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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000368
Lansdowne Elementary School
336 Redding Rd, Lexington, KY 40517 · (859) 381-3500 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
437 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 | 29 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 14% |
Student demographics
74%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
35.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
28.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Lansdowne Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #567 of 669 | #28 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #560 of 668 | #27 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #553 of 674 | #27 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #102 of 744 | #12 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #102 of 674 | #21 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #15 of 674 | #3 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.6% | #241 of 721 | #11 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #224 of 233 | #12 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
610
+48 (+9%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 730
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 610 | 47 | 13.0:1 | 72% (437) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 46.8 | 12.6:1 | 73% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 50.9 | 11.0:1 | 76% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 46 | 12.2:1 | 82% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 47.9 | 12.7:1 | 75% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 49 | 14.4:1 | 67% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 719 | 49 | 14.7:1 | 56% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 27 | 22.4:1 | 38% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 730 | 39 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lansdowne Elementary School.
About Lansdowne Elementary School
At 336 Redding Rd in Lexington, Kentucky, Lansdowne Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 610 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average enrollment is about 421.
Lansdowne Elementary School is one of the 73 schools that make up Fayette County (42,138 students in total).
About 34% of students at Lansdowne Elementary School are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 31% Black, 20% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Among all residents of Fayette County, the White share is about 68%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.
There are 47 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lansdowne Elementary School, giving a ratio of 13.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1. A total of 437 students, or 72%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 50% average among public schools in Fayette County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lansdowne Elementary School is 38.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.0%.
The county, Fayette County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $69,479, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 81 public schools and about 42,142 students.
Southern Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 38.5% on proficiency, and Lansdowne Elementary School is below that at 29.0%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 562 (2020-21) to 610 (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
- Southern Elementary School0.7 mi · 476
- Southern Middle School0.7 mi · 759
- Julius Marks Elementary School1.2 mi · 444
- Glendover Elementary School1.3 mi · 482
- Tates Creek Elementary School1.6 mi · 626
- Tates Creek Middle School1.6 mi · 767
Frequently asked questions
About Lansdowne Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lansdowne Elementary School?
Lansdowne Elementary School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lansdowne Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lansdowne Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lansdowne Elementary School have?
Lansdowne Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Lansdowne Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lansdowne Elementary School are roughly 34% White, 20% Hispanic, 31% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Lansdowne Elementary School in?
Lansdowne Elementary School is part of Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.