Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186002426
Booker T Washington Elementary School
707 Howard Street, Lexington, KY 40508 · (859) 381-3263 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
13.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
308 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 | 42 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
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
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
24.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
27.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Booker T Washington Elementary School
Booker T Washington Elementary School's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booker T Washington Elementary School this school | 377 | 81.7% | 26.2% |
| Frayser Elementary Louisville | 419 | 86.9% | 21.0% |
| Shacklette Elementary Louisville | 429 | 75.5% | 13.5% |
| Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School Lexington | 576 | 81.1% | 41.1% |
| Semple Elementary Louisville | 592 | 76.7% | 18.7% |
| Price Elementary Louisville | 470 | 75.5% | 20.6% |
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 Booker T Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #597 of 669 | #29 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #576 of 668 | #28 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #637 of 674 | #34 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #465 of 744 | #32 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #152 of 674 | #24 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #142 of 674 | #28 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #93 of 721 | #4 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #120 of 233 | #4 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. 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
377
+102 (+37%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 377 | 27.9 | 13.5:1 | 82% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 28.9 | 11.4:1 | 83% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 28.2 | 11.1:1 | 83% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 22 | 12.5:1 | 87% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 26.2 | 13.5:1 | 88% (311) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Booker T Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (353 to 377); teachers up 6% (26.2 to 27.9).
About Booker T Washington Elementary School
Booker T Washington Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Lexington, Kentucky. Total enrollment is 377 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Fayette County operates 73 schools. Combined enrollment is 42,138 students.
The biggest share of students at Booker T Washington Elementary School, 50%, is Black. The rest of enrollment is 35% Hispanic, 7% White, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Fayette County's population at about 15%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
With 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.5:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 82% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Fayette County average 50%.
Booker T Washington Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 13% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Booker T Washington Elementary School, the prediction is 34.7% and the result is 26.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Fayette County show that median household income comes to about $69,479, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 81, with about 42,142 students.
Measured in a straight line, Fayette County Learning Center is about 0.3 miles from Booker T Washington Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Booker T Washington Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Booker T Washington Elementary School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 377, from 275 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.5:1 to 13.5:1 over the same years.
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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 Booker T Washington Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Booker T Washington Elementary. Booker T Washington Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Booker T Washington Elementary SchoolELGIN, TX · 638 students
- Booker T Washington Elementary SchoolWICHITA FALLS, TX · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Fayette County Learning Center0.3 mi · 191
- STEAM Academy1.1 mi · 453
- Success Academy1.1 mi · 401
- Harrison Elementary School1.2 mi · 207
- George Washington Carver STEM Academy1.4 mi · 158
- Arlington Elementary School1.4 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Booker T Washington Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Booker T Washington Elementary School?
Booker T Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Booker T Washington Elementary School serve?
Booker T Washington Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Booker T Washington Elementary School have?
Booker T Washington Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Booker T Washington Elementary School?
At Booker T Washington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 35% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Booker T Washington Elementary School public or private?
Booker T Washington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fayette County.
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