Stanford Elementary School

Stanford Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Stanford, Kentucky, part of Lincoln County. The school hosts 572 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% bigger than the state mean of about 421.

Stanford Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Lincoln County, a district that enrolls 3,255 students overall.

On demographics, Stanford Elementary School logs that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Lincoln County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Stanford Elementary School shows 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Stanford Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.2%; this one delivers 36.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lincoln County put median household earnings sit near $52,440, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Lincoln County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,240 students), Stanford Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lincoln County Middle School, roughly 2.4 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stanford Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.0%.

Stanford Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Stanford Elementary School's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 528 (now 572). Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.