Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000351
Ashland Elementary School
195 N Ashland Ave, Lexington, KY 40502 · (859) 381-3243 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
123 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 23% |
Student demographics
62%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
63.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
58.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
Where Ashland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #90 of 669 | #11 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #128 of 668 | #13 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #123 of 674 | #12 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #548 of 744 | #34 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #62 of 674 | #17 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #136 of 674 | #26 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #671 of 721 | #30 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #223 of 233 | #11 of 12 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
316
+71 (+29%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 316 | 25.5 | 12.4:1 | 39% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 28.2 | 9.9:1 | 41% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 249 | 24.5 | 10.2:1 | 46% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 21 | 11.7:1 | 53% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 24.3 | 12.9:1 | 36% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 38% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 50% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 87% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 333 | 26 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashland Elementary School.
About Ashland Elementary School
Ashland Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Lexington, Kentucky. Total enrollment is 316 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. It has 25% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky (about 421).
Fayette County has 42,138 students in 73 schools, and Ashland Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Ashland Elementary School is White: 56%. Other groups include 19% Black, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 68% White. The diversity index for Ashland Elementary School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Ashland Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1, with 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 39% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Fayette County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 50.5%.
In Fayette County, home to about 323,725 people, the median household earns about $69,479 a year, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Ashland Elementary School shares Fayette County with 80 other public schools.
The closest school to Ashland Elementary School is Homebound Secondary, located about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ashland Elementary School ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 61.3% against a local average of 51.0%.
NCES describes the area around Ashland Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 29% increase took enrollment from 245 in 2020-21 to 316 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Ashland Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Nearby schools
- Homebound Secondary0.2 mi · 6
- Homebound Elementary0.2 mi · 2
- William Wells Brown Elementary0.6 mi · 300
- Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School0.7 mi · 567
- Lexington Trad Magnet School1.0 mi · 284
- Cassidy Elementary School1.0 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About Ashland Elementary SchoolHow large is Ashland Elementary School?
Ashland Elementary School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ashland Elementary School serve?
Ashland Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ashland Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Ashland Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Ashland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ashland Elementary School are roughly 56% White, 13% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ashland Elementary School in?
Ashland Elementary School is part of Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.