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How has Stonewall Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
674
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000378
Stonewall Elementary School
3215 Cornwall Dr, Lexington, KY 40503 · (859) 381-3079 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL674 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
207 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 | 46 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
48%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
69.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
60.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Stonewall Elementary School
Stonewall Elementary School's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonewall Elementary School this school | 674 | 30.7% | 62.9% |
| Veterans Park Elementary School Lexington | 702 | 32.2% | 62.7% |
| New Haven Elementary School Union | 716 | 27.1% | 70.8% |
| Cassidy Elementary School Lexington | 632 | 31.6% | 69.9% |
| Hite Elementary Middletown | 498 | 32.9% | 47.5% |
| Potter Gray Elementary Bowling Green | 499 | 33.3% | 57.5% |
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 Stonewall Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #73 of 669 | #9 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #112 of 668 | #10 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #58 of 674 | #7 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 674 | #54 of 744 | #7 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #345 of 674 | #34 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #223 of 674 | #35 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #690 of 721 | #35 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #271 of 437 | #17 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
674
+36 (+6%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 808
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 674 | 45.4 | 14.8:1 | 31% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 673 | 50.3 | 13.4:1 | 30% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 48.7 | 13.4:1 | 30% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 47 | 13.6:1 | 28% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 44.8 | 16.5:1 | 28% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 45 | 14.1:1 | 25% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 722 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 24% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 29 | 24.0:1 | 7% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 808 | 39 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stonewall Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (739 to 674); teachers up 1% (44.8 to 45.4).
About Stonewall Elementary School
Stonewall Elementary School sits in Lexington, Kentucky, and is classified as an elementary school. It has an enrollment of 674 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students, which makes this school 60% above average.
Fayette County is responsible for 73 schools, Stonewall Elementary School included, with 42,138 students in all.
The largest group at Stonewall Elementary School is White students, at 70%. Other students are 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, and 7% Asian. Fayette County residents are about 68% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Stonewall Elementary School scores 48%.
Based on 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Stonewall Elementary School has a ratio of 14.8:1. That is in line with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 31%. That is 19 points below the 50% average for public schools in Fayette County.
Stonewall Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 83% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
A school with Stonewall Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 53.6%. Stonewall Elementary School scores 62.9%, 9.4 points above that line.
The school's county is Fayette County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $69,479, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 81 public schools in the county, enrolling about 42,142, Stonewall Elementary School among them.
Stonewall Elementary School's nearest public school is Jessie M Clark Middle School (about 0.4 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Stonewall Elementary School. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Stonewall Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Stonewall Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 36 students, from 638 to 674. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.8:1, from 13.6:1.
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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
Other Stonewall Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Stonewall Elementary. Stonewall Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Stonewall ElementaryClear Brook, VA · 391 students
- Stonewall Elementary SchoolStonewall, OK · 188 students
- Stonewall Elementary SchoolSTONEWALL, TX · 106 students
Nearby schools
- Jessie M Clark Middle School0.4 mi · 1,002
- Wellington Elementary0.8 mi · 608
- Clays Mill Elementary School1.5 mi · 527
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High School1.7 mi · 1,828
- Rosa Parks Elementary School1.7 mi · 681
- Garden Springs Elementary School1.8 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Stonewall Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stonewall Elementary School?
Stonewall Elementary School enrolls approximately 674 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Stonewall Elementary School serve?
Stonewall Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Stonewall Elementary School have?
Stonewall Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Stonewall Elementary School?
Student demographics at Stonewall Elementary School are roughly 70% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Stonewall Elementary School in?
Stonewall Elementary School is part of Fayette County.
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