Ashland Elementary School

Summary:

Ashland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving 249 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Fayette County School District, which is ranked 77 out of 159 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ashland Elementary has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Kentucky, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years.

Ashland Elementary School consistently outperforms the Fayette County and Kentucky state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Ashland Elementary had 60-71% of students proficient or better in reading and 58-70% proficient or better in math, compared to the Fayette County averages of 51-52% in reading and 46-47% in math. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 20-80 out of over 600 Kentucky elementary schools for female, male, and white students, as well as in the top 34-102 for special education students.

While Ashland Elementary is a high-performing school, its ranking for low socioeconomic status (SES) students is significantly lower, ranging from the top 175-440 out of 665-670 Kentucky elementary schools. This suggests that the school may need to focus more on supporting and addressing the needs of its economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, the school outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Fayette County district, such as Yates Elementary, Northern Elementary, and William Wells Brown Elementary, but is outperformed by the nearby Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elementary and Cassidy Elementary schools.


Detail:

Public K-5

 195 N Ashland Ave
       Lexington, KY  40502


(859) 381-3243

District: Fayette County

SchoolDigger Rank:
59th of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,143 Help


Students who attend Ashland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Lexington Trad Magnet School
High:    Henry Clay High School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.9 Help
Number of students:  281

Racial breakdown:

White:
58.7%
African American:
20.6%
Hispanic:
9.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.9% Help


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Compare Details Ashland Elementary School ranks better than 91.4% of elementary schools in Kentucky. It also ranks 8th among 38 ranked elementary schools in the Fayette County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.66. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (58.7%), African American (20.6%), Hispanic (9.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 40.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ashland Elementary School is 9.9, which is the 7th best among 38 elementary schools in the Fayette County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ashland Elementary School is $23,143, which is the 6th highest among 38 elementary schools in the Fayette County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ashland Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ashland Elementary School 59th of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Ashland Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Fayette County:

SchoolDigger ranks Fayette County 77th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ashland Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ashland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 73.19 145th 638 77.3%
2008 83.41 71st 651 89.1%
2009 78.14 112th 658 83.0%
2010 85.49 56th 683 91.8%
2011 76.08 134th 688 80.5%
2012 88.71 32nd 713 95.5%
2013 84.49 59th 719 91.8%
2014 76.01 111th 705 84.3%
2015 79.88 91st 698 87.0%
2016 78.36 90th 690 87.0%
2017 86.77 42nd 694 93.9%
2018 86.49 47th 691 93.2%
2019 76.62 112th 700 84.0%
2021 83.44 41st 517 92.1%
2022 85.16 59th 684 91.4%
2023 86.68 55th 687 92.0%
2024 85.66 59th 685 91.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ashland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 88.17 34th 661 94.9%
2023 49.18 102nd 257 60.3%
2024 60.37 83rd 279 70.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ashland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.43 461st 631 26.9%
2019 18.67 594th 664 10.5%
2022 55.36 242nd 667 63.7%
2023 63.83 175th 670 73.9%
2024 37.02 440th 665 33.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Ashland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.39 100th 663 84.9%
2019 69.89 153rd 671 77.2%
2021 70.13 70th 312 77.6%
2022 84.54 43rd 641 93.3%
2023 79.71 67th 639 89.5%
2024 80.35 77th 644 88.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Ashland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.14 55th 445 87.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Ashland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.08 1st 8 87.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Ashland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.39 21st 665 96.8%
2019 79.08 81st 676 88.0%
2022 87.80 33rd 657 95.0%
2023 90.19 31st 652 95.2%
2024 86.17 56th 652 91.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Ashland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.16 58th 184 68.5%
2019 37.33 123rd 185 33.5%
2022 65.28 26th 118 78.0%
2023 60.33 37th 129 71.3%
2024 41.21 80th 140 42.9%
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Rank History for White students at Ashland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.79 24th 593 96.0%
2019 86.87 35th 592 94.1%
2022 92.02 21st 656 96.8%
2023 93.15 18th 658 97.3%
2024 93.44 12th 659 98.2%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Ashland Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Monday, October 24, 2016

Open Quote Ashland offers an amazing academic environment with a diverse student body. Teachers are committed and focused on the students. The ability for students to take additional art specials is an added bonus not offered at most other schools. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ashland Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 215 144 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 359
1989 235 126 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 361
1990 230 123 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1991 183 148 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 333
1992 177 127 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1993 175 107 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 284
1994 170 138 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 313
1995 159 118 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 279
1996 159 118 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 279
1997 134 126 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 260
1998 140 136 1 3 0 n/a n/a 4 284
1999 118 157 0 4 0 n/a n/a 9 288
2000 108 211 0 15 0 n/a n/a 9 343
2001 90 174 2 9 0 n/a n/a 6 281
2002 83 138 7 12 0 n/a n/a 0 240
2003 83 138 7 12 0 n/a n/a 0 240
2004 80 150 10 8 0 n/a n/a 0 248
2005 79 154 3 11 0 n/a n/a 0 247
2006 82 140 4 14 0 n/a n/a 0 240
2007 113 108 6 21 0 n/a n/a 13 261
2008 172 146 13 27 1 n/a n/a 18 377
2009 215 123 11 23 1 n/a n/a 9 382
2010 238 111 12 28 0 n/a n/a 14 403
2011 234 116 9 38 1 0 10 0 408
2012 214 102 7 36 0 0 14 0 373
2013 239 101 12 35 0 0 16 0 403
2014 260 101 19 37 0 0 20 0 437
2015 250 92 14 30 1 0 18 0 405
2016 285 91 14 24 1 1 20 0 436
2017 234 73 5 22 0 0 20 0 354
2018 209 67 3 16 0 0 19 0 314
2019 192 69 8 16 0 0 14 0 299
2020 191 72 7 18 0 0 12 0 300
2021 149 59 4 22 0 0 11 0 245
2022 150 55 4 21 0 0 15 0 245
2023 148 55 9 22 2 0 13 0 249
2024 165 58 11 27 0 0 20 0 281

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ashland Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 359 28.1 12.7 n/a
1989 361 28.1 12.8 n/a
1990 354 28.7 12.3 n/a
1991 333 26.9 12.3 n/a
1992 306 25.6 11.9 n/a
1993 284 22.7 12.5 n/a
1994 313 24.4 12.8 n/a
1995 279 24.3 11.5 n/a
1996 279 24.3 11.5 n/a
1997 260 24.1 10.8 71.5
1998 284 20.5 13.9 66.4
1999 288 17.2 16.7 85.7
2000 343 18.1 19.0 82.3
2001 281 19.0 14.6 87.6
2002 240 23.4 10.3 98.8
2003 240 23.4 10.3 98.8
2004 248 23.6 10.5 n/a
2005 247 27.0 9.1 n/a
2006 240 28.1 8.5 98.8
2007 261 22.0 11.9 69
2008 377 30.0 12.6 60.4
2009 382 30.5 12.5 54.2
2010 403 23.9 16.8 51.7
2011 408 29.6 13.7 50.2
2012 373 29.1 12.8 44.2
2013 403 31.0 13.0 42.4
2014 437 32.8 13.3 44.6
2015 405 30.0 13.5 42.5
2016 436 34.0 12.8 37.8
2017 354 26.2 13.4 35.6
2018 314 24.3 12.9 36
2019 299 20.9 14.3 43.5
2020 300 22.8 13.1 42.7
2021 245 21.6 11.3 53.5
2022 245 22.6 10.8 50.2
2023 249 24.5 10.1 45.8
2024 281 28.2 9.9 40.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ashland Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 359 28.1 12.7 n/a
1989 361 28.1 12.8 n/a
1990 354 28.7 12.3 n/a
1991 333 26.9 12.3 n/a
1992 306 25.6 11.9 n/a
1993 284 22.7 12.5 n/a
1994 313 24.4 12.8 n/a
1995 279 24.3 11.5 n/a
1996 279 24.3 11.5 n/a
1997 260 24.1 10.8 71.5
1998 284 20.5 13.9 66.4
1999 288 17.2 16.7 85.7
2000 343 18.1 19.0 82.3
2001 281 19.0 14.6 87.6
2002 240 23.4 10.3 98.8
2003 240 23.4 10.3 98.8
2004 248 23.6 10.5 n/a
2005 247 27.0 9.1 n/a
2006 240 28.1 8.5 98.8
2007 261 22.0 11.9 69
2008 377 30.0 12.6 60.4
2009 382 30.5 12.5 54.2
2010 403 23.9 16.8 51.7
2011 408 29.6 13.7 50.2
2012 373 29.1 12.8 44.2
2013 403 31.0 13.0 42.4
2014 437 32.8 13.3 44.6
2015 405 30.0 13.5 42.5
2016 436 34.0 12.8 37.8
2017 354 26.2 13.4 35.6
2018 314 24.3 12.9 36
2019 299 20.9 14.3 43.5
2020 300 22.8 13.1 42.7
2021 245 21.6 11.3 53.5
2022 245 22.6 10.8 50.2
2023 249 24.5 10.1 45.8
2024 281 28.2 9.9 40.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ashland Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $139 (0.8%) $113 (0.7%) $252 (1.5%) $13,343 (77.9%) $1,801 (10.5%) $15,143 (88.4%) $17,131
2019 $144 (0.9%) $104 (0.6%) $246 (1.5%) $12,471 (77.5%) $1,730 (10.7%) $14,199 (88.2%) $16,097
2020 $516 (2.8%) $102 (0.6%) $618 (3.4%) $13,569 (74.9%) $1,703 (9.4%) $15,273 (84.3%) $18,120
2021 $827 (3.9%) $497 (2.3%) $1,323 (6.2%) $15,581 (72.6%) $1,513 (7.1%) $16,952 (79.0%) $21,456
2022 $1,671 (7.2%) $502 (2.2%) $2,225 (9.6%) $16,453 (71.1%) $2,328 (10.1%) $18,730 (80.9%) $23,143

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ashland Elementary School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 112th of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 55th of 687 Elementary schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students299249
 16.7%
African American6955
 20.3%
American Indian02
Asian89
 12.5%
Hispanic1622
 37.5%
Pacific Islander00
White192148
 22.9%
Two or More Races1413
 7.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients43.5%45.8%
 2.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ashland Elementary School

In the 2023-24 school year, 281 students attended Ashland Elementary School.

Yes. Ashland Elementary School ranks in the top 8.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.

Students who attend Ashland Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lexington Trad Magnet School
High : Henry Clay High School

Students at Ashland Elementary School are 59% White, 21% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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