Eisenhower Elementary
A PRP Zone resides elementary with a 9:40 a.m. start
Resides and choice school · Grades K–5 · PRP Zone
- Grades: K–5
- How to get in: Address assignment or zone choice
- School day: 9:40 a.m.–4:20 p.m.
Eisenhower Elementary is a Pleasure Ridge Park Zone neighborhood elementary on Jessamine Lane with a late 9:40 a.m. bell, a STEM Lab, and a published activity list — not a Traditional magnet.
5300 Jessamine Lane, Louisville, KY 40258 · Pleasure Ridge Park
Official starting points
- Official Eisenhower 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
Eisenhower sits at 5300 Jessamine Lane in Pleasure Ridge Park / 40258 — southwest Jefferson County, on the Pleasure Ridge Park High cluster. It serves grades K–5, and the 2025–26 Individual School Data Book lists hours 9:40–4:20 and optimal capacity 595.
The campus is in the Pleasure Ridge Park Zone with Greenwood, Kerrick, Sanders, Shacklette, Wellington, and Wilkerson. Maupin remains a listed choice school. Eisenhower is not one of the five Traditional magnets — if School Finder assigns the Jessamine Lane address here, families register.
Who runs the building
Principal Conni Jo Strange
Assistant Principals Rebecca Heilman and Casaundra Smith, FRC Nicole Joyner, and Counselor Marcella Craytom were listed when checked.
School details
- Address
- 5300 Jessamine Lane, Louisville, KY 40258
- Phone
- (502) 485-8244
- Official JCPS site
- jefferson.kyschools.us/o/eisenhower(opens in a new tab)
- Title I: Yes
- Pleasure Ridge Park Zone
- Listed capacity: 595
- 9:40 a.m. start
How families get in
If School Finder assigns Eisenhower to the address, register rather than submitting a magnet application. Families seeking another eligible PRP 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 PRP 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 an Eisenhower bus.
Who it tends to fit
A good match when
- Eisenhower is the resides or chosen school and you will use the FRC and personalized-learning supports as part of the plan.
- A 9:40 a.m. start works for your household.
- You want a STEM Lab, GT/Talent Pool, related arts, robotics, and the published sport list on a late-bell PRP campus.
Think twice when
- You need a 7:30 a.m. campus — this one starts at 9:40.
- You need a Traditional uniform culture or a districtwide theme magnet.
- You are choosing almost entirely on test-score rankings; reading sits above the JCPS elementary average, math is roughly in line.
Students
The Oct. 1, 2025 race/gender file listed 581 students against a listed capacity of 595, about 98% full. The Choices Guide used 593. Counts move after the first month.
Diversity index
62%
Chance that two students picked at random are from different reported groups, using the Oct. 1, 2025 file (581). Eisenhower is majority-White (55%), not a one-group campus.
| Group | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 321 | 55% |
| Black / African American | 125 | 22% |
| Hispanic / Latino | 78 | 13% |
| Other (2+, Asian, AI) | 57 | 10% |
Gender: Near even split (Oct. 1 file)
- Free or reduced-price lunch: about 65% (FY26 F/R trend file 64.9%)
- Multilingual learners: 69 students (12%)
- Title I: Yes
Academics
Use the current Kentucky School Report Card first. The live JCPS Eisenhower homepage banner posts the figures below; reading sits above the JCPS elementary average (about 37%), and math is roughly in line with the district average (about 31%).
- Reading: 32% proficient, 11% distinguished — 43% official P+D.
- Math: 28% proficient, 6% distinguished — 34% official P+D.
- Culture language is not a substitute for the report card.
Awards and recognition
STEM Lab and related arts
A STEM Lab plus weekly PE, art, music, foreign language, and library.
Gifted and Talented / Primary Talent Pool
Gifted and Talented and Primary Talent Pool services with personalized-learning supports.
Robotics and academic teams
Robotics, Student Council, and academic teams, alongside volleyball, basketball, archery, golf, tennis, and Girls on the Run.
Location and daily life
Jessamine Lane in Pleasure Ridge Park / 40258 is far southwest Jefferson County. The 9:40 start means later mornings and afternoons running to 4:20 — after-school care matters more here than at a 7:30 campus.
Enrollment (581) was near listed capacity (595) in the source snapshot — about 98% full. Ask which grades currently have space.
Recent news, in context
Eisenhower was not on the March 2026 list of elementaries losing preschool classrooms. The data book lists the grade span as K–5.
Compare before you commit
- Greenwood / Kerrick / Sanders / ShackletteOther PRP Zone elementaries listed with Eisenhower; Greenwood is the next Choices profile.
- MaupinListed choice school — a different door where families apply.
- Carter Traditional ElementaryA separate address-eligible Traditional magnet path, uniforms, no assumed magnet bus.
- Pleasure Ridge Park 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 Eisenhower my resides school, or a PRP Zone option I have to rank?
- 2.What does a third-grade reading block look like, in minutes, not slogans?
- 3.What does the STEM Lab and personalized-learning support look like in third grade?
- 4.What after-care exists on this 9:40–4:20 campus?
- 5.How long is the Jessamine Lane car line at 9:20?
- 6.Even though the building is under listed capacity, which grades currently have space?
- 7.If we want Pleasure Ridge Park 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 Eisenhower is resides and you have not moved, you do not need to apply to stay — still complete Transportation Verification.
- 4.Tour at late-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.