📍 2585 Liberty Rd, Lexington, Fayette County, 40509
Liberty Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 722 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Liberty Elementary enrolls 722 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 21% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 348 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 150 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 55 | 7.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 722 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 263 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Liberty Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-60, state senate district 28, state house district 76.
Liberty 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 722 students, Liberty Elementary is larger than the district average of about 527 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large