Dunn Elementary

Summary:

Dunn Elementary is a public elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 468 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Jefferson County school district, which is ranked 141 out of 159 districts in the state.

Dunn Elementary has a strong academic performance history, consistently outperforming the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages in proficiency rates across various subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 64% of Dunn's 5th-grade students achieved proficiency in mathematics, compared to 30% for the district and 41% for the state. However, the school's ranking has declined in recent years, dropping from the top 15% of Kentucky elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 101 out of 685 in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Dunn Elementary excels in overall academic performance, it faces challenges in addressing disparities among its student subgroups. The school's White students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5% of Kentucky elementary schools, but its African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform significantly lower, ranking in the bottom 25% and 35% respectively. Additionally, some nearby schools, such as Norton Elementary, have even stronger overall performance, suggesting that Dunn could learn from their practices to drive continuous improvement.


Detail:

Public K-5

 2010 Rudy Lane
       Louisville, KY  40207


(502) 485-8240

District: Jefferson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
101st of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,127 Help


Students who attend Dunn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Kammerer Middle
High:    Ballard High

Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  461

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.3%
African American:
17.8%
Two or more races:
7.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Dunn Elementary ranks better than 85.3% of elementary schools in Kentucky. It also ranks 5th among 87 ranked elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.82. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (62.3%), African American (17.8%), two or more races (7.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dunn Elementary is 16.3. 65 elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dunn Elementary is $18,127. 67 elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dunn Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dunn Elementary 101st of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Dunn Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Jefferson County:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson County 141st of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dunn Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Dunn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 81.50 87th 638 86.4%
2008 70.02 169th 651 74.0%
2009 80.54 94th 658 85.7%
2010 82.79 67th 683 90.2%
2011 85.41 58th 688 91.6%
2012 86.29 47th 713 93.4%
2013 93.46 18th 719 97.5%
2014 92.26 15th 705 97.9%
2015 88.68 31st 698 95.6%
2016 90.29 25th 690 96.4%
2017 86.79 41st 694 94.1%
2018 88.24 40th 691 94.2%
2019 82.81 61st 700 91.3%
2021 76.43 72nd 517 86.1%
2022 76.61 105th 684 84.6%
2023 81.45 79th 687 88.5%
2024 78.82 101st 685 85.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dunn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 81.46 71st 661 89.3%
2023 40.40 139th 257 45.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dunn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.45 437th 631 30.7%
2019 26.53 545th 664 17.9%
2022 33.91 448th 667 32.8%
2023 25.45 531st 670 20.7%
2024 38.17 427th 665 35.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Dunn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.12 27th 663 95.9%
2019 84.94 39th 671 94.2%
2021 82.07 25th 312 92.0%
2022 68.59 142nd 641 77.8%
2023 81.43 58th 639 90.9%
2024 77.27 93rd 644 85.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Dunn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 46.34 107th 206 48.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Dunn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.34 40th 665 94.0%
2019 76.84 105th 676 84.5%
2021 73.92 53rd 325 83.7%
2022 76.43 87th 657 86.8%
2023 76.38 91st 652 86.0%
2024 75.93 100th 652 84.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Dunn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.28 2nd 22 90.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Dunn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.88 101st 184 45.1%
2019 43.52 104th 185 43.8%
2024 29.88 102nd 140 27.1%
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Rank History for White students at Dunn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.60 18th 593 97.0%
2019 90.20 22nd 592 96.3%
2021 79.51 41st 337 87.8%
2022 80.11 79th 656 88.0%
2023 88.53 38th 658 94.2%
2024 91.88 18th 659 97.3%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Open Quote Wonderful elementary school. Would prefer more diverse student & teacher population. Extremely involved Parents make this a great place to send K-5. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Dunn Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 438 110 13 3 1 n/a n/a 0 565
1989 428 111 11 2 1 n/a n/a 0 553
1990 456 124 15 1 1 n/a n/a 0 597
1991 447 124 21 2 1 n/a n/a 0 595
1992 430 125 26 0 1 n/a n/a 0 582
1993 484 107 10 2 0 n/a n/a 0 603
1994 453 88 10 6 2 n/a n/a 0 559
1995 441 98 8 1 1 n/a n/a 0 549
1996 441 98 8 1 1 n/a n/a 0 549
1997 451 98 11 1 0 n/a n/a 0 561
1998 480 118 12 4 0 n/a n/a 4 618
1999 470 139 12 1 0 n/a n/a 4 626
2000 447 142 14 2 0 n/a n/a 6 611
2001 454 144 13 4 0 n/a n/a 9 624
2002 403 135 22 4 0 n/a n/a 0 564
2003 403 135 22 4 0 n/a n/a 0 564
2004 420 135 27 6 2 n/a n/a 0 590
2005 419 126 30 12 0 n/a n/a 0 587
2006 423 127 35 12 0 n/a n/a 0 597
2007 428 123 40 2 0 n/a n/a 12 605
2008 447 111 41 0 1 n/a n/a 9 609
2009 466 92 48 5 1 n/a n/a 9 621
2010 447 95 39 4 0 n/a n/a 12 597
2011 437 92 33 14 0 3 14 0 593
2012 436 95 36 12 1 2 18 0 600
2013 438 91 43 10 3 0 27 0 612
2014 416 113 48 12 1 0 25 0 615
2015 391 102 40 11 1 0 40 0 585
2016 383 85 51 8 1 0 32 0 560
2017 374 100 54 15 1 1 39 0 584
2018 346 84 41 21 0 1 34 0 527
2019 361 66 45 27 0 0 35 0 534
2020 354 66 64 27 2 0 38 0 551
2021 347 71 54 24 0 0 25 0 521
2022 308 79 42 27 2 0 27 0 485
2023 296 81 32 27 0 0 32 0 468
2024 287 82 31 28 0 0 33 0 461

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dunn Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 565 28.0 20.1 n/a
1989 553 26.0 21.2 n/a
1990 597 27.0 22.1 n/a
1991 595 29.2 20.3 n/a
1992 582 28.7 20.2 n/a
1993 603 29.3 20.6 n/a
1994 559 28.1 19.9 n/a
1995 549 28.8 19.1 n/a
1996 549 28.8 19.1 n/a
1997 561 28.6 19.6 12.8
1998 618 35.9 17.2 13.7
1999 626 19.4 32.3 16.9
2000 611 18.8 32.5 18
2001 624 n/a 0.0 18.4
2002 564 28.0 20.1 32.4
2003 564 28.0 20.1 32.4
2004 590 29.0 20.3 n/a
2005 587 30.1 19.5 n/a
2006 597 30.8 19.4 20.9
2007 605 34.0 17.8 20.7
2008 609 31.9 19.1 19.5
2009 621 32.4 19.2 18.3
2010 597 28.4 21.0 20.5
2011 593 32.4 18.3 19.7
2012 600 30.7 19.5 20.3
2013 612 33.8 18.1 19.3
2014 615 31.8 19.3 25.7
2015 585 32.0 18.2 27.2
2016 560 30.0 18.6 26.1
2017 584 30.6 19.0 25.3
2018 527 28.4 18.5 26.4
2019 534 26.7 19.9 22.5
2020 551 29.7 18.5 23.2
2021 521 30.5 17.0 21.1
2022 485 28.0 17.3 32
2023 468 28.3 16.5 31.4
2024 461 28.2 16.3 30.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dunn Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 565 28.0 20.1 n/a
1989 553 26.0 21.2 n/a
1990 597 27.0 22.1 n/a
1991 595 29.2 20.3 n/a
1992 582 28.7 20.2 n/a
1993 603 29.3 20.6 n/a
1994 559 28.1 19.9 n/a
1995 549 28.8 19.1 n/a
1996 549 28.8 19.1 n/a
1997 561 28.6 19.6 12.8
1998 618 35.9 17.2 13.7
1999 626 19.4 32.3 16.9
2000 611 18.8 32.5 18
2001 624 n/a 0.0 18.4
2002 564 28.0 20.1 32.4
2003 564 28.0 20.1 32.4
2004 590 29.0 20.3 n/a
2005 587 30.1 19.5 n/a
2006 597 30.8 19.4 20.9
2007 605 34.0 17.8 20.7
2008 609 31.9 19.1 19.5
2009 621 32.4 19.2 18.3
2010 597 28.4 21.0 20.5
2011 593 32.4 18.3 19.7
2012 600 30.7 19.5 20.3
2013 612 33.8 18.1 19.3
2014 615 31.8 19.3 25.7
2015 585 32.0 18.2 27.2
2016 560 30.0 18.6 26.1
2017 584 30.6 19.0 25.3
2018 527 28.4 18.5 26.4
2019 534 26.7 19.9 22.5
2020 551 29.7 18.5 23.2
2021 521 30.5 17.0 21.1
2022 485 28.0 17.3 32
2023 468 28.3 16.5 31.4
2024 461 28.2 16.3 30.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Dunn Elementary

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $438 (3.1%) $296 (2.1%) $734 (5.3%) $11,107 (79.5%) $1,378 (9.9%) $12,485 (89.3%) $13,974
2019 $485 (3.5%) $248 (1.8%) $733 (5.3%) $11,063 (80.1%) $1,341 (9.7%) $12,404 (89.9%) $13,804
2020 $456 (3.1%) $262 (1.8%) $718 (5.0%) $11,682 (80.6%) $1,406 (9.7%) $13,088 (90.3%) $14,492
2021 $794 (5.3%) $664 (4.4%) $1,458 (9.7%) $11,732 (77.7%) $1,300 (8.6%) $13,032 (86.4%) $15,092
2022 $2,111 (11.6%) $1,292 (7.1%) $3,403 (18.8%) $12,079 (66.6%) $1,505 (8.3%) $13,584 (74.9%) $18,127

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dunn Elementary

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 61st of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 79th of 687 Elementary schools
 2.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students534468
 12.4%
African American6681
 22.7%
American Indian00
Asian4532
 28.9%
Hispanic2727
Pacific Islander00
White361296
 18%
Two or More Races3532
 8.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients22.5%31.4%
 8.9%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 461 students attended Dunn Elementary.

Dunn Elementary ranks 101st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Dunn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kammerer Middle
High : Ballard High

Students at Dunn Elementary are 62% White, 18% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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