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How has Veterans Park Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
702
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186001421
Veterans Park Elementary School
4351 Clearwater Way, Lexington, KY 40515 · (859) 381-3161 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL702 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
15.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
226 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
53%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
65.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
63.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Veterans Park Elementary School
Veterans Park Elementary School's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Park Elementary School this school | 702 | 32.2% | 62.7% |
| Stonewall Elementary School Lexington | 674 | 30.7% | 62.9% |
| Cassidy Elementary School Lexington | 632 | 31.6% | 69.9% |
| Potter Gray Elementary Bowling Green | 499 | 33.3% | 57.5% |
| Longbranch Elementary School Union | 957 | 26.6% | 59.3% |
| Clays Mill Elementary School Lexington | 527 | 27.1% | 74.9% |
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 Veterans Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #78 of 669 | #10 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #86 of 668 | #9 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #107 of 674 | #10 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #43 of 744 | #5 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #437 of 674 | #38 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #197 of 674 | #33 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.2% | #688 of 721 | #33 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #233 of 437 | #16 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
702
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+10% since 2000-01, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 702 | 45.3 | 15.5:1 | 32% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 48.1 | 14.5:1 | 32% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 47.4 | 14.5:1 | 27% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 703 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 26% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 791 | 46.6 | 17.0:1 | 22% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 18% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 39 | 17.2:1 | 11% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 29 | 21.9:1 | 6% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Veterans Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (791 to 702); teachers down 3% (46.6 to 45.3).
About Veterans Park Elementary School
Veterans Park Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school based in Lexington, Kentucky. In all, 702 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. It has 67% more students than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky (about 421).
Veterans Park Elementary School is one school in a 73-school district, Fayette County, which enrolls 42,138 students.
About 66% of the student body at Veterans Park Elementary School is White. Other groups make up 12% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Fayette County residents are about 68% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
Classroom staffing at Veterans Park Elementary School totals 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is similar, at 15.4:1. Federal data show 32% of students (226) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Fayette County is 50%.
Veterans Park 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.
In Kentucky, Veterans Park Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 62.7% actual against a predicted 53.0%.
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, Veterans Park Elementary School among them.
A public school about 1.3 miles away, Millcreek Elementary School, is the closest to Veterans Park Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Veterans Park Elementary School is ahead of the 33.9% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Veterans Park Elementary School is City: Large.
In 2020-21, Veterans Park Elementary School enrolled 703; in 2024-25, 702.
This page is set up for the Veterans Park Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Veterans Park Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Veterans Park Elementary. Veterans Park Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Veterans Park Elementary SchoolRidgefield, CT · 262 students
Nearby schools
- Millcreek Elementary School1.3 mi · 529
- Southern Middle School1.5 mi · 759
- Southern Elementary School1.6 mi · 476
- Ashgrove Academy2.0 mi · 7
- Tates Creek Elementary School2.0 mi · 626
- Tates Creek Middle School2.1 mi · 767
Frequently asked questions
About Veterans Park Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Veterans Park Elementary School?
Veterans Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 702 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Veterans Park Elementary School serve?
Veterans Park Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Veterans Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Veterans Park Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Veterans Park Elementary School?
Veterans Park Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 6% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Veterans Park Elementary School public or private?
Veterans Park Elementary School 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.