📍 1710 N. Forbes Rd, Lexington, Fayette County, 40511
Meadowthorpe Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 480 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Meadowthorpe Elementary School enrolls 480 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 24% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 211 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 114 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 14% |
| Asian | 48 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 7.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
234 of the school's 480 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Meadowthorpe 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 13, state house district 77.
Meadowthorpe 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 480 students, Meadowthorpe Elementary School is close to 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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