Picadome Elementary School

Picadome Elementary School, a moderately sized elementary campus in Lexington, Kentucky, operated by Fayette County, instructs 434 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

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

On demographics, Picadome Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 30% Black, 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Fayette County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Picadome Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.3%; this one delivers 36.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Fayette County) records that median household income runs about $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%. Picadome Elementary School is one of 81 public schools in Fayette County (combined enrollment of about 42,142 students).

Fayette Pre-School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Picadome Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 63.9%.

Picadome Elementary School operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Picadome Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 519 (now 434). The White share of enrollment decreased from 54% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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