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If you could change one rule at Wellington Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
608
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186002247
Wellington Elementary
3280 Keithshire Way, Lexington, KY 40503 · (859) 381-3000 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% 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.
- A-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
14.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
219 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 | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
65%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
70.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
73.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Wellington Elementary
Wellington Elementary's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Elementary this school | 608 | 36.0% | 66.9% |
| Brenda Cowan Elementary Lexington | 586 | 44.9% | 47.7% |
| Norton Commons Elementary Prospect | 598 | 27.3% | 55.2% |
| Erpenbeck Elementary School Florence | 764 | 36.1% | 67.5% |
| Bowen Elementary Louisville | 729 | 42.7% | 47.0% |
| Athens-Chilesburg Elementary Lexington | 620 | 21.3% | 71.8% |
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 Wellington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #45 of 669 | #5 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #24 of 668 | #4 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #52 of 674 | #6 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #104 of 744 | #13 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #250 of 674 | #29 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #111 of 674 | #22 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #677 of 721 | #31 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #142 of 437 | #6 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
608
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 608 | 42.6 | 14.3:1 | 36% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 43.9 | 13.8:1 | 36% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 44.6 | 13.6:1 | 37% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 44 | 14.1:1 | 39% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 48.4 | 15.2:1 | 37% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 48 | 15.2:1 | 38% (279) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (736 to 608); teachers down 12% (48.4 to 42.6).
About Wellington Elementary
Wellington Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky. Enrollment is 608 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421 students, so this school is 44% bigger than average.
Wellington Elementary is a school in Fayette County. The district has 73 schools and 42,138 students.
Wellington Elementary's enrollment is 55% White. Other groups include 17% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 8% Black. By comparison, Fayette County residents are about 68% White. By the diversity index, Wellington Elementary comes in at 65%.
Wellington Elementary operates with 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. About 36% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The rate at public schools in Fayette County averages 50%, higher than here.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Wellington Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Kentucky, Wellington Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 66.9% actual against a predicted 51.6%.
Wellington Elementary is located in Fayette County, where median household income is about $69,479, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 81 public schools in Fayette County, with a combined enrollment of about 42,142.
Jessie M Clark Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. Wellington Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 52.2%, lower than Wellington Elementary's 66.9%.
Under the NCES locale system, Wellington Elementary is City: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 618 in 2020-21, 608 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Wellington Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Wellington Elementary. Wellington Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Wellington ElementaryLouisville, KY · 418 students
- WELLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWELLINGTON, FL · 897 students
- Wellington Elementary SchoolFLOWER MOUND, TX · 731 students
- Wellington ElementaryWoodinville, WA · 380 students
- Wellington Elementary SchoolWELLINGTON, TX · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Jessie M Clark Middle School0.5 mi · 1,002
- Stonewall Elementary School0.8 mi · 674
- Clays Mill Elementary School1.8 mi · 527
- Lansdowne Elementary School1.9 mi · 610
- Southern Elementary School1.9 mi · 476
- Southern Middle School2.0 mi · 759
Frequently asked questions
About Wellington ElementaryHow large is Wellington Elementary?
Wellington Elementary enrolls approximately 608 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wellington Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wellington Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wellington Elementary have?
Wellington Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wellington Elementary?
At Wellington Elementary, the student body is approximately 55% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Black, 17% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Wellington Elementary in?
Wellington Elementary is part of Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.