Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School

Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School is an elementary school of average-sized scale in Lancaster, Kentucky, operated by Garrard County, works with 446 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Garrard County, which oversees 5 schools and 2,503 students, Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder breaks down as 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Garrard County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.0%, the actual is 57.1%, a residual of +14.2 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Garrard County put the typical household earns roughly $63,087 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Garrard County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,503 students), of which Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Danville High School, around 6.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School has ticked down 20%, going from 560 students in 2018 to 446 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.