Lansdowne Elementary School, Lexington KY

Original Research by School Decision on Lansdowne Elementary School

Lansdowne Elementary School is a regular public school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade as part of Fayette County Public Schools. The school draws from a residential neighborhood in a consolidated city-county that is Kentucky’s second-largest city, home to the University of Kentucky, a major thoroughbred horse industry, and a growing bourbon district. The city is largely auto-oriented with a walkable downtown core, and its growth is managed by the nation’s first urban growth boundary. Housing in the area is priced below national medians, with rents that account for a moderate share of household income.

The student body is diverse and economically diverse. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the broader socioeconomic makeup of the attendance zone. White students make up the largest group, followed by Black, Hispanic, Asian, and students of two or more races. The school has a sizable enrollment for an elementary school, with classes beginning in prekindergarten. We looked for information on special education identification and English learner population but found none in available data; a parent may want to ask the school about those supports.

On the Kentucky Summative Assessment, a modest share of students scored at the proficient level or above across all tested subjects and grades. In mathematics, the proportion of students meeting proficiency ranged from roughly a quarter to a third depending on the grade. In English language arts, about a third of students scored proficient or above. Proficiency rates in science and social studies were around a quarter. These figures may give a family looking for high absolute performance reason to discuss academic interventions and enrichment opportunities with the school. Because Fayette County is the only district in the county, no comparison to neighboring districts is available, so the results are best read against the school’s own context rather than a regional benchmark.

The school does not serve high school grades, so it has no graduation rate. We looked for information on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing, and course access but found none in the data; a family may wish to contact the school directly about class sizes, school climate, and enrichment offerings such as art, music, or physical education. No recent news about Fayette County Public Schools’ facilities or budget was available in our search, so we leave that area unaddressed rather than guess.

Lansdowne Elementary provides a general elementary program within a large urban district. For a family, the key considerations are the school’s economic and racial diversity, its position within a city with a strong university presence and managed growth, and state assessment results that show room for growth. The absence of comparative data means a school visit and conversation with the principal would be especially valuable.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 45% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 49% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 49% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 339%

School 39% · District 50% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 434%

School 34% · District 53% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 53% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Science

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 40% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 43% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

This schoolFayette County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income36%Higher-income56%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income50%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income25%Higher-income44%19 pp gap