Squires Elementary School

Squires Elementary School is one of the moderately sized primary schools in Lexington, Kentucky, overseen by Fayette County, with 447 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 73 schools in Fayette County (42,138 students total), Squires Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Squires Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, 12% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the resource side, On paper, Squires Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Squires Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.3%, the actual is 51.5%, a residual of +7.2 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Fayette County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,479 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Fayette County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,142 students), of which Squires Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Tates Creek High School, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Squires Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 38.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Squires Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 542 (now 447). White enrollment moved from 62% to 47% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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