East Louisville News

There were 515 fifth grade students enrolled in Shelby County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.8% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Simpsonville Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 87 students.

Within Shelby County schools, the highest student population was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in preschool.

Statewide, Shelby County ranked 26th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 26th the year before.

Despite escaping some of the pandemic's educational disruptions, Kentucky's achievement gaps have remained an issue since 2019. In the eighth-grade reading assessments, for example, Hispanic students scored eight points lower than their white peers, and the gap reached 15 points in math. Black students fared even worse, falling more than 20 points behind and facing a failure rate nearly double that of their white counterparts.

School	# of 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Simpsonville Elementary School	87	18.9%	461
Heritage Elementary School	80	17.7%	453
Southside Elementary School	79	17%	464
Wright Elementary School	72	14.7%	489
Painted Stone Elementary School	71	15%	473
Clear Creek Elementary School	69	15%	459
Marnel C. Moorman School	57	6.9%	823