district and 43% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in writing, with only 7% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 25% for the district and 38% for the state. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 38.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Alex R. Kennedy Elementary generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in core subjects. For instance, Lowe Elementary, a magnet school located about 1.75 miles away, consistently outperforms Alex R. Kennedy Elementary across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's declining rankings and performance suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address these issues and improve student outcomes.

369

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,322

Per pupil spending ?

59.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4515 Taylorsville Rd
Louisville, KY 40220

(502) 485-6950

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Alex R. Kennedy Elementary usually attend:

High:

Jeffersontown High

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.3%

African American:

26.3%

Hispanic:

20.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2018 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (30% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg44%

561^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 41 pts since 2018

From top 41% (2018) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	22.2	561 of 685	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	564 of 685	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	406 of 687	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	551 of 684	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	391 of 517	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	426 of 700	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	282 of 691	59.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	48.8	56 of 129	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.4	88 of 118	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.3	70 of 185	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	60 of 184	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	539 of 648	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	547 of 644	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	350 of 639	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	503 of 641	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	387 of 671	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.8	150 of 663	77.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	536 of 672	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	619 of 665	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	52.1	289 of 670	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.5	527 of 667	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	404 of 664	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	330 of 631	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	476 of 653	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	493 of 652	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	411 of 652	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	559 of 657	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	360 of 676	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	375 of 665	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	474 of 659	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.1	291 of 659	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	282 of 658	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	202 of 656	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	164 of 337	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	248 of 592	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	123 of 593	79.3%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2023)57th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%-4 vs state

Reading36%-13 vs state

Social Studies26%-12 vs state

Editing and Mechanics26%-21 vs state

Writing7%-31 vs state

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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

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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
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4515 Taylorsville Rd	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-6950	369	25	15.0	59.3%	123 (33.3%)	97 (26.3%)	77 (20.9%)	48 (13.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	22.2	561^st of 685 public elementary schools	18.1%		21.4	564^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.7%	3	39.0		38.0	29.0	35.0	43.0		7.0	26.0	26.0	$22,322	$1,331	$1,615	$2,947	$15,484	$3,891	$19,375
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional	Public, Magnet	K-5	2700 Browns Lane	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8259	607	34	17.7	26.0%	184 (30.3%)	94 (15.5%)	17 (2.8%)	265 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	96.6	5^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.2	2^nd of 685 public elementary schools	99.7%	3	75.0	70.0	81.0	68.0	81.0	84.0	68.0	69.0	81.0	86.0	$18,736	$689	$1,550	$2,240	$13,073	$3,423	$16,497
Cochrane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2511 Tregaron Avenue	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8231	470	36	13.0	60.6%	146 (31.1%)	123 (26.2%)	139 (29.6%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	14.6	609^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.1%		10.9	628^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.3%	19	15.0	29.0	30.0	15.0	35.0	36.0	25.0	19.0	27.0	25.0	$21,761	$1,493	$1,737	$3,229	$14,935	$3,597	$18,532
Lowe Elementary	Public	K-5	210 Oxfordshire Lane	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8293	608	36	16.9	25.2%	299 (49.2%)	70 (11.5%)	43 (7.1%)	142 (23.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.4%)	66.3	202^nd of 685 public elementary schools	70.5%		80.1	91^st of 685 public elementary schools	86.7%	111	61.0	65.0	46.0	63.0	65.0	52.0	43.0	37.0	40.0	47.0	$19,340	$754	$1,618	$2,371	$13,572	$3,397	$16,969
The Brook-Dupont	Public	PK, KG-8	1405 Browns Ln	Louisville	40207	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 721-2342	2	4	.4		1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$68,720	$265	$5,259	$5,524	$56,133	$7,064	$63,196
Jeffersontown Elementary	Public	K-5	3610 Cedarwood Way	Jeffersontown	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8274	686	42	16.2	62.7%	256 (37.3%)	186 (27.1%)	147 (21.4%)	33 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.9%)	8.7	648^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.4%		9.3	641^st of 685 public elementary schools	6.4%	7	26.0	27.0	16.0	25.0	25.0	27.0	15.0	9.0	15.0	28.0	$20,408	$968	$1,728	$2,697	$14,146	$3,565	$17,712
Tully Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 College Drive	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8338	791	49	16.0	41.2%	437 (55.2%)	164 (20.7%)	78 (9.9%)	39 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (8.8%)	68.9	184^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.1%		62.5	231^st of 685 public elementary schools	66.3%	47	37.0	60.0	54.0	51.0	64.0	55.0	47.0	56.0	46.0	59.0	$19,897	$929	$1,595	$2,524	$13,970	$3,404	$17,374
Klondike Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3807 Klondike Ln	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8286	527	35	15.0	69.4%	110 (20.9%)	154 (29.2%)	203 (38.5%)	41 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	16.7	591^st of 685 public elementary schools	13.7%		27.8	516^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.7%	75	24.0	24.0	28.0	31.0	28.0	30.0	19.0	33.0	27.0	35.0	$21,618	$973	$1,703	$2,675	$15,237	$3,706	$18,943
Watterson Elementary	Public	K-5	3900 Breckinridge Lane	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8342	454	36	12.7	71.4%	132 (29.1%)	181 (39.9%)	88 (19.4%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	11.1	634^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.4%		7.9	654^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.5%	20	23.0	22.0	25.0	24.0	20.0	31.0	14.0	19.0	24.0	33.0	$21,366	$714	$1,881	$2,596	$14,860	$3,910	$18,770
St Matthews Elementary	Public	K-5	601 Browns Lane	Louisville	40207	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8321	598	35	17.3	41.5%	281 (47.0%)	145 (24.2%)	113 (18.9%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.0%)	54.5	299^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.4%		46.4	356^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.0%	57	47.0	47.0	44.0	45.0	55.0	62.0	31.0	36.0	52.0	45.0	$19,324	$660	$1,694	$2,354	$13,518	$3,452	$16,970

Frequently Asked Questions about Alex R. Kennedy Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Alex R. Kennedy Elementary?

Students at Alex R. Kennedy Elementary are 33% White, 26% African American, 21% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Alex R. Kennedy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alex R. Kennedy Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Jeffersontown High

How many students attend Alex R. Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Alex R. Kennedy Elementary.

Is Alex R. Kennedy Elementary a good school?

Alex R. Kennedy Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What district is Alex R. Kennedy Elementary in?

Jefferson County

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