Northern Elementary School

Northern Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary campus in Lexington, Kentucky, one of the schools within Fayette County. The school hosts 424 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Fayette County runs 73 schools in total, collectively educating 42,138 students. Northern Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Northern Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% Black, 19% White, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 75% of students at Northern Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Fayette County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Northern Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Fayette County) records that median household earnings sit near $69,479, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Fayette County's 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,142 students), Northern Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bryan Station High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northern Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 29.4%.

Northern Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Northern Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 22% since 2018, when it stood at 546 (now 424). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 27% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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