The top reported proficiency rate is 26% in English language arts. The lowest is 14% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Frayser Elementary
Frayser Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Jefferson County Public Schools system in Louisville, Kentucky. The school enrollment is small for an elementary, a size that can allow for more personal attention among staff and students. The student body is majority Black, with a substantial Hispanic population and a smaller share of white students. More than three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a community with significant economic need. The school does not operate as a charter or magnet school.
On the Kentucky Summative Assessment, proficiency rates for Frayser’s students fall well below the midpoint among districts in Jefferson County when looking at overall performance across tested subjects and grades. In fourth-grade math, about one in five students scored proficient or above. In fifth-grade math, the rate was slightly lower. Reading results were moderately higher, with about three in ten fourth-graders and a similar share of fifth-graders reaching proficiency. Third-grade reading proficiency was notably lower, at less than one in five. In fifth-grade social studies, about one in seven students met the proficiency bar. Third-grade math and fourth-grade science results were suppressed, meaning the numbers of students tested were too small to report publicly. A parent considering Frayser will want to ask the school directly about its academic supports and how it is working to raise student outcomes across all subjects.
The school’s location in Louisville places it within a large, spread-out city that merged with Jefferson County in a consolidation that dramatically increased the city’s land area. The result is a low-density built environment outside the downtown core, making car travel the norm for most families. Major employers include UPS, Humana, and Yum! Brands, and the city’s economy is rooted in health care administration, air cargo logistics, bourbon production, and tourism. Housing in the school’s zip code is affordable relative to national benchmarks, with home values sitting well below the state median. Rents have been rising at a faster clip, which families moving into the area should factor into their budget. The broader Louisville metro area covers a dozen surrounding counties and is among the larger metropolitan regions in the country.
We looked for recent changes or notable initiatives from Jefferson County Public Schools, but the district brief returned no confirmed findings, so we cannot speak to any active strategic priorities or programming shifts at the district level that might affect Frayser. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Civil rights data, discipline statistics, and staffing ratios were not available in the source material, so a parent may want to follow up with the school office for a fuller picture of the learning environment.
Frayser Elementary is a neighborhood school serving a high-poverty community in a large, diverse city. The academic proficiency numbers show the school is contending with substantial challenges. For families already in the attendance zone, asking about specific intervention programs and how the school supports students who are below grade level would be a reasonable next step. For those weighing a move, the school’s small size and the relatively low housing costs in the area are practical considerations, balanced against the reality of the test results.
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