📍 340 Rookwood Pkwy, Lexington, Fayette County, 40505
Northern Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 439 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northern Elementary School enrolls 439 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 145 | 33% |
| White | 98 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
312 of the school's 439 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 305 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northern Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-60, state senate district 28, state house district 76.
Northern Elementary School is one of 80 schools in Fayette County, based in Lexington, Kentucky. The district serves 42,138 students district-wide and employs 3,086 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 439 students, Northern Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 527 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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