Clays Mill Elementary School

Clays Mill Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky, run under Fayette County, serves 527 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 25% above typical.

Within Fayette County, which oversees 73 schools and 42,138 students, Clays Mill Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Clays Mill Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest comes out to 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Clays Mill Elementary School reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 27% of students at Clays Mill Elementary School qualify 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 demographically-adjusted basis, Clays Mill Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Kentucky schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 54.9%; actual is 74.9%, +20.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Fayette County put median household earnings sit near $69,479, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Fayette County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,142 students), of which Clays Mill Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Garden Springs Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Clays Mill Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Clays Mill Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 596 (now 527). The White share of enrollment declined from 83% to 77% over that span.

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