📍 500 West Gaulbert Ave, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40208
Cochran Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 324 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cochran Elementary enrolls 324 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 30% White and 8.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 165 | 51% |
| White | 98 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 11 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
245 of the school's 324 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 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.
Cochran 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 40.
Cochran 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 324 students, Cochran 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