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How has Sandersville Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
765
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186002189
Sandersville Elementary
3025 Sandersville Rd, Lexington, KY 40511 · (859) 381-4980 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL765 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-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
13.6:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
317 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 | 30 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
74%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
58.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
54.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Sandersville Elementary
Sandersville Elementary's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandersville Elementary this school | 765 | 41.4% | 54.0% |
| Wheeler Elementary Louisville | 626 | 45.0% | 49.9% |
| Farmer Elementary Louisville | 737 | 44.9% | 48.4% |
| Liberty Elementary Lexington | 721 | 42.0% | 57.8% |
| Bowen Elementary Louisville | 729 | 42.7% | 47.0% |
| Meadowthorpe Elementary School Lexington | 517 | 48.0% | 65.0% |
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 Sandersville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #169 of 669 | #14 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #172 of 668 | #14 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #190 of 674 | #14 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 765 | #22 of 744 | #1 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #163 of 674 | #27 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #16 of 674 | #4 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #659 of 721 | #28 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.6% | #13 of 233 | #1 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. 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
765
+160 (+26%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 765 | 56.3 | 13.6:1 | 41% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 55.7 | 13.8:1 | 43% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 721 | 51.6 | 14.0:1 | 46% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 44 | 13.8:1 | 49% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 39.9 | 14.0:1 | 42% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 42% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 44% (305) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandersville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 37% (560 to 765); teachers up 41% (39.9 to 56.3).
About Sandersville Elementary
Sandersville Elementary is a large elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky. It had 765 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students, which makes this school 82% larger than average.
The district, Fayette County, has 42,138 students enrolled across 73 schools.
The largest group at Sandersville Elementary is White students, at 35%. It is also 33% Black, 14% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Fayette County is roughly 68% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sandersville Elementary scores 74%.
There are 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky, 15.4:1, is higher. Of all students at Sandersville Elementary, 41% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Fayette County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sandersville Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 68% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sandersville Elementary would be expected to post about 49.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.0%.
The county, Fayette County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $69,479, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 81, with about 42,142 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Future Forward Education & Career Center, is about 0.8 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Sandersville Elementary places 2nd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 765, up from 605 in 2020-21.
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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
- Future Forward Education & Career Center0.8 mi · 37
- Rise STEM Academy for Girls1.1 mi · 223
- Coventry Oak Elementary1.3 mi · 755
- Success Academy2.0 mi · 401
- STEAM Academy2.0 mi · 453
- Meadowthorpe Elementary School2.1 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Sandersville ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sandersville Elementary?
Sandersville Elementary enrolls approximately 765 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sandersville Elementary serve?
Sandersville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sandersville Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Sandersville Elementary.
How diverse is Sandersville Elementary?
Sandersville Elementary reports a student body of 35% White, 14% Hispanic, 33% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Sandersville Elementary public or private?
Sandersville Elementary 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.