📍 10104 Mitchell Hill Road, Fairdale, Jefferson County, 40118
Fairdale Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fairdale, Jefferson County. The school has 596 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fairdale Elementary enrolls 596 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 262 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 188 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 21 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
400 of the school's 596 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 369 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fairdale Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-30, state senate district 38, state house district 37.
Fairdale Elementary is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 596 students, Fairdale Elementary is close to the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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