📍 6700 Price Lane, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40229
Wilt Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 518 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilt Elementary enrolls 518 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 24% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 212 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 124 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 11% |
| Asian | 22 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 518 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 252 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wilt 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 38, state house district 37.
Wilt 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 518 students, Wilt 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