Auburndale Elementary

What this school is

Auburndale sits at 5749 New Cut Road in 40214 — southwest Louisville, Fairdale High cluster. Hours are 7:30 a.m.–2:10 p.m. and the school is Title I Yes. The Data Book lists the grade span as Pre-K–5. Karen Topping is principal; AP Brett Perry; counselor Mrs. Elliott; mental-health practitioner Maylin Diaz; FRC Savannah Haines.

This campus is in the Fairdale Zone with Coral Ridge, Fairdale, and Minors Lane. Minors Lane is the Fairdale Zone satellite option for incoming kindergartners and students new to the zone. Maupin and Kennedy remain listed choice schools; the original 2026–27 Choices Guide also listed King before its closure. Auburndale is not one of the five Traditional magnets.

How families get in

Auburndale 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 Auburndale.

• Run School Finder on the exact address; write down the resides elementary, the Fairdale Zone, and the assigned middle/high cluster (Fairdale High is listed — confirm).
• If Auburndale is the resides school, register. No magnet application is required to stay.
• A different Fairdale 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 7:30 a.m. reality — mornings start early, and before- and after-school care still matter.
• Complete the Transportation Verification form; a magnet seat somewhere else does not automatically keep an Auburndale 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: 565 students. The Choices Guide used 606. Capacity listed: 608 (about 93% full). Title I: Yes. Counts move after the first month — use the year on the number.

Gender: 262 female · 303 male

• Free or reduced-price lunch: 80% (453 of 565; free 425 + reduced 28)
• Multilingual learners: 277 students (49%)
• Title I: Yes
• Capacity used: 565 of 608, about 93% — under listed capacity

Academics

Look at the Kentucky School Report Card first. The live JCPS Auburndale homepage banner posts reading 20% proficient / 7% distinguished and math 24% proficient / 6% distinguished.

• Reading: 20% proficient, 7% distinguished — 27% official combined P+D, below the JCPS elementary average of about 37%.
• Math: 24% proficient, 6% distinguished — 30% official combined P+D, roughly in line with the district average of about 31%.
• Vision language is not a substitute for the report card.

Awards and recognition

• Gifted enrichment

  The school recognizes all five areas of giftedness and provides enrichment for Primary Talent Pool and Gifted and Talented students.

• STEM Lab and related arts

  Special areas include STEM Lab, art and music, PE, library, and Purposeful People, a writing-infused character program.

• Wraparound services

  A full-time nurse with Norton telehealth, immunizations, and hearing/vision screenings, plus a fully operational Family Resource Center.

Location and daily life

New Cut Road in 40214 is southwest Jefferson County — a different calculation from Crescent Hill or Prospect.

The 7:30 start is the household fact: mornings start early, and school lets out at 2:10. Before-school care matters more here than at a 9:40 campus.

Compare before you commit

• Coral Ridge / Fairdale / Minors LaneOther Fairdale Zone campuses; Minors Lane is the zone satellite option.
• MaupinListed choice school — a different door, you apply. The original 2026–27 Choices Guide also listed King before its closure.
• Carter Traditional ElementaryA separate address-eligible Traditional magnet path with uniforms and no assumed magnet bus.

Questions to ask on a tour

1. 1.Is Auburndale my resides school, or a Fairdale Zone option I have to rank?
2. 2.What does the grade-level reading block look like in minutes and group size?
3. 3.What care is available around the 7:30 a.m.–2:10 p.m. schedule?
4. 4.How do GT/PTP enrichment, the STEM Lab, and Purposeful People operate in a typical week?
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 Fairdale 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 Fairdale Zone option.
4. 4.Tour during the 7:30 a.m. arrival and ask about current grade-level space.
5. 5.Complete Transportation Verification and confirm the route.