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Arlington Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Arlington Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 301 students. The school is part of the Fayette County School District, which is ranked 74 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending compared to the district and state averages, Arlington Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 619 and 682 out of 684-705 schools over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance is significantly below the Fayette County and Kentucky state averages in proficiency rates across all subject areas and grade levels, particularly in reading, where 3rd grade reading proficiency is just 27% compared to 50% for Fayette County and 47% for the state. Arlington Elementary also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.6% to 28% over the past few years.

Interestingly, the nearby Yates Elementary, Deep Springs Elementary, and Northern Elementary schools generally perform better than Arlington Elementary across academic measures, despite also having higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, the nearby Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elementary and George Washington Carver STEM Academy, which are both magnet schools, significantly outperform Arlington Elementary, suggesting that specialized programs and school choice may be important factors in student success.

322

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,369

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

122 Arceme Avenue
Lexington, KY 40505

(859) 381-3030

District: Fayette County

Students who attend Arlington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bryan Station Middle School
High:	Bryan Station High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.3%

White:

20.8%

African American:

19.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Reading scores 27 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg44%

637^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 39Elementary Schools in the Fayette County

74^th of 157Fayette County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	637 of 685	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	624 of 685	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	646 of 687	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	619 of 684	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	649 of 700	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	653 of 691	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	682 of 694	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	679 of 690	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	664 of 698	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	646 of 705	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	680 of 719	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.2	696 of 713	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	551 of 688	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	642 of 683	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	532 of 658	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.5	523 of 651	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.1	548 of 638	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	67 of 142	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	96 of 185	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	110 of 184	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	20.5	416 of 474	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	30.0	82 of 96	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	69 of 81	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	541 of 648	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	561 of 641	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	629 of 671	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	634 of 663	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	128 of 168	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	105 of 135	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	79 of 114	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	116 of 152	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	136 of 153	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	629 of 672	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	608 of 665	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	622 of 670	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	582 of 667	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	637 of 653	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	575 of 652	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	621 of 652	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	611 of 657	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	610 of 676	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	630 of 665	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	6.7	636 of 661	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	617 of 659	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	566 of 659	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	657 of 658	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	572 of 592	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	534 of 593	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)53rd percentile+46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)15th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2019)12th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)4th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing33%-5 vs state

Editing and Mechanics24%-23 vs state

Reading22%-27 vs state

Mathematics19%-24 vs state

Social Studies17%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Arlington Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Arlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	122 Arceme Avenue	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3030	322	29	11.0	84.5%	67 (20.8%)	62 (19.3%)	162 (50.3%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	10.8	637^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.0%		11.2	624^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.9%	13	16.0		22.0	27.0	12.0	26.0		33.0	17.0	24.0	$26,369	$632	$1,059	$1,692	$18,617	$3,040	$21,657
George Washington Carver STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	123 E Sixth St	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-4670	158	20	7.9	67.7%	13 (8.2%)	114 (72.2%)	7 (4.4%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.8%)	26.1	528^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.9%		42.7	395^th of 685 public elementary schools	42.3%	133	21.0	52.0	38.0	25.0	40.0	38.0	31.0	10.0	31.0	34.0
Northern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Rookwood Pkwy	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3541	424	37	11.4	75.0%	82 (19.3%)	123 (29.0%)	188 (44.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	14.5	612^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.7%		11	627^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.5%	15			22.0	30.0	31.0	31.0	14.0	37.0		18.0	$25,778	$828	$1,034	$1,862	$17,279	$3,084	$20,362
William Wells Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 E 5th St	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-4990	300	26	11.6	86.0%	28 (9.3%)	185 (61.7%)	58 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.3%)	43.5	394^th of 685 public elementary schools	42.5%		36.3	449^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.5%	55		25.0	57.0	26.0	30.0	53.0	23.0	47.0	50.0	57.0	$33,411	$1,764	$1,493	$3,528	$23,348	$3,744	$27,092
Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	161 Bruce St	Lexington	40507	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3418	207	25	8.1	87.4%	33 (15.9%)	111 (53.6%)	41 (19.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.7%)	14.4	614^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.4%					(n/a)				18.0	20.0	37.0		30.0			$36,751	$1,358	$1,359	$2,717	$24,444	$3,517	$27,961
Booker T Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	707 Howard Street	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3263	377	28	13.5	81.7%	27 (7.2%)	188 (49.9%)	133 (35.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.6%)	14.6	610^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.9%		9.8	638^th of 685 public elementary schools	6.9%	28	21.0		33.0	28.0	16.0	30.0		31.0	28.0	9.0	$26,311	$1,022	$1,087	$2,109	$17,812	$3,081	$20,893
Ashland Elementary School	Public	K-5	195 N Ashland Ave	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3243	316	26	12.3	38.9%	177 (56.0%)	61 (19.3%)	42 (13.3%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	79.3	112^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.6%		85.7	59^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.4%	53	40.0	71.0	65.0	44.0	75.0	71.0	61.0	46.0	63.0	71.0	$26,734	$613	$1,063	$1,676	$19,057	$2,962	$22,019
Yates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	695 E New Circle Rd	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3613	438	34	12.8	72.6%	113 (25.8%)	130 (29.7%)	151 (34.5%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (8.0%)	14.8	606^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.5%		22.1	558^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.5%	48	20.0	29.0		23.0	20.0	38.0	5.0	40.0	20.0	27.0	$25,204	$886	$1,041	$1,927	$17,392	$2,952	$20,344
Homebound Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 E Main St	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4100	2	15	.1		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Deep Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 Brynell Drive	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3069	521	44	11.8	73.9%	146 (28.0%)	153 (29.4%)	181 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.5%)	27.7	519^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.2%		27.8	517^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.5%	2	40.0	37.0	32.0	37.0	35.0	42.0	13.0	48.0	14.0	37.0	$24,232	$905	$1,033	$1,938	$16,267	$3,072	$19,339

Frequently Asked Questions about Arlington Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Arlington Elementary School?

Students at Arlington Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 21% White, 19% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Arlington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arlington Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bryan Station Middle School
High : Bryan Station High School

Is Arlington Elementary School a good school?

Arlington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Kentucky elementary schools.

How many students attend Arlington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Arlington Elementary School.

What district is Arlington Elementary School in?

Fayette County

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