William Wells Brown Elementary

Located at 555 E 5th St, in Lexington, Kentucky, William Wells Brown Elementary is a cozy primary school that educates 300 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Fayette County. That puts it 29% smaller than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Across the 73 schools in Fayette County (42,138 students total), William Wells Brown Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, William Wells Brown Elementary records that 62% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 9% White, 9% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 86% of students at William Wells Brown Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Fayette County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, William Wells Brown Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 37.7%.

Around the school, Fayette County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,479, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Fayette County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,142 students), of which William Wells Brown Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ashland Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), William Wells Brown Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 39.7%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at William Wells Brown Elementary has contracted 13%, going from 345 students in 2018 to 300 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 71% to 62% across the same window.

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