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Enrollment
643
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000392
Cardinal Valley Elementary School
218 Mandalay Rd, Lexington, KY 40504 · (859) 381-3340 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
421 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 16% |
Student demographics
38%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
21.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
21.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Cardinal Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #641 of 669 | #36 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #624 of 668 | #34 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #649 of 674 | #37 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #75 of 744 | #8 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #49 of 674 | #15 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #278 of 674 | #38 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.5% | #381 of 721 | #19 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #205 of 233 | #9 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
643
+58 (+10%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 643 | 53.1 | 12.1:1 | 65% (421) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 51.9 | 11.8:1 | 69% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 55.8 | 10.8:1 | 75% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 52 | 11.3:1 | 92% (539) |
| 2017-18 | 632 | 48.4 | 13.1:1 | 83% (524) |
| 2015-16 | 676 | 54 | 12.5:1 | 94% (636) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 47 | 13.1:1 | 95% (584) |
| 2000-01 | 655 | 32 | 20.5:1 | 79% (518) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 37 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cardinal Valley Elementary School.
About Cardinal Valley Elementary School
Cardinal Valley Elementary School is a large elementary school in Kentucky, with an address in Lexington. The school has 643 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Kentucky have about 421 students on average; enrollment here is 53% higher.
Fayette County (73 schools, 42,138 students) runs Cardinal Valley Elementary School.
The student body at Cardinal Valley Elementary School is 77% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 13% Black, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Fayette County, the Hispanic share is about 10%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
Classroom staffing at Cardinal Valley Elementary School totals 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Federal data show 65% of students (421) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Fayette County, the average is 50%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Cardinal Valley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% in Kentucky. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.5%, against a prediction of 40.7%.
In Fayette County, 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.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Audrey Grevious Center, is about 1.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Cardinal Valley Elementary School ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 58 students, from 585 to 643.
This page is set up for the Cardinal Valley Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
- Audrey Grevious Center1.0 mi · 21
- Family Care Center1.1 mi · 22
- James Lane Allen Elementary School1.2 mi · 429
- Leestown Middle School1.3 mi · 1,084
- Meadowthorpe Elementary School1.6 mi · 517
- Picadome Elementary School1.9 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Cardinal Valley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cardinal Valley Elementary School?
Cardinal Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 643 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cardinal Valley Elementary School serve?
Cardinal Valley Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cardinal Valley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cardinal Valley Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (53 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cardinal Valley Elementary School?
Cardinal Valley Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 77% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Cardinal Valley Elementary School in?
Cardinal Valley Elementary School is part of Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.