📍 555 E 5th St, Lexington, Fayette County, 40508
William Wells Brown Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 308 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
William Wells Brown Elementary enrolls 308 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 202 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 14% |
| White | 33 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 9.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 308 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
William Wells Brown 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 13, state house district 77.
William Wells Brown 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 308 students, William Wells Brown Elementary 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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