Ashland Elementary School

Ashland Elementary School is an elementary school of small scale in Lexington, Kentucky, run under Fayette County, works with 316 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 25% below typical.

Within Fayette County, which oversees 73 schools and 42,138 students, Ashland Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Ashland Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Black, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at Ashland Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Fayette County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ashland Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 61.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Fayette County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,479, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Fayette County's 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,142 students), Ashland Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Homebound Secondary, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ashland Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 51.0%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Ashland Elementary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 314 (now 316). The White share of enrollment decreased from 67% to 56% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.