Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000350
Arlington Elementary School
122 Arceme Avenue, Lexington, KY 40505 · (859) 381-3030 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
272 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
21.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
19.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arlington Elementary School
Arlington Elementary School's state test result (19.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Elementary School this school | 322 | 84.5% | 19.7% |
| Minors Lane Elementary Louisville | 370 | 79.7% | 22.7% |
| John G Carlisle Elementary Covington | 333 | 82.3% | 46.5% |
| Sixth District Elementary School Covington | 454 | 87.7% | 29.0% |
| Slaughter Elementary Louisville | 466 | 80.7% | 19.7% |
| Dishman McGinnis Elementary School Bowling Green | 506 | 84.2% | 22.4% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arlington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #639 of 669 | #35 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #636 of 668 | #36 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #647 of 674 | #36 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #540 of 744 | #33 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #12 of 674 | #3 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #101 of 674 | #19 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #67 of 721 | #3 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #313 of 437 | #18 of 24 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
322
+58 (+22%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 322 | 29.1 | 11.1:1 | 84% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 28.5 | 10.6:1 | 84% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 29.6 | 10.2:1 | 79% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 26 | 10.2:1 | 92% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 35.7 | 9.7:1 | 93% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 39 | 10.8:1 | 90% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 95% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 22 | 13.5:1 | 96% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 27 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (345 to 322); teachers down 18% (35.7 to 29.1).
About Arlington Elementary School
Arlington Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky. The school counts 322 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421 students.
Fayette County, which runs Arlington Elementary School, has 73 schools and 42,138 students.
At 50%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Arlington Elementary School combined. It is also 21% White, 19% Black, and 8% multiracial. Fayette County's residents are about 10% Hispanic, 41 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Arlington Elementary School comes in at 66%.
The school employs the equivalent of 29.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Arlington Elementary School is 84%. It compares with 50% for public schools in Fayette County.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Arlington Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.7%. Arlington Elementary School scores 19.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Fayette County, median household income is about $69,479, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Arlington Elementary School is among the 81 public schools in Fayette County.
Nearby, George Washington Carver STEM Academy is about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Arlington Elementary School places 8th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 322, 22% above the 264 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Arlington Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
323,725
Census ACS
Median income
$69,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
42,142 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
Other Arlington Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Arlington Elementary. Arlington Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 17.
- Arlington ElementaryArlington, TN · 926 students
- Arlington Elementary SchoolJackson, TN · 626 students
- Arlington ElementaryTorrance, CA · 594 students
- Arlington ElementaryLawrence, MA · 558 students
- Arlington ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 529 students
Nearby schools
- George Washington Carver STEM Academy0.6 mi · 158
- Northern Elementary School0.9 mi · 424
- William Wells Brown Elementary0.9 mi · 300
- Lexington Trad Magnet School1.0 mi · 284
- Bryan Station High School1.3 mi · 2,030
- Harrison Elementary School1.3 mi · 207
Frequently asked questions
About Arlington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Arlington Elementary School?
Arlington Elementary School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Arlington Elementary School serve?
Arlington Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arlington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arlington Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Arlington Elementary School?
Arlington Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 50% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Arlington Elementary School in?
Arlington Elementary School is part of Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.