📍 8408 Terry Rd, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40258
Sanders Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 430 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sanders Elementary enrolls 430 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 37% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 179 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 161 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 9.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 430 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 311 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sanders 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 37, state house district 28.
Sanders 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 430 students, Sanders Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large