📍 724 Denmark Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40215
Semple Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 574 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Semple Elementary enrolls 574 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 21% White and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 276 | 48% |
| White | 118 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
456 of the school's 574 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 446 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.
Semple 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 37.
Semple 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 574 students, Semple 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