📍 7601 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40291
Bates Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 568 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bates Elementary enrolls 568 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 21% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 304 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 11% |
| Asian | 23 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 568 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 240 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bates 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 14, state house district 29.
Bates 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 568 students, Bates 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