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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000373
Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School
301 Woodland Ave, Lexington, KY 40508 · (859) 381-3516 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
163 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 16% |
Student demographics
65%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
71.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
64.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #55 of 669 | #6 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #75 of 668 | #8 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #45 of 674 | #5 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #161 of 744 | #17 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #431 of 674 | #37 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #107 of 674 | #21 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #694 of 721 | #36 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #144 of 233 | #6 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
567
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+95% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 567 | 36.7 | 15.4:1 | 29% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 37.2 | 15.1:1 | 31% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 35.4 | 15.9:1 | 28% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 28% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 24% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 25% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 28% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 15% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School.
About Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School
Lexington, Kentucky, is home to Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School, a medium-sized elementary school. Its 567 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 35% larger than the 421 average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Fayette County oversees Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School and 72 other schools, with 42,138 students in total.
White students make up a majority at Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School, at 53%. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 10% multiracial. Census figures show Fayette County is about 68% White. Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School employs 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.4:1. That matches the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky fairly closely. Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 29%. That rate is below the 50% average among public schools in Fayette County.
A school with Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 54.3%. Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School scores 65.2%, 10.9 points above that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Fayette County show that the median household income is $69,479, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School is one of 81 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School is Homebound Secondary, about 0.5 miles away. Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 65.2% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 571 in 2020-21 to 567 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Homebound Secondary0.5 mi · 6
- Homebound Elementary0.5 mi · 2
- UK Early Childhood Lab0.7 mi · 3
- Ashland Elementary School0.7 mi · 316
- Cassidy Elementary School0.8 mi · 632
- Morton Middle School0.9 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem SchoolHow many students attend Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School?
Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades KG-05.
Is Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School have?
Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School?
At Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School public or private?
Maxwell Spanish Immersion 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.