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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000386
Glendover Elementary School
710 Glendover Rd, Lexington, KY 40502 · (859) 381-3403 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
207 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 | 27 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
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
66.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
66.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Glendover Elementary School
Glendover Elementary School's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendover Elementary School this school | 482 | 42.9% | 64.4% |
| Bowen Elementary Louisville | 729 | 42.7% | 47.0% |
| Middletown Elementary Louisville | 573 | 48.7% | 37.3% |
| Meadowthorpe Elementary School Lexington | 517 | 48.0% | 65.0% |
| Liberty Elementary Lexington | 721 | 42.0% | 57.8% |
| W R McNeill Elementary School Bowling Green | 433 | 42.3% | 54.7% |
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 Glendover Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #64 of 669 | #8 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #59 of 668 | #6 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #102 of 674 | #9 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #266 of 744 | #22 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #60 of 674 | #16 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #102 of 674 | #20 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #645 of 721 | #26 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #167 of 437 | #8 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
482
-48 (-9%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 482 | 39 | 12.4:1 | 43% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 40.9 | 11.3:1 | 45% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 41.7 | 10.9:1 | 42% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 45 | 11.8:1 | 52% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 43 | 13.4:1 | 53% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 58% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 44% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 30 | 20.9:1 | 30% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 34 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glendover Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (575 to 482); teachers down 9% (43 to 39).
About Glendover Elementary School
Glendover Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Kentucky, located in Lexington. It enrolls 482 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Fayette County, which runs Glendover Elementary School, has 73 schools and 42,138 students.
More than half of enrollment at Glendover Elementary School is White: 53%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 68% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Glendover Elementary School scores 66%.
The school's 39 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.4:1. At Glendover Elementary School, 43% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.0% at Glendover Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.4%.
The county, Fayette County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $69,479, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 81, with about 42,142 students.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Julius Marks Elementary School, is the closest to Glendover Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Glendover Elementary School is ahead of the 54.1% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decline, from 530 to 482.
The discussion board for Glendover Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Julius Marks Elementary School0.9 mi · 444
- Opportunity Middle College1.2 mi · 102
- Morton Middle School1.3 mi · 604
- Lansdowne Elementary School1.3 mi · 610
- Cassidy Elementary School1.4 mi · 632
- Fayette County Preschool Center1.7 mi · 41
Frequently asked questions
About Glendover Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Glendover Elementary School?
Glendover Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Glendover Elementary School serve?
Glendover Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Glendover Elementary School have?
Glendover Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glendover Elementary School?
At Glendover Elementary School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Glendover Elementary School public or private?
Glendover Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.