📍 5601 Johnsontown Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40272
Wilkerson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 575 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilkerson Elementary School enrolls 575 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 27% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 261 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 156 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
409 of the school's 575 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 402 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wilkerson Elementary School 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 37, state house district 28.
Wilkerson Elementary School 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 575 students, Wilkerson Elementary School 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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