Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186002199
William Wells Brown Elementary
555 E 5th St, Lexington, KY 40508 · (859) 381-4990 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
258 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 30 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 58% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
56%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
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
36.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
41.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 William Wells Brown Elementary
William Wells Brown Elementary's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Wells Brown Elementary this school | 300 | 86.0% | 37.7% |
| Cane Run Elementary Louisville | 401 | 83.0% | N/A |
| Harrison Elementary School Lexington | 207 | 87.4% | 25.0% |
| Crums Lane Elementary Louisville | 457 | 80.7% | 16.6% |
| Engelhard Elementary Louisville | 265 | 86.4% | N/A |
| Shelby Academy Louisville | 290 | 83.8% | 18.5% |
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 William Wells Brown Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #458 of 669 | #20 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #388 of 668 | #20 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #541 of 674 | #25 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #568 of 744 | #35 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #33 of 674 | #8 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #177 of 674 | #30 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #54 of 721 | #2 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #211 of 437 | #12 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
300
+47 (+19%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 300 | 25.7 | 11.7:1 | 86% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 30.6 | 9.9:1 | 86% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 31.1 | 9.9:1 | 86% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 29 | 8.7:1 | 94% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 30.8 | 11.2:1 | 92% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 35 | 11.1:1 | 90% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 33 | 11.9:1 | 96% (378) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Wells Brown Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (345 to 300); teachers down 17% (30.8 to 25.7).
About William Wells Brown Elementary
William Wells Brown Elementary is an elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky, according to federal school records. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 300 students. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average enrollment is about 421.
Fayette County enrolls 42,138 students, and its 73 schools include William Wells Brown Elementary.
The largest group at William Wells Brown Elementary is Black students, at 62%. Other groups make up 19% Hispanic, 9% White, and 9% multiracial. County-wide, 15% of Fayette County residents are Black. The diversity index for William Wells Brown Elementary is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. The school has 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 3.7 students per teacher. In all, 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Fayette County is 50%.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, William Wells Brown Elementary outscored 40%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 33.1% for a school in Kentucky with William Wells Brown Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. William Wells Brown Elementary posts 37.7%.
For the population of Fayette County, median household income comes to about $69,479, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fayette County counts 81 public schools with about 42,142 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ashland Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, William Wells Brown Elementary is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
William Wells Brown Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, William Wells Brown Elementary had a net gain of 47 students, or 19%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.7:1 in 2020-21, and 11.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Ashland Elementary School0.6 mi · 316
- George Washington Carver STEM Academy0.6 mi · 158
- Lexington Trad Magnet School0.7 mi · 284
- Homebound Elementary0.7 mi · 2
- Homebound Secondary0.7 mi · 6
- Arlington Elementary School0.9 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About William Wells Brown ElementaryHow many students attend William Wells Brown Elementary?
William Wells Brown Elementary enrolls approximately 300 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does William Wells Brown Elementary serve?
William Wells Brown Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does William Wells Brown Elementary have?
William Wells Brown Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at William Wells Brown Elementary?
Student demographics at William Wells Brown Elementary are roughly 9% White, 19% Hispanic, 62% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is William Wells Brown Elementary in?
William Wells Brown Elementary is part of Fayette County.
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