Alex R. Kennedy Elementary

What this school is

Alex R. Kennedy sits at 4515 Taylorsville Road in 40220 — eastern Jefferson County, Waggener High cluster. Hours are 9:40 a.m.–4:20 p.m., serving grades K–5. The current administration page lists Pat Sivori as principal and Justin Atkins as assistant principal; the 2025–26 Data Book still lists David Sivori, so confirm names on the day you tour. A school-site staff slide lists Anita Roper as Family Resource Coordinator.

This campus is in the Waggener Zone with Breckinridge-Franklin, Chenoweth, Field, and St. Matthews. St. Matthews shares Choices Guide page 67 with this school — do not import that profile. Dunn is the Waggener Zone satellite option. Data Book choice schools listed with this campus are Atkinson, Breckinridge-Franklin, Byck, and Portland. Alex R. Kennedy is not one of the five Traditional magnets, and it is a different school from J.F. Kennedy Elementary on Gibson Lane.

How families get in

Alex R. Kennedy is one door for some families and a choice option for others: the resides elementary tied to the address. It is a different door from Carter Traditional or a districtwide magnet. If School Finder assigns this address here, you register — you do not submit a magnet application to stay at Alex R. Kennedy.

• Run School Finder on the exact address; write down the resides elementary, the Waggener Zone, and the assigned middle/high cluster (Waggener High is listed — confirm).
• If Alex R. Kennedy is the resides school, register. No magnet application is required to stay.
• A different Waggener Zone campus is selected through the School Choices section of the Elementary Application; magnet schools and programs are selected separately in the magnet section.
• Tour at 9:40 a.m. reality — after-school care matters more here than at a 7:30 campus.
• Complete the Transportation Verification form; a magnet seat somewhere else does not automatically keep an Alex R. Kennedy bus.

Resides students are in the regular elementary transportation system. Complete the Transportation Verification form and confirm the stop; eligibility rules can change.

Who it tends to fit

Students

Oct. 1, 2025 race/gender file: 361 students. The Choices Guide used 390. Capacity listed: 383 (about 94% full). Title I: Yes. Counts move after the first month — use the year on the number.

Gender: 178 female · 183 male

• Free or reduced-price lunch: about 70% (about 254 of 361); 2025–26 F/R trend 70.4%
• Multilingual learners: 148 students (41%)
• Title I: Yes
• Capacity used: 361 of 383, about 94% — under listed capacity

Academics

Look at the Kentucky School Report Card first. The live JCPS Alex R. Kennedy homepage banner posts reading 29% proficient / 8% distinguished and math 30% proficient / 3% distinguished.

• Reading: 29% proficient, 8% distinguished — 37% displayed combined P+D, in line with the JCPS elementary average of about 37%.
• Math: 30% proficient, 3% distinguished — 33% displayed combined P+D, roughly in line with the district average of about 31%.
• Motto language is not a substitute for the report card.

Awards and recognition

• Every Child Matters

  The school mission is an educational foundation that builds self-esteem and supports achievement and joy in learning.

• Literacy

  The Choices Guide lists a rigorous literacy curriculum.

• Inquiry learning

  Math and science use inquiry-based programs.

Location and daily life

Taylorsville Road in 40220 is in eastern Jefferson County — a different calculation from Crescent Hill or Prospect.

The 9:40 start is the household fact: mornings are later, afternoons run to 4:20. After-school care matters more here than at a 7:30 campus.

Compare before you commit

• Breckinridge-Franklin / Chenoweth / Field / St. MatthewsOther Waggener Zone elementaries. St. Matthews shares Choices Guide page 67 with this campus.
• DunnWaggener Zone satellite option for incoming kindergartners and students new to the zone.
• Atkinson / Breckinridge-Franklin / Byck / PortlandChoice schools listed with this campus in the 2025–26 school profile — a different door, you apply.
• J.F. Kennedy Elementary (Gibson Lane)A different school with a different address; do not confuse it with Alex R. Kennedy.

Questions to ask on a tour

1. 1.Is Alex R. Kennedy my assigned school or an option I need to apply for?
2. 2.What does the grade-level reading block look like in minutes and group size?
3. 3.What care is available around the 9:40 a.m.–4:20 p.m. schedule?
4. 4.How do the Every Child Matters mission and inquiry-based math and science show up day to day?
5. 5.Which grades currently have space?
6. 6.What transportation applies to my exact address?
7. 7.What middle and high school does my address feed — is Waggener High confirmed?

What to do next

1. 1.Run School Finder and record the resides school, zone, middle school, and high school.
2. 2.Register first if the child is new to JCPS or entering kindergarten.
3. 3.Apply during the on-time window only when choosing another eligible Waggener Zone option.
4. 4.Tour during the 9:40 a.m. arrival and ask about current grade-level space.
5. 5.Complete Transportation Verification and confirm the route.