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Northern Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

612^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Northern Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving 419 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Fayette County School District, which is ranked 74 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Northern Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with low performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 49% in Fayette County and 43% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in Science, with only 14% of 4th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 40% in Fayette County and 37% statewide. Additionally, the school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 29.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

However, the school's proximity to several higher-performing elementary schools, such as William Wells Brown Elementary, Dixie Elementary Magnet, and Ashland Elementary, suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement if the right strategies and resources are implemented. The school's high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio indicate that it has access to resources that could be leveraged to improve student outcomes.

424

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,778

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

340 Rookwood Pkwy
Lexington, KY 40505-4050

(859) 381-3541

District: Fayette County

Students who attend Northern Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bryan Station High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.3%

African American:

29.0%

White:

19.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Editing and Mechanics scores 29 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg45%

612^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	14.5	612 of 685	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	627 of 685	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	560 of 687	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	637 of 684	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	651 of 700	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	656 of 691	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	662 of 694	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	23.7	586 of 690	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	658 of 698	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.2	661 of 705	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	29.9	563 of 719	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.9	425 of 713	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	79.6	101 of 688	85.3%	★★★★☆
2010	57.9	298 of 683	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.4	186 of 658	71.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	17 of 142	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	43.9	75 of 140	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	51 of 129	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.9	87 of 118	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	147 of 185	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	146 of 184	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	18.7	434 of 474	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	237 of 445	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	61 of 69	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	58 of 65	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	83 of 96	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	61 of 81	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	582 of 648	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	615 of 644	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	541 of 639	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	612 of 641	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	609 of 671	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	626 of 663	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	156 of 168	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	120 of 135	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	83 of 120	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	92 of 152	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	125 of 153	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	570 of 672	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	612 of 665	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	516 of 670	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	621 of 667	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	614 of 664	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	609 of 631	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	585 of 653	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	626 of 652	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	532 of 652	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	606 of 657	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	641 of 676	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	640 of 665	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	10.3	621 of 661	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	572 of 659	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	545 of 659	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	464 of 658	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	435 of 656	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	510 of 592	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	553 of 593	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+77 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2019)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing37%~ state avg

Reading31%-18 vs state

Mathematics22%-21 vs state

Editing and Mechanics18%-29 vs state

Science14%-23 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Mary Todd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 Parkside Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3512	405	34	11.8	74.8%	48 (11.9%)	139 (34.3%)	192 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.7%)	20.3	569^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.9%		18.8	579^th of 685 public elementary schools	15.5%	10	33.0	34.0	37.0	41.0	34.0	32.0	26.0	16.0	22.0	21.0	$25,534	$795	$1,071	$1,866	$17,657	$3,043	$20,700
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
Dixie Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1940 Eastland Pkwy	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3116	584	41	14.3	49.8%	292 (50.0%)	134 (22.9%)	104 (17.8%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	46	373^rd of 685 public elementary schools	45.5%		48.8	339^th of 685 public elementary schools	50.5%	34	40.0	40.0	47.0	50.0	42.0	54.0	21.0	42.0	41.0	49.0	$23,098	$844	$1,081	$1,925	$15,278	$2,971	$18,248
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Northern Elementary School

How many students attend Northern Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Northern Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Northern Elementary School?

Students at Northern Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 29% African American, 19% White, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Northern Elementary School attend?

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

High : Bryan Station High School

What district is Northern Elementary School in?

Fayette County

Is Northern Elementary School a good school?

Northern Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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