Liberty Elementary

Liberty Elementary is a primary school of big scale in Lexington, Kentucky, one of the schools within Fayette County, works with 721 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 71% above the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Across the 73 schools in Fayette County (42,138 students total), Liberty Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Liberty Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Black, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian. By comparison, Fayette County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fayette County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Liberty Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 57.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Fayette County put median household income runs about $69,479, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fayette County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,142 students), of which Liberty Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Martin L King Acad for Excellence Alt, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Liberty Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.7%.

Liberty Elementary operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 705 students in 2018 compared to 721 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 47% across the same window.

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