Cochrane Elementary

What this school is

Cochrane serves grades K–5 in the Jeffersontown Zone and is part of the Jeffersontown High cluster. It is a resides school for some addresses and a choice option for other families in the zone.

The school lists differentiated instruction, personalized-learning opportunities, interactive boards, Chromebooks, iPads and Google Classroom. Activities include Junior Beta Club, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, soccer, Yearbook and Student Technology Leadership Program.

Visual and performing arts opportunities include band and orchestra. Students also produce a morning news broadcast. JCPS closed Cochrane’s Early Childhood site after 2025–26, so families should confirm preschool placement separately.

How families get in

Cochrane may be the resides school assigned to a family’s address or a Jeffersontown Zone choice. Use School Finder for the exact address before registering or applying.

• If Cochrane is the assigned resides school, register with JCPS. A magnet application is not required to remain at Cochrane.
• Students entering kindergarten or new to JCPS register first, then apply when an application is required.
• A different Jeffersontown Zone campus is selected through the School Choices section of the Elementary Application.
• Returning students staying at the same school who have not moved do not need to apply.
• An application is required when a student has moved or is seeking a magnet or another school option.

Resides students use the regular elementary transportation system and should complete the Transportation Verification form. Eligibility rules can change, and transportation is not automatically retained when accepting a seat elsewhere. Ask JCPS where the actual stop will be.

Who it tends to fit

School assignment, available space, transportation and staff can change. Confirm current details with JCPS and the school office.

Students

The official 2025–26 Data Book lists 450 students against a capacity of 544, or about 83% of listed capacity. The Choices Guide lists enrollment as 481. Counts can shift after the first month, so keep the source year attached to each number.

Gender: 222 female / 228 male Reported in the 2025–26 Data Book.

• Free or reduced-price lunch: 276 free and 18 reduced, or 65% of 450
• Multilingual learners: 133, or 30%
• Capacity used: 450 of 544, about 83%
• Choices Guide enrollment: 481, listed separately from the Data Book count
• Title I: Yes

Academics

The school’s program descriptions should be read alongside the Kentucky School Report Card. The Cochrane homepage figures cited in the guide show reading and math results below the listed JCPS elementary totals.

• Reading: 23% proficient and 7% distinguished, for 30% proficient or distinguished combined.
• Math: 21% proficient and 5% distinguished, for 26% proficient or distinguished combined.
• The listed JCPS elementary totals are 36% for reading and 31% for math.
• The school lists differentiated and rigorous instruction across content areas.
• Technology includes interactive boards, Chromebooks, iPads and Google Classroom.
• Programs and activities include personalized learning, STLP, band, orchestra and a student-produced morning news broadcast.

Awards and recognition

• 5x5 Fund for the Arts Grant

  Cochrane is listed as a recipient.

Location and daily life

The campus is at 2511 Tregaron Avenue in the 40299 ZIP code.

It is in eastern Jefferson County and is associated with the Jeffersontown High cluster.

The 7:30 a.m. start and 2:10 p.m. dismissal make before- and after-school care important planning questions.

Ask about the Tregaron Avenue car line and the location of any assigned bus stop.

Compare before you commit

• Jeffersontown Elementary, Tully and WattersonOther close-to-home campuses listed in the Jeffersontown Zone comparison. Watterson is also identified as the Fern Creek satellite.
• Carter TraditionalA different admissions path: an address-eligible Traditional magnet with uniforms and no assumed magnet bus.
• Jeffersontown High clusterThe high-school cluster attached to Cochrane in the school profile. Confirm the assigned middle school through School Finder.

Questions to ask on a tour

1. 1.Is Cochrane the Jeffersontown Zone resides school for our exact address?
2. 2.What does a third-grade reading block look like, including the number of minutes?
3. 3.How do personalized learning and the student news broadcast fit into a typical third-grade day?
4. 4.What before- and after-school care is available for the 7:30 a.m.–2:10 p.m. schedule?
5. 5.How long is the Tregaron Avenue car line before 7:30 a.m.?
6. 6.Which grades currently have available space?
7. 7.What middle school does our address feed before the Jeffersontown High path?
8. 8.If Cochrane is full, what is the next available Jeffersontown Zone campus?

What to do next

1. 1.Run School Finder for the exact home address. Record the resides elementary, zone, middle school and high school.
2. 2.Register first if the student is entering kindergarten or is new to JCPS.
3. 3.If Cochrane is the resides school and the family has not moved, no application is needed to stay. Complete transportation verification.
4. 4.Visit during the early arrival period to understand the 7:30 a.m. start and car-line routine.
5. 5.Apply between November 2 and December 18, 2026 if seeking a magnet or another school option for 2027–28.
6. 6.Ask the office who currently runs the Family Resource Center if support services are part of the family’s plan.