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Collins Lane

1 Cougar Lane, Frankfort, KY 40601 · (502) 875-8410 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
270 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K296%
Kindergarten7314%
Grade 17515%
Grade 27715%
Grade 39719%
Grade 47916%
Grade 57916%
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
35169%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
6813%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
184%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
6112%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
25250%
Female
25750%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
46.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
41.3%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Collins Lane ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Franklin County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.0%#340 of 669#3 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
41.3%#386 of 668#5 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.7%#401 of 674#4 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
509#229 of 744#2 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#141 of 674#3 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
49.1%#220 of 674#5 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
53.0%#569 of 721#7 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.4%#411 of 437N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
509
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255093813.4:153% (270)
2023-245363415.8:157% (306)
2022-235073414.9:157% (289)
2020-214963215.5:156% (278)
2017-185163017.2:157% (292)
2015-165323017.7:154% (289)
2010-115323415.7:144% (233)
2000-014982222.6:127% (134)
1990-915112421.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Collins Lane.

About Collins Lane

Collins Lane is a medium-sized elementary school in Frankfort, Kentucky, (ZIP code 40601). The student body numbers 509 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421, so this school runs 21% larger than that.

Franklin County enrolls 6,199 students in 14 schools, including Collins Lane.

White students make up a majority at Collins Lane, at 69%. Next come 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 4% Black. That compares with about 81% White among all Franklin County residents. Collins Lane's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school employs the equivalent of 38 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.4:1. That is 2.0 students per teacher below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Collins Lane is 53%.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.3%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Franklin County, the median household income is $65,298, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 19 public schools in Franklin County, enrolling about 7,121 students in all.

Panther Transition Academy is located about 1.2 miles from Collins Lane. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Collins Lane ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

NCES describes the area around Collins Lane as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

The school enrolled 509 students in 2024-25, 13 more than the 496 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.5:1 to 13.4:1.

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Franklin County at a glance

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Population
51,842
Census ACS
Median income
$65,298
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,121 students

Quick facts

School name
Collins Lane
District
Franklin County
Address
1 Cougar Lane, Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone
(502) 875-8410
County
Franklin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
509
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
270 (53%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
210201000437
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Collins Lane
How many students attend Collins Lane?
Collins Lane enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-05.
Is Collins Lane an elementary, middle, or high school?
Collins Lane is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Collins Lane?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Collins Lane is approximately 13.4:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Collins Lane?
Collins Lane reports a student body of 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Collins Lane in?
Collins Lane is part of Franklin County.
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