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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000362
Garden Springs Elementary School
2151 Garden Springs Dr, Lexington, KY 40504 · (859) 381-3388 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
170 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 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
58%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
51.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
48.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Garden Springs Elementary School
Garden Springs Elementary School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Springs Elementary School this school | 418 | 40.7% | 45.3% |
| Field Elementary Louisville | 465 | 39.8% | 53.0% |
| Lemons Mill Elementary School Georgetown | 540 | 41.3% | 29.6% |
| Huntertown Elementary School Versailles | 443 | 43.6% | 52.5% |
| Ashland Elementary School Lexington | 316 | 38.9% | 61.3% |
| Wright Elementary Shelbyville | 489 | 46.6% | 32.8% |
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 Garden Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #313 of 669 | #17 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #250 of 668 | #16 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #310 of 674 | #17 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #397 of 744 | #30 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #42 of 674 | #12 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #167 of 674 | #29 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #666 of 721 | #29 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #318 of 437 | #20 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
418
+46 (+12%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 418 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 41% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 35.5 | 11.7:1 | 37% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 33.6 | 12.2:1 | 40% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 52% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 34.4 | 13.0:1 | 47% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 49% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 620 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 31% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 22 | 24.1:1 | 24% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 712 | 36 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (447 to 418); teachers up 2% (34.4 to 35).
About Garden Springs Elementary School
Garden Springs Elementary School serves students in Lexington, Kentucky, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 418 students.
Fayette County serves 42,138 students across 73 schools.
The largest group at Garden Springs Elementary School is White students, at 60%. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 68% of Fayette County residents are White. The diversity index for Garden Springs Elementary School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 35 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.9:1. Compared with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 41%. It compares with 50% for public schools in Fayette County.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Garden Springs Elementary School outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Garden Springs Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.3%, compared with a predicted 49.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Fayette County show that median household income comes to about $69,479, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 81, with about 42,142 students.
The closest school to Garden Springs Elementary School is Beaumont Middle School, located about 0.5 miles away. Garden Springs Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Garden Springs Elementary School at 6th of 8.
NCES describes the area around Garden Springs Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 372 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 418 by 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Garden Springs Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
Nearby schools
- Beaumont Middle School0.5 mi · 743
- James Lane Allen Elementary School0.7 mi · 429
- Clays Mill Elementary School0.8 mi · 527
- Rosa Parks Elementary School0.9 mi · 681
- Picadome Elementary School1.2 mi · 434
- Scapa At Bluegrass1.2 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Garden Springs Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Garden Springs Elementary School?
Garden Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Garden Springs Elementary School serve?
Garden Springs Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Garden Springs Elementary School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Garden Springs Elementary School.
How diverse is Garden Springs Elementary School?
Garden Springs Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Garden Springs Elementary School?
Garden Springs 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.