Westridge Elementary

As a close-knit elementary-level community in Frankfort, Kentucky, Westridge Elementary caters to 351 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Franklin County.

Within Franklin County, which oversees 14 schools and 6,199 students, Westridge Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Westridge Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Franklin County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Westridge Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Franklin County's rate of about 56%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Westridge Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.3%, the actual is 52.4%, a residual of +12.2 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household income runs about $65,298, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,121 students), of which Westridge Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Second Street School, roughly 1.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westridge Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westridge Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 38.0%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westridge Elementary has edged down 15%, going from 414 students in 2018 to 351 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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