📍 3900 Breckinridge Lane, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40218
Watterson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 494 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Watterson Elementary enrolls 494 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 32% White and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 213 | 43% |
| White | 160 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 14% |
| Asian | 27 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 494 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 336 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Watterson 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 35, state house district 30.
Watterson 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 494 students, Watterson 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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