Cassidy Elementary School

Cassidy Elementary School is one of the high-enrollment primary schools in Lexington, Kentucky, part of Fayette County, with 632 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 50% bigger than the state mean of about 421.

Across the 73 schools in Fayette County (42,138 students total), Cassidy Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Cassidy Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Fayette County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cassidy Elementary School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Fayette County's rate of about 50%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cassidy Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Kentucky schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.2%; actual is 69.9%, +16.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Fayette County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $69,479 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cassidy Elementary School is one of 81 public schools in Fayette County (combined enrollment of about 42,142 students).

Nearest neighbor: Morton Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cassidy Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.8%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cassidy Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 728 (now 632). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 71% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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