📍 4325 Vermont Ave, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40211
King Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 299 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
King Elementary enrolls 299 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 259 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4.3% |
| White | 11 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 299 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
King 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 43.
King 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 299 students, King 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