Dixie Elementary
A Valley Zone resides elementary with a 7:30 a.m. start
Resides and choice school · Grades Pre-K–5 · Valley Zone
- Grades: Pre-K–5
- How to get in: Address assignment or zone choice
- School day: 7:30 a.m.–2:10 p.m.
Dixie Elementary is a Valley Zone neighborhood elementary on Casalanda Drive with an early 7:30 a.m. bell, small-group reading and math, and Character Strong — not a Traditional magnet.
10201 Casalanda Drive, Louisville, KY 40272 · Valley Station
Official starting points
- Official Dixie Elementary site(opens in a new tab)
- JCPS student assignment and apply(opens in a new tab)
- Current Choices Guide(opens in a new tab)
- JCPS School Finder(opens in a new tab)
- KDE School Report Card(opens in a new tab)
School Choice:(502) 485-6250schoolchoice@jefferson.kyschools.us
What this school is
Dixie sits at 10201 Casalanda Drive in Valley Station / 40272 — southwest Jefferson County, on the Valley High cluster. It serves grades Pre-K–5, and the 2025–26 Individual School Data Book lists hours 7:30–2:10 and optimal capacity 459; the school parent page lists 7:40–2:20, so confirm the bell before planning childcare.
The campus is in the Valley Zone with Johnsontown Road, Kennedy, and Medora. Maupin remains a listed choice school. Dixie is not one of the five Traditional magnets — if School Finder assigns the Casalanda Drive address here, families register.
Who runs the building
Principal Stephanie Roberts
JCPS appointed Stephanie Roberts principal on July 8, 2026; some staff pages still list the prior principal, Shawn Purlee. Assistant Principal Jeremy Sharfe, FRC Rebecca Reynolds, Counselor Felicia Carter, and mental-health practitioner Brittany Braden were listed when checked.
School details
- Address
- 10201 Casalanda Drive, Louisville, KY 40272
- Phone
- (502) 485-8238
- Official JCPS site
- jefferson.kyschools.us/o/dixie(opens in a new tab)
- Title I: Yes
- Valley Zone
- Listed capacity: 459
- 7:30 a.m. start (Data Book); school page lists 7:40 a.m.
How families get in
If School Finder assigns Dixie to the address, register rather than submitting a magnet application. Families seeking another eligible Valley Zone option use the School Choices section of the Elementary Application.
- Register first if the child is new to JCPS or entering kindergarten.
- Returning students who have not moved do not need to reapply to stay.
- A different Valley Zone campus is selected through the School Choices section; magnet schools and programs are selected separately.
- Complete Transportation Verification and confirm the current stop.
2027–28 application window
- November 2–December 18, 2026
- Confirm dates with JCPS before applying
Resides students use the regular elementary transportation system. A magnet seat somewhere else does not automatically keep a Dixie bus.
Who it tends to fit
A good match when
- Dixie is the resides or chosen school and you will use FRC and ESS as part of the plan.
- A 7:30 a.m. start works for your household.
- You want small-group reading/math, PTP/Advance, Character Strong, and the early-bell Valley Station campus.
Think twice when
- You need a 9:40 a.m. campus — this one starts at 7:30 (confirm 7:40 on the school page).
- You need a Traditional uniform culture or a districtwide theme magnet.
- You are choosing almost entirely on test-score rankings; current bands sit below JCPS elementary averages.
Students
The Oct. 1, 2025 race/gender file listed 352 students against a listed capacity of 459, about 77% full. The Choices Guide used 375. Counts move after the first month.
Diversity index
68%
Chance that two students picked at random are from different reported groups, using the Oct. 1, 2025 file (352). Dixie is plurality-White (45%), not a one-group campus.
| Group | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 158 | 45% |
| Black / African American | 83 | 24% |
| Hispanic / Latino | 85 | 24% |
| Other (2+, Asian, PI) | 26 | 7% |
Gender: Near even split (Oct. 1 file)
- Free or reduced-price lunch: 79% (277 of 352)
- Multilingual learners: 95 students (27%)
- Title I: Yes
Academics
Use the current Kentucky School Report Card first. The live JCPS Dixie homepage banner posts the figures below; combined bands sit below JCPS elementary averages (about 37% reading / 31% math in that 2024–25 table).
- Reading: 20% proficient, 6% distinguished — 26% official P+D.
- Math: 18% proficient, 3% distinguished — 21% official P+D.
- Culture language is not a substitute for the report card.
Awards and recognition
Health Promotion School of Excellence
Dixie is recognized as a Health Promotion School of Excellence (HPSE), with strong FRC and PTA support.
Small-group instruction and Primary Talent Pool
Intentional small-group instruction in reading and math, Primary Talent Pool, and the Advance Program, using Lexia Core 5, EL Education, and Illustrative Mathematics.
Clubs and activities
STLP, band, basketball, cheerleading, soccer, volleyball, cross-country, student advisory council, Men of Quality, Man to Man (M2M), and the Dixie Student Ambassador Program.
Location and daily life
Casalanda Drive in Valley Station / 40272 is far southwest Jefferson County. The Data Book lists 7:30–2:10; the school parent page lists 7:40–2:20 — confirm before you plan care.
Enrollment (352) was under listed capacity (459) in the source snapshot — about 77% full. Ask which grades currently have space.
Recent news, in context
JCPS appointed Stephanie Roberts principal on July 8, 2026; some staff pages still list Shawn Purlee. Dixie was not on the March 2026 list of elementaries losing preschool classrooms.
Compare before you commit
- Johnsontown Road / Kennedy / MedoraOther Valley Zone / Valley High cluster elementaries listed with Dixie.
- MaupinListed choice school — a different door where families apply.
- Carter Traditional ElementaryA separate address-eligible Traditional magnet path, uniforms, no assumed magnet bus.
- Valley High clusterThe high-school path the data book attaches to this campus. Confirm middle in School Finder.
Questions to ask on a tour
- 1.Is Dixie my resides school, or a Valley Zone option I have to rank?
- 2.What does a third-grade reading block look like, in minutes, not slogans?
- 3.What does daily small-group reading and math support look like in third grade?
- 4.What after-care exists on this 7:30–2:10 campus?
- 5.How long is the Casalanda Drive car line at 7:10?
- 6.Even though the building is under listed capacity, which grades currently have space?
- 7.If we want Valley High later, what middle does this address actually feed?
What to do next
- 1.Run School Finder and record the resides school, zone, middle school, and high school.
- 2.Register first if the child is new to JCPS or entering kindergarten.
- 3.If Dixie is resides and you have not moved, you do not need to apply to stay — still complete Transportation Verification.
- 4.Tour at early-bell reality, and watch arrival rather than only the school displays.
- 5.If you want a magnet or other school option, apply November 2–December 18, 2026 for 2027–28.