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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Jefferson County Public Elementary Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 143 public elementary schools serving 70,452 students in Jefferson County, KY.
The top-ranked public elementary schools in Jefferson County, KY are Greathouse/shryock Traditional, Anchorage Independent Public School and Norton Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Jefferson County, KY public elementary schools have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Kentucky public elementary school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 45% statewide average). Elementary schools in Jefferson County have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Kentucky public elementary school average of 30% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Best Public Elementary Schools in Jefferson County (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Greathouse/shryock Traditional
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
2700 Browns Lane
Louisville, KY 40220
(502) 485-8259
Gr: K-5 | 607 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 70%
Rank: #22.
Anchorage Independent Public School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
11400 Ridge Rd
Louisville, KY 40223
(502) 245-2121
Gr: PK-8 | 392 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
Rank: #33.
Norton Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
8101 Brownsboro Road
Louisville, KY 40241
(502) 485-8308
Gr: K-5 | 716 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 39%
Rank: #44.
Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
12518 Ridgemoor Dr
Prospect, KY 40059
(502) 228-0101
Gr: K-5 | 627 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 19%
Rank: #55.
J. Graham Brown School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
546 South First Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 485-8216
Gr: K-12 | 800 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Rank: #66.
Stopher Elementary School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
14417 Aiken Rd
Louisville, KY 40245
(502) 485-8281
Gr: PK-5 | 781 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 45%
Rank: #77.
Lowe Elementary School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
210 Oxfordshire Lane
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 485-8293
Gr: K-5 | 608 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 51%
Rank: #88.
Bloom Elementary School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1627 Lucia Avenue
Louisville, KY 40204
(502) 485-8211
Gr: K-5 | 533 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #99.
Dunn Elementary School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2010 Rudy Lane
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 485-8240
Gr: K-5 | 425 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #1010.
Meyzeek Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
828 South Jackson Street
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 485-8299
Gr: 6-8 | 847 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 78%
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Barret Traditional Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2561 Grinstead Drive
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 485-8207
Gr: 6-8 | 579 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 56%
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Wheeler Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
5700 Cynthia Drive
Louisville, KY 40291
(502) 485-8349
Gr: K-5 | 626 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 58%
Rank: #1313.
Tully Elementary School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
3300 College Drive
Louisville, KY 40299
(502) 485-8338
Gr: PK-5 | 791 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 45%
Rank: #1414.
Hite Elementary School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
12408 Old Shelbyville Road
Louisville, KY 40243
(502) 485-8267
Gr: K-5 | 498 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #1515.
Audubon Traditional Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1051 Hess Lane
Louisville, KY 40217
(502) 485-8205
Gr: K-5 | 610 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Rank: #1616.
Bowen Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1601 Roosevelt Ave
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 485-8213
Gr: K-5 | 729 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #1717.
Norton Commons Elementary School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
10941 Kings Crown Drive
Prospect, KY 40059
(502) 485-8367
Gr: PK-5 | 598 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
Rank: #1818.
Noe Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
121 West Lee Street
Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 485-8307
Gr: 6-8 | 1,155 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: #1919.
Farmer Elementary School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
6405 Gellhaus Ln
Louisville, KY 40299
(502) 485-8625
Gr: PK-5 | 737 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 52%
Rank: #2020.
Field Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
120 Sacred Heart Ln
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 485-8252
Gr: K-5 | 465 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 39%
Rank: #2121.
Brandeis Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2817 West Kentucky
Louisville, KY 40211
(502) 485-8214
Gr: PK-5 | 420 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Boys & Girls Haven
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2301 Goldsmith Ln
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 458-1171
Gr: 6-12 | 20 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Jefferson Regional Juvenile Detention Ce
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
8711 Lagrange Rd Building D
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 485-7670
Gr: K-12
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1010 Neighborhood Pl
Fairdale, KY 40118
(502) 485-8748
Gr: 6-12 | 43 students Student-teacher ratio: 2:1 Minority enrollment: 74%
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Western Day Treatment
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1900 South Seventh Street
Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 485-7351
Gr: K-5 | 14 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 71%
Rank: #2626.
Hawthorne Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
2301 Clarendon Ave
Louisville, KY 40205
(502) 485-8263
Gr: PK-5 | 437 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #2727.
Bates Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
7601 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40291
(502) 485-8208
Gr: K-5 | 585 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: #2828.
Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
930 East Main Street
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 485-8291
Gr: K-5 | 578 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
Rank: #2929.
Jefferson County Traditional Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1418 Morton Ave
Louisville, KY 40204
(502) 485-8272
Gr: 6-8 | 813 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 60%
Rank: #3030.
Chenoweth Elementary School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
3622 Brownsboro Road
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 485-8227
Gr: PK-5 | 569 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Middletown Elementary School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
218 North Madison Avenue
Louisville, KY 40243
(502) 485-8300
Gr: PK-5 | 573 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 58%
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Wilder Elementary School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
1913 Herr Lane
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 485-8350
Gr: PK-5 | 496 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 51%
Rank: #3333.
Overdale Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
651 Overdale Dr
Louisville, KY 40229
(502) 869-2800
Gr: PK-5 | 390 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #3434.
Schaffner Traditional Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
2701 Crums Lane
Louisville, KY 40216
(502) 485-8217
Gr: K-5 | 573 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 71%
Rank: #3535.
St. Matthews Elementary School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
601 Browns Lane
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 485-8321
Gr: K-5 | 598 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 53%
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked public elementary schools in Jefferson County, KY?
The top-ranked public elementary schools in Jefferson County, KY include Greathouse/shryock Traditional, Anchorage Independent Public School and Norton Elementary School.
How many public elementary schools are located in Jefferson County?
144 public elementary schools are located in Jefferson County.
What is the racial composition of students in Jefferson County?
Jefferson County public elementary schools minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Kentucky public elementary schools average of 30% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Which public elementary schools in Jefferson County are often viewed compared to one another?

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