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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000384
Clays Mill Elementary School
2319 Clays Mill Rd, Lexington, KY 40503 · (859) 381-3355 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
143 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
39%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
78.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
73.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 Clays Mill Elementary School
Clays Mill Elementary School's state test result (74.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clays Mill Elementary School this school | 527 | 27.1% | 74.9% |
| R C Hinsdale Elementary School Edgewood | 555 | 27.6% | 61.3% |
| North Pointe Elementary School Hebron | 429 | 29.8% | 59.4% |
| Camden Station Elementary School Crestwood | 475 | 23.4% | 55.9% |
| Bloom Elementary Louisville | 533 | 22.1% | 62.6% |
| MT. Washington Elementary Mount Washington | 577 | 25.3% | 44.0% |
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 Clays Mill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #10 of 669 | #1 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #23 of 668 | #3 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #9 of 674 | #1 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #207 of 744 | #19 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #156 of 674 | #26 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #275 of 674 | #37 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #697 of 721 | #37 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #228 of 437 | #15 of 24 |
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
527
+53 (+11%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
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 | 527 | 38.9 | 13.6:1 | 27% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 40.5 | 12.8:1 | 31% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 39.1 | 13.2:1 | 29% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 38 | 12.5:1 | 28% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 46 | 13.0:1 | 31% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 39 | 13.2:1 | 34% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 39 | 16.8:1 | 30% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 30 | 22.5:1 | 13% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 516 | 28 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clays Mill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (596 to 527); teachers down 15% (46 to 38.9).
About Clays Mill Elementary School
Clays Mill Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has 527 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Kentucky have about 421 students on average; enrollment here is 25% higher.
Fayette County counts 42,138 students in its 73 schools, and Clays Mill Elementary School is one of them.
The largest group at Clays Mill Elementary School is White students, at 77%. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Fayette County residents are about 68% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Clays Mill Elementary School scores 39%.
Its ratio of 13.6:1 is based on 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 27%. On average, public schools in Fayette County report 50%.
Clays Mill Elementary School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 96% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Clays Mill Elementary School is a top-10% school in Kentucky on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.9% with an actual 74.9%.
In the surrounding county, Fayette County, the median household earns about $69,479 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Fayette County has 81 public schools with about 42,142 students, including Clays Mill Elementary School.
The closest school to Clays Mill Elementary School is Garden Springs Elementary School, located about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 74.9% is above the 54.3% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Clays Mill Elementary School's location as City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 53 students, from 474 to 527. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.6:1) than in 2020-21 (12.5:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Clays Mill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Clays Mill Elementary. Clays Mill Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Clays Mill ElementaryScottsburg, VA · 236 students
Nearby schools
- Garden Springs Elementary School0.8 mi · 418
- Lafayette High School0.9 mi · 2,370
- Scapa At Bluegrass0.9 mi · 300
- Fayette County Preschool Center0.9 mi · 41
- Fayette Pre-School1.0 mi · 37
- Picadome Elementary School1.0 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Clays Mill Elementary SchoolHow large is Clays Mill Elementary School?
Clays Mill Elementary School enrolls approximately 527 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Clays Mill Elementary School serve?
Clays Mill Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clays Mill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clays Mill Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Clays Mill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clays Mill Elementary School are roughly 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Clays Mill Elementary School?
Clays Mill Elementary School is overseen by Fayette County in Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.