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Enrollment
620
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186001987
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary
930 Jouett Creek Dr, Lexington, KY 40509 · (859) 381-4955 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
15.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
132 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
52%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
74.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
74.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Athens-Chilesburg Elementary
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens-Chilesburg Elementary this school | 620 | 21.3% | 71.8% |
| Norton Elementary Louisville | 716 | 23.3% | 72.7% |
| Norton Commons Elementary Prospect | 598 | 27.3% | 55.2% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary School Lexington | 681 | 17.3% | 69.6% |
| Stopher Elementary Louisville | 781 | 14.0% | 62.1% |
| Wellington Elementary Lexington | 608 | 36.0% | 66.9% |
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 Athens-Chilesburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #15 of 669 | #2 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #18 of 668 | #2 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #26 of 674 | #4 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #89 of 744 | #11 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #389 of 674 | #35 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #206 of 674 | #34 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.3% | #709 of 721 | #38 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #89 of 437 | #3 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
620
+77 (+14%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 739
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 620 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 21% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 42.4 | 13.4:1 | 21% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 14% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 792 | 48.6 | 16.3:1 | 20% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 766 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 24% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 18% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Athens-Chilesburg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (792 to 620); teachers down 16% (48.6 to 41).
About Athens-Chilesburg Elementary
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky. The school enrolls 620 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students, which makes this school 47% larger than average.
District-wide, Fayette County has 73 schools and 42,138 students.
More than half of enrollment at Athens-Chilesburg Elementary is White: 66%. Other groups include 16% Asian, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. In Fayette County overall, the White share is about 68%. The diversity index for Athens-Chilesburg Elementary is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Athens-Chilesburg Elementary comes to 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is similar, at 15.4:1. Athens-Chilesburg Elementary counts 21% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Fayette County average 50%.
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 92% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Compared with Kentucky schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Athens-Chilesburg Elementary's results are 14.8 points above predicted: 71.8% against 57.1%.
The county, Fayette County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $69,479, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 81, with about 42,142 students.
Measured in a straight line, Garrett Morgan Elementary is about 0.9 miles from Athens-Chilesburg Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Athens-Chilesburg Elementary comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 543 (2020-21) to 620 (2024-25).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Athens-Chilesburg Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Garrett Morgan Elementary0.9 mi · 746
- Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School1.0 mi · 1,125
- Brenda Cowan Elementary1.3 mi · 586
- Ridge Hospital Alt. Elementary2.4 mi · 1
- Ridge Hospital Alt. High School2.4 mi · 11
- Liberty Elementary2.5 mi · 721
Frequently asked questions
About Athens-Chilesburg ElementaryHow large is Athens-Chilesburg Elementary?
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary enrolls approximately 620 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Athens-Chilesburg Elementary serve?
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Athens-Chilesburg Elementary have?
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is Athens-Chilesburg Elementary?
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary reports a student body of 66% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Athens-Chilesburg Elementary in?
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary is part of Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.