Fern Creek Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Louisville, Kentucky
Fern Creek Elementary in Louisville, Kentucky enrolled 744 students in 2024-25 with 46.3 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the Kentucky elementary-school median of 14.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
712 students in 2022-23, 736 students in 2023-24, 744 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.2 to 46.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 712 | 43.2 | 16.5 |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 42.3 | 17.4 |
| 2024-25 | 744 | 46.3 | 16.1 |
16.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 Kentucky elementary schools
Among the 711 Kentucky elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 335 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fern Creek Elementary enrolled 669 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 335 of the 669 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent26.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
30.4% of students were Black, 28.0% Hispanic, 27.3% White in 2024-25.
- Black30.4%
- Hispanic28.0%
- White27.3%
- Asian8.6%
- Two or more races5.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Fern Creek Elementary scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 26% | 35% | 44.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 24% | 27% (2021-22) | 38.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Louisville
89 public elementary schools in Louisville report 2024-25 enrollment; Fern Creek Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tully Elementary | 791 | 16.0 | 36.8% |
| Stopher Elementary | 781 | 18.5 | 11.5% |
| Fern Creek Elementary | 744 | 16.1 | 60.8% |
| Farmer Elementary | 737 | 17.3 | 43.3% |
| Bowen Elementary | 729 | 17.2 | 39.9% |
| Norton Elementary | 716 | 16.0 | 20.9% |
| Goldsmith Elementary | 651 | 14.1 | 66.8% |
| Indian Trail Elementary | 649 | 17.9 | 72.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Fern Creek Elementary
- Wheeler ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 626 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Bates ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 585 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Fern Creek Elementary with Wheeler ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jefferson County Public Schools spends per student$18,189 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,189
- The largest public schools in KentuckyFern Creek Elementary is the number 30 by size of 717 Kentucky elementary schools open in 2024-25.#30 of 717
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 14.6 for elementary schools.16.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Fern Creek Elementary
How many students attend Fern Creek Elementary?
744 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 712 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Louisville, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fern Creek Elementary?
16.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Fern Creek Elementary a Title I school?
Fern Creek Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Fern Creek Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Fern Creek Elementary scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Fern Creek Elementary in?
Jefferson County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2102990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210299000627 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.