Fern Creek Elementary

Regular School · Louisville, KY

Fern Creek Elementary is a regular school school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving grades KG–05 with 744 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

744

Teachers (FTE)

46.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	226	30%
Hispanic/Latino	208	28%
White	203	27%
Asian	64	9%
Two or more races	43	6%
Total enrollment	744	382M / 362F

English Language Learners: 226 (30% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	11.0% -20.2pp	31.2%	219
Reading Proficiency	27.0% -15.5pp	42.5%	221
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	76

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.06 grade levels

Math

-0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

86 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

372

50% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	744	100%

Contact & Location

8815 Ferndale Road

Louisville, KY 40291

Phone: (502)485-8250

District

Jefferson County

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,696

District enrollment: 95,171

Other Schools in District

Alex R. Kennedy Elementary Elementary
Atkinson Academy Elementary
Auburndale Elementary Elementary
Audubon Traditional Elementary Elementary
Bates Elementary Elementary
Bellewood Elementary
Blake Elementary Elementary
Bloom Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 40291) → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

210299000627

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD