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Best kept secret at Lemons Mill Elementary School?
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Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT COUNTY·NCES 210526002349
Lemons Mill Elementary School
300 School House Rd, Georgetown, KY 40324 · (502) 867-6700 · Scott County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
223 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
40.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
28.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Lemons Mill Elementary School
Lemons Mill Elementary School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemons Mill Elementary School this school | 540 | 41.3% | 29.6% |
| Rineyville Elementary School Rineyville | 554 | 40.3% | 50.3% |
| Eminence Elementary School Eminence | 455 | 42.4% | 35.1% |
| Huntertown Elementary School Versailles | 443 | 43.6% | 52.5% |
| Southside Elementary School Versailles | 607 | 41.4% | 57.0% |
| Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School Nicholasville | 542 | 47.8% | 47.5% |
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 Lemons Mill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #560 of 669 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #568 of 668 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #495 of 674 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #185 of 744 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #196 of 674 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #225 of 674 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #663 of 721 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #61 of 437 | N/A |
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
540
+131 (+32%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 540 | 38.8 | 13.9:1 | 41% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 39.3 | 13.6:1 | 46% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 37.1 | 13.9:1 | 46% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 40% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 41 | 17.5:1 | 37% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 30 | 21.3:1 | 33% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lemons Mill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (719 to 540); teachers down 5% (41 to 38.8).
About Lemons Mill Elementary School
Families in Georgetown, Kentucky, are served by Lemons Mill Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 540 students. That compares with an average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Scott County serves 9,830 students across 16 schools.
About 70% of the student body at Lemons Mill Elementary School is White. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 7% Black. By comparison, Scott County residents are about 86% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 41% of students at Lemons Mill Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 50% for public schools in Scott County.
A school in Kentucky with Lemons Mill Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 49.7%. Lemons Mill Elementary School scores 29.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Scott County show that median household income comes to about $85,158, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 18, with about 9,863 students.
Southern Elementary School is about 1.0 miles from Lemons Mill Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 29.6% average proficiency ranks 5th among 6 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Lemons Mill Elementary School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
In 2020-21, Lemons Mill Elementary School enrolled 409 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 540. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.4:1 to 13.9:1.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,536
Census ACS
Median income
$85,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,863 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scott County
- Great Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,677 students
- Scott County High SchoolHigh · 1,392 students
- Scott County Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Royal Spring Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Western Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 574 students
Other schools in Georgetown
- Great Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,677 students
- Scott County High SchoolHigh · 1,392 students
- Scott County Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Royal Spring Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Western Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 574 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Elementary School1.0 mi · 462
- Creekside Elementary1.3 mi · 574
- Georgetown Middle School1.3 mi · 555
- The Stables1.6 mi · 33
- Garth Elementary School1.7 mi · 381
- Scott County Middle School3.5 mi · 837
Frequently asked questions
About Lemons Mill Elementary SchoolHow large is Lemons Mill Elementary School?
Lemons Mill Elementary School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lemons Mill Elementary School serve?
Lemons Mill Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lemons Mill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lemons Mill Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lemons Mill Elementary School?
At Lemons Mill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Lemons Mill Elementary School public or private?
Lemons Mill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scott County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.