Elementary · Kentucky

Foster Traditional Academy

Free meals for all

Foster Traditional Academy, a public elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky: grades k–5, 317 students, 12.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Jefferson County.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 317
Teachers (FTE): 24.7
Students per teacher: 12.8
Grades: K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 82% of elementary schools in Kentucky

Median 14.6 · 719 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 70% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 76% of elementary schools in Kentucky

Median 436 · 720 schools compared

Smaller than 70% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kentucky's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Kentucky: 48%

31%proficient

+11.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 88% of elementary schools in Kentucky

Median 50% · 635 elementary schools compared

118 students tested, grades 3, 5 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Kentucky: 42%

20%proficient

+6.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 94% of elementary schools in Kentucky

Median 44% · 627 elementary schools compared

122 students tested, grades 3, 4 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Jefferson County

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Jefferson County.

Location

Address: 1401 South 41st Street, Louisville, KY 40211
Phone: (502)485-8253
City or town: Louisville
County: Jefferson County

Quality of life in Louisville Schools in Louisville

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Kennedy ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	482	18.2	15%	8.3%	0.4 mi
Carter Traditional ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	471	16.3	35%	20%	0.7 mi
Maupin ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	302	13.0	28%	—	1.0 mi
Brandeis ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	420	15.9	48%	35%	1.2 mi
King ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	306	15.7	12%	7.1%	1.5 mi
Cane Run ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	401	17.2	18%	—	1.9 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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