📍 3701 East Wheatmore Drive, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40215
Jacob Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 486 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jacob Elementary enrolls 486 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 19% White and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 287 | 59% |
| White | 91 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
400 of the school's 486 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 390 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jacob 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 40.
Jacob 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 486 students, Jacob 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