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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000376
Picadome Elementary School
1642 Harrodsburg Rd, Lexington, KY 40504 · (859) 381-3563 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
11.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
254 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 | 22 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
67%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
45.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
35.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Picadome Elementary School
Picadome Elementary School's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picadome Elementary School this school | 434 | 58.5% | 36.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Henderson | 413 | 61.5% | 42.0% |
| New Highland Elementary School Elizabethtown | 505 | 63.0% | 41.2% |
| Bend Gate Elementary School Henderson | 421 | 59.6% | 50.2% |
| Chenoweth Elementary Louisville | 569 | 57.6% | 36.0% |
| South Christian Elementary School Herndon | 554 | 65.3% | 46.8% |
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 Picadome Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #472 of 669 | #22 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #480 of 668 | #23 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #418 of 674 | #19 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #367 of 744 | #27 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #35 of 674 | #9 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #93 of 674 | #17 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #493 of 721 | #20 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #161 of 437 | #7 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
434
+46 (+12%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 434 | 36.9 | 11.8:1 | 59% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 38.3 | 11.4:1 | 62% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 36.1 | 11.9:1 | 56% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 34 | 11.4:1 | 67% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 37.7 | 13.8:1 | 69% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 38% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 30% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 29% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 29 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Picadome Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (519 to 434); teachers down 2% (37.7 to 36.9).
About Picadome Elementary School
Among the schools in Lexington, Kentucky, is Picadome Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 434 students.
Picadome Elementary School belongs to Fayette County, a district of 73 schools and 42,138 students.
The biggest share of students at Picadome Elementary School, 47%, is White. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 68% White among all Fayette County residents. The diversity index for Picadome Elementary School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 11.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Picadome Elementary School, which has 36.9. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Picadome Elementary School is about 59%. The 50% average for public schools in Fayette County is 9 points lower.
Picadome Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Picadome Elementary School is 6.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
In Fayette County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $69,479, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 81 public schools in the county, enrolling about 42,142, Picadome Elementary School among them.
Fayette Pre-School is the nearest public school to Picadome Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Picadome Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Picadome Elementary School comes in 5th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Picadome Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% rise, from 388 to 434.
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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
- Fayette Pre-School0.2 mi · 37
- Scapa At Bluegrass0.3 mi · 300
- Fayette County Preschool Center0.3 mi · 41
- Lafayette High School0.3 mi · 2,370
- Clays Mill Elementary School1.0 mi · 527
- Family Care Center1.1 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Picadome Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Picadome Elementary School?
Picadome Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Picadome Elementary School serve?
Picadome Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Picadome Elementary School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Picadome Elementary School.
How diverse is Picadome Elementary School?
Picadome Elementary School reports a student body of 47% White, 12% Hispanic, 30% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Picadome Elementary School in?
Picadome Elementary School is part of Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.