📍 1107 South 17th Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40210
Wheatley Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 318 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wheatley Elementary enrolls 318 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Black or African American, 4.4% White and 3.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 281 | 88% |
| White | 14 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
267 of the school's 318 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 266 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wheatley 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 33, state house district 41.
Wheatley 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 318 students, Wheatley 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
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