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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School this year?
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Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000372
Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School
2101 St. Mathilda Dr., Lexington, KY 40502 · (859) 381-3273 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.6:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
467 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 | 56 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
69%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
43.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
47.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School
Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School this school | 576 | 81.1% | 41.1% |
| Dishman McGinnis Elementary School Bowling Green | 506 | 84.2% | 22.4% |
| Rangeland Elementary Louisville | 532 | 76.7% | 11.6% |
| Indian Trail Elementary Louisville | 649 | 73.3% | 14.5% |
| Blake Elementary Louisville | 561 | 72.7% | 8.9% |
| Trunnell Elementary Louisville | 528 | 75.9% | 12.5% |
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 Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #393 of 669 | #18 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #271 of 668 | #17 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #455 of 674 | #21 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #149 of 744 | #16 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #31 of 674 | #7 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #75 of 674 | #14 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.1% | #98 of 721 | #5 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #216 of 437 | #13 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
576
+46 (+9%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 576 | 49.8 | 11.6:1 | 81% (467) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 47.4 | 11.8:1 | 83% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 52.3 | 9.7:1 | 78% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 48 | 11.0:1 | 88% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 49.6 | 13.3:1 | 85% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 80% (562) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 42 | 12.7:1 | 82% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 68% (366) |
| 1990-91 | 624 | 37 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (658 to 576); teachers unchanged (49.6 to 49.8).
About Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School
Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School, located in Lexington, Kentucky, is a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 576 students. That is 37% larger than the average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Fayette County runs 73 schools with a combined 42,138 students. Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School is one of them.
The student body at Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 40%. Enrollment also includes 36% Black, 15% White, and 8% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 30 points above the 10% share among Fayette County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School reports a ratio of 11.6 students per teacher, from 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.6:1 compares with an average of 15.4:1 for elementary schools in Kentucky. Lunch program data show 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Fayette County is 31 points.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School is 6.2 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.1% actual, 35.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kentucky.
Fayette County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $69,479 a year, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fayette County number 81, with about 42,142 students.
Measured in a straight line, Henry Clay High School is about 0.6 miles from Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School. The five-mile area around Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School ranks 6th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 9%.
The discussion board for Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Henry Clay High School0.6 mi · 1,939
- Martin L King Acad for Excellence Alt0.7 mi · 164
- Ashland Elementary School1.5 mi · 316
- Homebound Elementary1.6 mi · 2
- Homebound Secondary1.6 mi · 6
- Cassidy Elementary School1.6 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About Madeline M Breckinridge Elem SchoolHow large is Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School?
Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School serve?
Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School is approximately 11.6:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School?
Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School reports a student body of 15% White, 40% Hispanic, 36% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School public or private?
Madeline M Breckinridge Elem 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.