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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000385
Yates Elementary School
695 E New Circle Rd, Lexington, KY 40505 · (859) 381-3613 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
318 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
4
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 | 81 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
72%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
27.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
24.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Yates Elementary School
Yates Elementary School's state test result (21.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yates Elementary School this school | 438 | 72.6% | 21.1% |
| Deep Springs Elementary School Lexington | 521 | 73.9% | 29.3% |
| Shacklette Elementary Louisville | 429 | 75.5% | 13.5% |
| Blake Elementary Louisville | 561 | 72.7% | 8.9% |
| Blue Lick Elementary Louisville | 508 | 75.4% | 29.8% |
| Okolona Elementary Louisville | 417 | 74.8% | 26.1% |
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 Yates Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #628 of 669 | #34 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #596 of 668 | #30 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #619 of 674 | #32 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #356 of 744 | #26 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #91 of 674 | #20 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #30 of 674 | #8 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #228 of 721 | #10 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #316 of 437 | #19 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
438
+90 (+26%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 438 | 34.1 | 12.8:1 | 73% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 32.5 | 12.4:1 | 71% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 36.5 | 9.9:1 | 71% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 38 | 9.2:1 | 84% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 35.1 | 13.4:1 | 82% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 43 | 15.5:1 | 71% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 69% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 44% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 27 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yates Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (469 to 438); teachers down 3% (35.1 to 34.1).
About Yates Elementary School
Yates Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Fayette County, located in Lexington, Kentucky. It serves 438 students in pre-K through 5.
Fayette County has 42,138 students in 73 schools, and Yates Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Yates Elementary School is Hispanic (34%). Other groups include 30% Black, 26% White, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 10% Hispanic. Yates Elementary School has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Yates Elementary School counts 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.8 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Fayette County, the average is 50%.
The allk12 Grade for Yates Elementary School is D. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Yates Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.1%. The school's actual rate is 21.1%, 17.1 points lower.
Federal survey data for Fayette County show that median household income is about $69,479, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Yates Elementary School is among the 81 public schools in Fayette County.
The nearest other public school, Dixie Elementary Magnet School, is about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Yates Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Yates Elementary School ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Yates Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Yates Elementary School saw enrollment rise 26% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 9.2:1 in 2020-21 and 12.8:1 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
Other Yates Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Yates Elementary. Yates Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRANDON, FL · 548 students
- YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NY · 327 students
- Yates Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Dixie Elementary Magnet School0.9 mi · 584
- Deep Springs Elementary School0.9 mi · 521
- Frederick Douglass High School1.1 mi · 1,770
- Northern Elementary School1.2 mi · 424
- Carter G. Woodson Academy1.2 mi · 316
- Crawford Middle School1.2 mi · 710
Frequently asked questions
About Yates Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Yates Elementary School?
Yates Elementary School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Yates Elementary School serve?
Yates Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Yates Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Yates Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Yates Elementary School?
Yates Elementary School reports a student body of 26% White, 34% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Yates Elementary School?
Yates Elementary School is overseen by Fayette County in Fayette County.
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