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Sandersville Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 3025 Sandersville Rd, Lexington, Fayette County, 40511

721
Pupils
14.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sandersville Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 721 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Fayette County

Enrollment & staffing

Sandersville Elementary enrolls 721 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.

Male students
346 (48%)
Female students
375 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
51.6
Student-teacher ratio
14.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 31% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White27138%
Black or African American22731%
Hispanic or Latino10314%
Two or more races618.5%
Asian567.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

332 of the school's 721 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 296 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Sandersville Elementary 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.

School district: Fayette County

Sandersville Elementary 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 721 students, Sandersville Elementary is larger than the district average of about 527 students per school.

42,138
District students
80
Schools
3,086
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

55%
Reading proficient
39%
Math proficient
17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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