📍 695 E New Circle Rd, Lexington, Fayette County, 40505
Yates Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 360 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Yates Elementary School enrolls 360 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Black or African American, 28% White and 28% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 114 | 32% |
| White | 102 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
256 of the school's 360 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 246 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Yates 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 77.
Yates 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 360 students, Yates 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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