Rangeland Elementary

What this school is

Rangeland is a K–5 Southern Zone elementary in south Louisville. It is a neighborhood and zone-choice school, not a Traditional magnet.

The school describes personalized learning through student voice, choice and pacing. It also lists flexible student-designed classrooms, student-led conferences, Character Strong and the STARR values of Self-Control, Teamwork, Accountability, Resilience and Respect.

Weekly classes include art, music, physical education, library and STEM. Listed supports include ECE, math and reading interventions, EL Reading, Illustrative Mathematics, ESS and small focus groups.

Activities listed in the guide include Quick Recall, Problem Solving Teams, STLP, robotics, ESS, band, orchestra, basketball, cheerleading and Art Club. Confirm current offerings with the school.

How families get in

Rangeland may be the resides elementary tied to a home address or a school families rank within the Southern Zone. Use the JCPS address tools to confirm the correct path.

• Run School Finder for the exact home address and note the resides elementary, Southern Zone assignment, middle school and high-school cluster.
• If Rangeland is the resides school, register as needed. A magnet application is not required to remain at the resides school.
• Families selecting another Southern Zone campus use the School Choices section of the Elementary Application.
• Students entering kindergarten or new to JCPS register before applying.
• Returning students staying at the same school who have not moved do not need to apply.

Resides students are in the regular elementary transportation system, but transportation is not guaranteed under every circumstance. Complete the Transportation Verification form, confirm eligibility and ask where the 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.

Students

The 2025–26 Individual School Data Book lists 536 students against a capacity of 616, or about 87% full. The Elementary Choices Guide used a separate enrollment figure of 577, and counts can move after the first month.

Gender: 272 female / 264 male Gender counts are from the 2025–26 Data Book.

• The 2025–26 Data Book lists 409 students receiving free lunch and 12 receiving reduced-price lunch, or 79% combined.
• The school had 328 multilingual learners, or 61%, in the 2025–26 Data Book.
• The listed capacity was 616, with 536 students enrolled.
• The separate Elementary Choices Guide enrollment figure was 577.
• Title I status was listed as Yes.

Academics

Use the Kentucky School Report Card alongside the school’s program descriptions. The guide notes that program language is not a substitute for reviewing academic results.

• The live school homepage banner listed reading at 11% proficient and 3% distinguished, for 14% proficient or distinguished in 2024–25.
• The guide compares Rangeland’s 14% reading proficient or distinguished with 36% districtwide for JCPS elementary schools in 2024–25.
• The live math banner was blank when the guide was checked.
• For 2023–24, math was listed at 9% proficient and 2% distinguished, or 11% combined.
• The guide compares that 2023–24 math result with 31% districtwide for JCPS elementary schools that year.
• Academic offerings listed include Illustrative Mathematics, ECE, EL Reading, ESS, and math and reading interventions.

Awards and recognition

Location and daily life

Rangeland is at 1701 Rangeland Road in the 40219 ZIP code.

The guide describes the area as south Louisville and part of the Southern High cluster.

The 9:40 a.m. start and 4:20 p.m. dismissal make before- and after-school arrangements an important tour topic.

Resides students use the regular elementary transportation system, subject to current eligibility rules and transportation verification.

Compare before you commit

• Blake, Blue Lick, Laukhuf and SlaughterOther Southern Zone campuses families may compare. Use School Finder for the exact address assignment and options.
• Minors LaneThe Southern Zone satellite for incoming kindergartners and students new to the zone.
• Cochran, McFerran, Perry and Whitney Young at EngelhardDesignated far-away options only for some Choice Zone addresses. Check the exact address in School Finder.
• Carter TraditionalA different admissions path: an address-eligible Traditional magnet with uniforms and no assumed magnet bus.
• Southern High clusterThe high-school cluster attached to Rangeland in the data book. Confirm the assigned middle school for the home address.

Questions to ask on a tour

1. 1.Is Rangeland my resides school, or a Southern Zone option I must rank?
2. 2.What does a third-grade reading block look like in minutes?
3. 3.How do social-emotional supports and listed activities fit into a third-grade day?
4. 4.What before- and after-school care is available for the 9:40 a.m.–4:20 p.m. schedule?
5. 5.How long is the Rangeland Road car line around 9:20 a.m.?
6. 6.Which grades currently have available space?
7. 7.Which middle school does my address feed before the Southern High cluster?
8. 8.If Rangeland is full, what is the next Southern Zone option?

What to do next

1. 1.Use School Finder and write down the resides elementary, zone, middle school and high school.
2. 2.Register first if the child is entering kindergarten or is new to JCPS.
3. 3.If Rangeland is the resides school and the family has not moved, no application is needed to stay.
4. 4.Complete transportation verification and confirm the current bus eligibility and stop.
5. 5.Tour during arrival or dismissal to understand the late-bell schedule and car line.
6. 6.For a magnet or other school option, apply between November 2 and December 18, 2026 for 2027–28.
7. 7.Ask how families use the Family Resource Center when support is part of the plan.