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What's the most underrated thing about Dixie Elementary Magnet School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000361
Dixie Elementary Magnet School
1940 Eastland Pkwy, Lexington, KY 40505 · (859) 381-3116 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
14.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
291 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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
66%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
48.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
42.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Schools most like Dixie Elementary Magnet School
Dixie Elementary Magnet School's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Elementary Magnet School this school | 584 | 49.8% | 40.7% |
| Bates Elementary Louisville | 585 | 47.5% | 46.9% |
| Wilder Elementary Louisville | 496 | 46.2% | 51.4% |
| Vine Grove Elementary School Vine Grove | 493 | 51.7% | 55.2% |
| Clark Elementary School Paducah | 615 | 46.5% | 59.7% |
| St Matthews Elementary Louisville | 598 | 41.5% | 47.2% |
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 Dixie Elementary Magnet School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #405 of 669 | #19 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #364 of 668 | #19 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #361 of 674 | #18 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #140 of 744 | #15 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #269 of 674 | #32 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #100 of 674 | #18 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #594 of 721 | #23 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #206 of 233 | #10 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. 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
584
+44 (+8%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 584 | 40.6 | 14.4:1 | 50% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 587 | 42 | 14.0:1 | 50% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 51% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 39 | 13.8:1 | 62% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 58% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 56% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 49% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 22 | 24.2:1 | 36% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 28 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dixie Elementary Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (575 to 584); teachers up 4% (39 to 40.6).
About Dixie Elementary Magnet School
Students in Lexington, Kentucky, attend Dixie Elementary Magnet School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 584 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Kentucky) has about 421 students.
Fayette County serves 42,138 students across 73 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Dixie Elementary Magnet School. The largest is White students, at 50%. The remaining students are 23% Black, 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Fayette County is about 68% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Dixie Elementary Magnet School was 14.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The school counts 291 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 50%. For comparison, public schools in Fayette County average 50%.
allk12 grades Dixie Elementary Magnet School a C. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Dixie Elementary Magnet School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.7%; the prediction is 46.5%.
In the county around the school, Fayette County, the median household income is $69,479, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 81 public schools in Fayette County, enrolling about 42,142 students in all.
Nearest public school: Crawford Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Dixie Elementary Magnet School places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment gain, from 540 in 2020-21 to 584 in 2024-25.
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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
- Crawford Middle School0.4 mi · 710
- Deep Springs Elementary School0.7 mi · 521
- Yates Elementary School0.9 mi · 438
- Frederick Douglass High School0.9 mi · 1,770
- Carter G. Woodson Academy1.0 mi · 316
- Bryan Station Middle School1.2 mi · 744
Frequently asked questions
About Dixie Elementary Magnet SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dixie Elementary Magnet School?
Dixie Elementary Magnet School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dixie Elementary Magnet School serve?
Dixie Elementary Magnet School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Dixie Elementary Magnet School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Dixie Elementary Magnet School.
How diverse is Dixie Elementary Magnet School?
Dixie Elementary Magnet School reports a student body of 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Dixie Elementary Magnet School?
Dixie Elementary Magnet 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.