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Lexington Trad Magnet School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

284^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Lexington Trad Magnet School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Lexington, Kentucky, with an enrollment of 299 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 its magnet school status, Lexington Trad Magnet School consistently underperforms compared to the Fayette County and Kentucky averages on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 34% of 7th graders at the school were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 50% for Fayette County and 43% for Kentucky. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well but African American and low socioeconomic status students performing poorly. Additionally, Lexington Trad Magnet School has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 33.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to other middle schools in the Fayette County district, Lexington Trad Magnet School performs significantly worse academically. For instance, Jessie M. Clark Middle School, which is only 4.7 miles away, consistently outperforms Lexington Trad Magnet School on state assessments, with 60% of 7th graders proficient or better in Mathematics compared to Lexington Trad Magnet School's 34%. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $20,877 to $33,178 in recent years, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes, raising questions about the efficient allocation of funds and the effectiveness of the school's instructional practices.

284

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,178

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 N Limestone St
Lexington, KY 40508-1871

(859) 381-3192

District: Fayette County

Feeder schools for Lexington Trad Magnet School:

Elementary:	Ashland Elementary School
	Harrison Elementary School
	William Wells Brown Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.5%

White:

16.9%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (30% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg43%

284^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Middle 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	16.8	284 of 320	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	274 of 324	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	305 of 327	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	276 of 320	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	269 of 282	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	285 of 335	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	277 of 322	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	257 of 330	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.8	219 of 331	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.5	168 of 337	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.9	165 of 335	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.3	157 of 335	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.0	118 of 319	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.2	106 of 304	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	78.2	49 of 299	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	72.9	69 of 289	76.1%	★★★★☆
2008	58.2	113 of 287	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.8	77 of 284	72.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	48 of 83	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	37 of 80	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.9	62 of 79	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	71 of 84	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	62 of 96	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	67 of 96	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	29.8	179 of 226	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	144 of 219	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	272 of 298	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	236 of 300	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	259 of 295	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	275 of 299	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	214 of 233	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	267 of 290	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	33 of 131	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	35.9	85 of 123	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	47 of 120	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	43 of 120	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	41 of 116	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	16.1	57 of 58	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	263 of 314	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	232 of 311	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	273 of 309	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	264 of 310	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	214 of 224	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	272 of 303	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	255 of 285	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	261 of 303	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	278 of 304	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	294 of 307	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	237 of 304	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	258 of 303	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	246 of 293	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	71.4	15 of 87	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	38 of 85	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	57 of 126	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.7	254 of 294	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	115 of 314	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	206 of 316	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	203 of 320	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.2	67 of 314	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	40.6	163 of 266	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	100 of 253	60.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)83rd percentile+68 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+64 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2019)21st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2019)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing38%-11 vs state

Editing and Mechanics34%-15 vs state

Reading31%-16 vs state

Mathematics28%-14 vs state

Social Studies28%-11 vs state

Science17%-12 vs state

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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 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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
Lexington Trad Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	350 N Limestone St	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3192	284	33	8.5	78.2%	48 (16.9%)	186 (65.5%)	28 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	16.8	284^th of 320 public middle schools	11.3%		19.3	274^th of 324 public middle schools	15.4%	10				34.0	22.0			24.0	41.0	29.0	17.0		38.0		28.0		34.0	$33,178	$1,152	$1,674	$2,826	$23,441	$3,174	$26,615
Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 Tates Creek Pk	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3533	604	42	14.3	40.4%	349 (57.8%)	95 (15.7%)	101 (16.7%)	26 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.1%)	79.2	39^th of 320 public middle schools	87.8%		84.5	28^th of 324 public middle schools	91.4%	11			52.0	54.0	54.0			64.0	63.0	57.0	42.0		60.0		59.0		60.0	$22,799	$468	$958	$1,425	$15,473	$2,980	$18,453
Bryan Station Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1865 Wickland Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3288	744	55	13.4	58.5%	250 (33.6%)	137 (18.4%)	309 (41.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.4%)	37.3	206^th of 320 public middle schools	35.6%		34.7	218^th of 324 public middle schools	32.7%	12			28.0	47.0	32.0			45.0	47.0	39.0	23.0		50.0		35.0		50.0	$23,014	$817	$992	$1,809	$15,322	$2,983	$18,305
Scapa At Bluegrass	Public	4-8	400 Lafayette Pkwy	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3332	300	29	10.3	14.0%	204 (68.0%)	30 (10.0%)	14 (4.7%)	37 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	99.3	2^nd of 320 public middle schools	99.4%		98.8	2^nd of 324 public middle schools	99.4%		69.0	66.0	71.0	92.0	90.0	87.0	81.0	85.0	94.0	83.0	81.0	64.0		74.0	82.0	78.0	85.0	$26,856	$287	$949	$1,237	$19,480	$3,339	$22,819
Winburn Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 Winburn Dr	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3967	768	59	13.0	65.4%	146 (19.0%)	255 (33.2%)	302 (39.3%)	34 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	14.5	289^th of 320 public middle schools	9.7%		19.5	272^nd of 324 public middle schools	16.0%	17			27.0	34.0	22.0			32.0	35.0	25.0	25.0		20.0		28.0		30.0	$21,041	$893	$1,024	$1,918	$15,373	$2,881	$18,255
Leestown Middle School	Public	6-8	2010 Leestown Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3181	1,084	75	14.4	52.6%	304 (28.0%)	294 (27.1%)	377 (34.8%)	39 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (6.3%)	59.2	121^st of 320 public middle schools	62.2%		56.7	118^th of 324 public middle schools	63.6%	3			48.0	48.0	46.0			54.0	49.0	48.0	27.0		57.0		54.0		52.0	$22,326	$719	$1,043	$1,762	$14,746	$2,955	$17,701
Crawford Middle School	Public	6-8	1813 Charleston Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3370	710	57	12.3	66.2%	181 (25.5%)	265 (37.3%)	189 (26.6%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.0%)	28.5	240^th of 320 public middle schools	25.0%		28.5	241^st of 324 public middle schools	25.6%	1			36.0	28.0	29.0			49.0	49.0	36.0	18.0		33.0		36.0		43.0	$24,913	$1,263	$1,241	$2,504	$16,383	$2,911	$19,295
Beaumont Middle School	Public	6-8	2080 Georgian Way	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3094	743	50	14.8	33.9%	389 (52.4%)	83 (11.2%)	144 (19.4%)	82 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	71.7	73^rd of 320 public middle schools	77.2%		68.7	81^st of 324 public middle schools	75.0%	8			53.0	57.0	53.0			58.0	51.0	55.0	37.0		61.0		52.0		55.0	$22,788	$292	$980	$1,273	$15,726	$2,893	$18,619
Tates Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 Centre Pkwy	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3052	767	57	13.4	57.0%	313 (40.8%)	214 (27.9%)	128 (16.7%)	48 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.3%)	36.6	208^th of 320 public middle schools	35.0%		39.3	193^rd of 324 public middle schools	40.4%	15			33.0	39.0	36.0			43.0	46.0	35.0	36.0		46.0		34.0		44.0	$23,083	$882	$989	$1,872	$15,567	$2,932	$18,499
Jessie M Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	3341 Clays Mill Rd	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3036	1,002	61	16.5	34.9%	620 (61.9%)	118 (11.8%)	105 (10.5%)	80 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (7.9%)	82.5	33^rd of 320 public middle schools	89.7%		83.1	31^st of 324 public middle schools	90.4%	2			55.0	60.0	59.0			66.0	64.0	65.0	42.0		55.0		57.0		63.0	$21,578	$300	$966	$1,267	$14,585	$2,840	$17,425

Frequently Asked Questions about Lexington Trad Magnet School

How many students attend Lexington Trad Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Lexington Trad Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Lexington Trad Magnet School?

Students at Lexington Trad Magnet School are 65% African American, 17% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Lexington Trad Magnet School in?

Fayette County

Is Lexington Trad Magnet School a good school?

Lexington Trad Magnet School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Kentucky middle schools.

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