📍 5700 Cynthia Drive, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40291
Wheeler Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 613 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wheeler Elementary enrolls 613 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 24% Black or African American and 9.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 311 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 145 | 24% |
| Asian | 58 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 6.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 613 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 202 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wheeler Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-30, state senate district 14, state house district 31.
Wheeler 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 613 students, Wheeler 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