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Millcreek Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

631^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Millcreek Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 531. 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.

Millcreek Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Millcreek Elementary School Kentucky elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 510 and 648 out of around 700 schools. The school has received 0 or 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. This is particularly concerning given the school's relatively high per-student spending of $24,709 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Millcreek Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Fayette County district, such as Wellington Elementary, Cassidy Elementary School, and Glendover Elementary School, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance, with proficiency rates that are 20-40 percentage points lower in many subject areas. Despite the district's overall 3-star rating, Millcreek Elementary School has struggled to make meaningful improvements in its academic performance over the past several years.

529

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,709

Per pupil spending ?

70.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1212 Reva Ridge Way
Lexington, KY 40517-5906

(859) 381-3527

District: Fayette County

Students who attend Millcreek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Tates Creek Middle School
High:	Tates Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.4%

White:

25.5%

Hispanic:

22.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (24% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg44%

631^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	11.7	631 of 685	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	647 of 685	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	596 of 687	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	578 of 684	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	510 of 517	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	624 of 700	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	648 of 691	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	615 of 694	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	659 of 690	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.2	645 of 698	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.3	628 of 705	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	661 of 719	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.6	647 of 713	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	624 of 688	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	533 of 683	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.2	543 of 658	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.8	533 of 651	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.2	492 of 638	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	108 of 142	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	135 of 140	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	63 of 129	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	52 of 118	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	124 of 185	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	168 of 184	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	16.1	446 of 474	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	424 of 445	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	599 of 648	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	614 of 644	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	598 of 639	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	604 of 641	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	615 of 671	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	625 of 663	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	134 of 168	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	105 of 120	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	14.6	33 of 34	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	616 of 672	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	643 of 665	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	574 of 670	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	551 of 667	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	262 of 275	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	608 of 664	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	602 of 631	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	612 of 653	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	623 of 652	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	564 of 652	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	506 of 657	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	596 of 676	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	626 of 665	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	12 of 57	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	18 of 59	69.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	7.2	634 of 661	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	586 of 659	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	572 of 659	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	465 of 658	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	555 of 656	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	528 of 592	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	515 of 593	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)79th percentile+71 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2019)4th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2018)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics30%-17 vs state

Reading30%-19 vs state

Writing22%-16 vs state

Mathematics22%-22 vs state

Social Studies20%-18 vs state

Science15%-22 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
Millcreek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1212 Reva Ridge Way	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3527	529	44	11.9	70.5%	135 (25.5%)	198 (37.4%)	120 (22.7%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (11.2%)	11.7	631^st of 685 public elementary schools	7.9%		8.4	647^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.5%	16	25.0	25.0	15.0	34.0	28.0	27.0	15.0	22.0	20.0	30.0	$24,709	$1,026	$1,195	$2,221	$16,539	$3,003	$19,542
Tates Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1113 Centre Pkwy	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3606	626	49	12.6	78.1%	182 (29.1%)	245 (39.1%)	110 (17.6%)	16 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.0%)	35.6	459^th of 685 public elementary schools	33.0%		22	559^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.4%	100	33.0	34.0	29.0	40.0	44.0	51.0	32.0	43.0	34.0	41.0	$24,194	$872	$1,120	$1,991	$16,272	$3,000	$19,272
Veterans Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	4351 Clearwater Way	Lexington	40515	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3161	702	45	15.4	32.2%	465 (66.2%)	87 (12.4%)	44 (6.3%)	34 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	69 (9.8%)	85.4	70^th of 685 public elementary schools	89.8%		83.4	79^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.5%	9	60.0	63.0	67.0	66.0	68.0	63.0	59.0	53.0	59.0	62.0	$23,148	$1,262	$949	$2,211	$15,082	$2,946	$18,028
Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Wilson Downing Rd	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3589	476	39	12.0	71.0%	156 (32.8%)	137 (28.8%)	94 (19.7%)	29 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (12.0%)	29	509^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.7%		28.1	514^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.0%	5	18.0	31.0	39.0	35.0	39.0	41.0	31.0	39.0	37.0	34.0	$25,625	$726	$1,045	$1,772	$17,858	$3,053	$20,911
Squires Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3337 Squire Oak Dr.	Lexington	40515	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3002	447	34	13.1	55.7%	209 (46.8%)	84 (18.8%)	99 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.6%)	56.7	284^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.5%		73.2	134^th of 685 public elementary schools	80.4%	150	54.0	78.0	48.0	50.0	65.0	47.0	54.0	24.0	27.0	32.0	$26,077	$904	$1,012	$1,915	$18,198	$3,017	$21,216
Lansdowne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	336 Redding Rd	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3500	610	47	12.9	71.6%	206 (33.8%)	191 (31.3%)	122 (20.0%)	38 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.5%)	16.3	597^th of 685 public elementary schools	12.8%		19.1	577^th of 685 public elementary schools	15.8%	20	28.0	32.0	26.0	39.0	34.0	33.0	23.0	18.0	23.0	18.0	$23,658	$732	$986	$1,718	$15,821	$2,974	$18,795
Julius Marks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3277 Pepperhill Rd	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3470	444	34	13.0	68.9%	167 (37.6%)	131 (29.5%)	85 (19.1%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.7%)	30.3	503^rd of 685 public elementary schools	26.6%		26.7	525^th of 685 public elementary schools	23.4%	22	29.0	47.0	31.0	35.0	50.0	39.0	26.0	34.0	31.0	33.0	$24,127	$731	$1,114	$1,845	$16,461	$3,021	$19,482
Glendover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Glendover Rd	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3403	482	39	12.3	42.9%	254 (52.7%)	49 (10.2%)	100 (20.7%)	47 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.4%)	84.5	77^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.8%		71.9	145^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.8%	68	64.0	73.0	63.0	57.0	77.0	64.0	66.0	52.0	55.0	55.0	$25,778	$512	$949	$1,461	$18,406	$2,919	$21,325
Ridge Hospital Alternative Elementary	Public	K-5	3050 Rio Dosa Dr	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 269-2325	1	5	.2		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Wellington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3280 Keithshire Way	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3000	608	43	14.2	36.0%	332 (54.6%)	47 (7.7%)	73 (12.0%)	103 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.6%)	91.7	27^th of 685 public elementary schools	96.1%		90.1	33^rd of 685 public elementary schools	95.2%	6	63.0	76.0	80.0	75.0	67.0	69.0	57.0	64.0	58.0	75.0	$22,536	$1,382	$975	$2,358	$14,442	$2,832	$17,273

Frequently Asked Questions about Millcreek Elementary School

Is Millcreek Elementary School a good school?

Millcreek Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Kentucky elementary schools.

How many students attend Millcreek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Millcreek Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Millcreek Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Tates Creek Middle School
High : Tates Creek High School

What is the racial makeup of Millcreek Elementary School?

Students at Millcreek Elementary School are 37% African American, 26% White, 23% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Millcreek Elementary School in?

Fayette County

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