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Rutherford Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 455 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rutherford Elementary enrolls 455 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 177 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 28% |
| White | 82 | 18% |
| Asian | 43 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 5.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
331 of the school's 455 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 324 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rutherford 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 37, state house district 38.
Rutherford 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 455 students, Rutherford 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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