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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000390
James Lane Allen Elementary School
1901 Appomattox Rd, Lexington, KY 40504 · (859) 381-3456 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% 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
11.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
286 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 | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
64%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
33.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
26.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 James Lane Allen Elementary School
James Lane Allen Elementary School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Lane Allen Elementary School this school | 429 | 66.7% | 29.7% |
| Hillard Collins Elementary School Florence | 571 | 61.3% | 34.0% |
| Okolona Elementary Louisville | 417 | 74.8% | 26.1% |
| Northern Elementary School Lexington | 424 | 75.0% | 24.3% |
| Mary Todd Elementary School Lexington | 405 | 74.8% | 31.4% |
| Sebree Elementary School Sebree | 408 | 75.2% | 25.3% |
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 James Lane Allen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #559 of 669 | #26 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #579 of 668 | #29 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #567 of 674 | #28 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #379 of 744 | #28 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #14 of 674 | #4 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #126 of 674 | #25 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #351 of 721 | #17 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #227 of 437 | #14 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
429
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 429 | 38.5 | 11.1:1 | 67% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 38.3 | 10.7:1 | 68% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 40.7 | 10.3:1 | 67% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 37 | 11.7:1 | 80% (348) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 40.9 | 11.9:1 | 73% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 44 | 13.2:1 | 81% (471) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 77% (433) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 22 | 20.2:1 | 47% (210) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | 26 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Lane Allen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (487 to 429); teachers down 6% (40.9 to 38.5).
About James Lane Allen Elementary School
Families in Lexington, Kentucky, are served by James Lane Allen Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 429 students in 2024-25.
James Lane Allen Elementary School is one of the 73 schools that make up Fayette County (42,138 students in total).
More than half of the students at James Lane Allen Elementary School are Hispanic (52%). The remaining shares are 25% White, 17% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Fayette County's population at about 10%. The diversity index for James Lane Allen Elementary School is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
James Lane Allen Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1, with 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 67% at James Lane Allen Elementary School. Public schools in Fayette County average 50%.
James Lane Allen Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
A school with James Lane Allen Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 40.3%. James Lane Allen Elementary School scores 29.7%, 10.6 points below that line.
Census data for Fayette County show the median household earns about $69,479 a year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fayette County number 81, with about 42,142 students.
Garden Springs Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from James Lane Allen Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, James Lane Allen Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, James Lane Allen Elementary School is City: Large.
Enrollment went from 433 in 2020-21 to 429 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students.
The allk12 page for James Lane Allen Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Garden Springs Elementary School0.7 mi · 418
- Beaumont Middle School0.8 mi · 743
- Cardinal Valley Elementary School1.2 mi · 643
- Rosa Parks Elementary School1.3 mi · 681
- Picadome Elementary School1.3 mi · 434
- Audrey Grevious Center1.4 mi · 21
Frequently asked questions
About James Lane Allen Elementary SchoolHow many students attend James Lane Allen Elementary School?
James Lane Allen Elementary School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-05.
Is James Lane Allen Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
James Lane Allen Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at James Lane Allen Elementary School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at James Lane Allen Elementary School.
How diverse is James Lane Allen Elementary School?
James Lane Allen Elementary School reports a student body of 25% White, 52% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees James Lane Allen Elementary School?
James Lane Allen 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.