The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in English language arts. The lowest is 13% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Maupin Elementary
Maupin Elementary is a regular public school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of the Jefferson County Public Schools district. The school sits on Catalpa Street in the western part of the city, in a neighborhood where the typical housing value and rent are below the national median, making the area more attainable for families on a moderate income.
The school is relatively small for an elementary school, with an enrollment that is consistent across each grade from kindergarten through fifth, plus a pre-K program. The student body is predominantly Black, with small shares of white, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students. A very high share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a community with significant economic need.
State testing results for Maupin are limited. For most grades and subjects, results were suppressed by Kentucky’s reporting rules, which typically happens when the number of students tested is too small to release publicly. The exception is fifth grade, where state assessment data is available. In English language arts, roughly a quarter of fifth graders scored at a proficient level or above. In social studies, the share was lower still. Math and science results for tested grades were suppressed, so no clear picture of performance in those subjects is available from the state data.
When compared with other schools in Jefferson County, Maupin’s overall proficiency rate across the subjects and grades that could be reported places it in the lowest quarter of the county’s elementary schools. This is a soft spot a parent should be aware of. Because only a few grade-level results are reported, the full academic picture is incomplete, and families may want to discuss classroom progress and support services directly with the school.
No information was available about special education or English learner enrollment, discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, or staffing. The district brief did not surface any recent policy changes or school-level developments, so it is not possible to offer context on recent initiatives or shifts. The school’s website may provide more detail on programs, parent engagement, and day-to-day instruction.
Maupin Elementary sits within Louisville, a large city with a low population density for its size because the city-county merger expanded its boundaries to cover many suburban and rural areas. The area around the school is a mix of residential and industrial uses. The city’s economy is anchored by air cargo logistics, health care administration, and bourbon production, with major employers including UPS, Humana, and Yum! Brands. The downtown core and the Ohio River are the main civic centers, but the neighborhood around Maupin is farther from those hubs.
For a family considering this school, the most direct takeaway is that Maupin serves a high-poverty student population and that the available state test scores point to academic challenges, particularly by fifth grade. With many results suppressed, the school's actual performance in earlier grades is not publicly measurable through the state’s data. A parent evaluating this school should seek out the school’s own reports, talk to teachers or the principal about curriculum and interventions, and consider how the school’s resources and community fit their child’s needs. There is no graduation rate to consider because the school ends at fifth grade, and no chronic absenteeism data was available to round out the picture of student engagement.
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