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Athens-Chilesburg Elementary

Public Grades K-5

28^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Athens-Chilesburg Elementary is a K–5 school in Lexington’s Fayette County, serving 620 students. Its 2025–2026 proficiency results are well above district and state averages across the tested subjects. Most importantly, it is the nearby group’s clear academic leader, earning the highest reported result in four subjects and tying for the top result in writing.

The school’s strongest relative results are in editing and mechanics and social studies: its proficiency rates are 76% and 67%, respectively, compared with nearby-school averages of 41% and 35%. It also leads nearby schools in math, reading, and science, with results of 73%, 75%, and 63%. Those results exceed Fayette County averages by 23, 20, and 21 points, respectively. Writing is the relative weak spot: the school’s 45% is still tied for the best nearby result, but is only 6 points above the district and 10 above the state. Grade 4 math is also the school’s lowest tested math grade, at 69%, though it is higher than every nearby grade 4 result.

Results have eased in several subjects since 2022–2023: writing fell from 62% to 45%, science from 71% to 63%, and reading from 80% to 75%; editing and mechanics rose from 71% to 76%. The state gap narrowed in five of six subjects, including writing, where it went from 23 points to 10. SchoolDigger ranks the school 28th of 684 statewide, in the 96th percentile with five stars, down from the 99th percentile in 2022–2023; it remains ahead of nearby Garrett Morgan Elementary, at the 87th percentile. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings, which measure how well a school serves each group relative to that group at other schools, place its Special Education Students and Asian Students at the 55th percentile, compared with 96th overall; the Special Education ranking fell 30 points from 2022–2023. Context for families: the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 15.1, the highest among nearby schools with data, while 21% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest nearby share for that measure and year. Chronic absenteeism was also the nearby group’s lowest in 2025–2026, at 7%.

620

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

21.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

930 Jouett Creek Dr
Lexington, KY 40509

(859) 381-4955

District: Fayette County

Students who attend Athens-Chilesburg Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School
High:	Henry Clay High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

Asian:

16.5%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (69% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg49%

Kentucky avg44%

28^th of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 39Elementary Schools in the Fayette County

65^th of 158Fayette 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	28 of 684	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	16 of 685	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	12 of 685	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	9 of 687	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	12 of 684	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	13 of 517	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	18 of 700	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	20 of 691	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	82.8	73 of 694	89.5%	★★★★☆
2016	82.2	71 of 690	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	87.7	39 of 698	94.4%	★★★★★
2014	90.6	22 of 705	96.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.5	44 of 719	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	89.6	30 of 713	95.8%	★★★★★
2011	84.6	68 of 688	90.1%	★★★★★
2010	82.3	71 of 683	89.6%	★★★★☆
2009	88.6	40 of 658	93.9%	★★★★★
2008	77.2	112 of 651	82.8%	★★★★☆
2007	68.9	178 of 638	72.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	40 of 150	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	18 of 185	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	5 of 184	97.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	13 of 29	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.9	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.8	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.6	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.9	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	8 of 65	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.6	17 of 69	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	16 of 657	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	6 of 648	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	26 of 644	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	5 of 639	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	9 of 641	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	4 of 312	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	8 of 671	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	23 of 663	96.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	97 of 674	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	57 of 672	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	79.4	81 of 665	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	129 of 670	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	63 of 667	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	55 of 664	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	73.4	104 of 631	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	34 of 651	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.0	34 of 653	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	8 of 652	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	18 of 652	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	22 of 657	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	12 of 325	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	31 of 676	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	26 of 665	96.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	142 of 314	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	89 of 306	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	38 of 257	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	20 of 661	97.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	5 of 650	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	9 of 659	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	8 of 659	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	10 of 658	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	11 of 656	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	9 of 337	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	13 of 592	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	19 of 593	96.8%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)88th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)73rd percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2026)55th percentile-41 vs school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Editing and Mechanics76%+28 vs state

Reading75%+25 vs state

Mathematics73%+30 vs state

Social Studies67%+29 vs state

Science63%+23 vs state

Writing45%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)			KSA Reading (2026)			KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Total
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary	Public	K-5	930 Jouett Creek Dr	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4955	620	41	15.1	21.3%	412 (66.5%)	39 (6.3%)	34 (5.5%)	102 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	92.1	28^th of 684 public elementary schools	95.9%		94.2	16^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.7%	12	75.0	69.0	74.0	77.0	72.0	76.0	63.0	45.0	67.0	76.0
Garrett Morgan Elementary	Public	K-5	1150 Passage Mound Way	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3165	746	51	14.6	32.4%	429 (57.5%)	126 (16.9%)	58 (7.8%)	75 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.6%)	82.1	87^th of 684 public elementary schools	87.3%		79.9	104^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.8%	17	59.0	69.0	52.0	69.0	71.0	64.0	59.0	53.0	49.0	57.0
Brenda Cowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Athens-Boonesboro Road	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4000	586	43	13.5	44.9%	242 (41.3%)	120 (20.5%)	71 (12.1%)	96 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.6%)	61.9	232^nd of 684 public elementary schools	66.1%		53.9	305^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.5%	73	50.0	52.0	59.0	61.0	56.0	59.0	50.0	12.0	43.0	46.0
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)
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-5	2585 Liberty Rd	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4979	721	51	14.2	42.0%	339 (47.0%)	144 (20.0%)	120 (16.6%)	55 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.6%)	79.3	109^th of 684 public elementary schools	84.1%		78	121^st of 685 public elementary schools	82.3%	12	56.0	52.0	63.0	60.0	56.0	75.0	49.0	45.0	65.0	72.0
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%)	43.2	399^th of 684 public elementary schools	41.7%		56.7	284^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.5%	115	60.0	43.0	46.0	59.0	52.0	39.0	41.0	23.0	13.0	27.0
Breckinridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 St. Mathilda Dr.	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3273	576	50	11.5	81.1%	86 (14.9%)	205 (35.6%)	230 (39.9%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.6%)	44.4	388^th of 684 public elementary schools	43.3%		47.4	358^th of 685 public elementary schools	47.7%	30	50.0	44.0	43.0	55.0	50.0	46.0	29.0	34.0	33.0	36.0
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%)	39.4	427^th of 684 public elementary schools	37.6%		35.6	459^th of 685 public elementary schools	33.0%	32	34.0	35.0	38.0	45.0	46.0	46.0	36.0	40.0	36.0	45.0
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%)	47.2	362^nd of 684 public elementary schools	47.1%		46	373^rd of 685 public elementary schools	45.5%	11	48.0	46.0	47.0	56.0	52.0	47.0	39.0	31.0	30.0	34.0
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%)	16.3	604^th of 684 public elementary schools	11.7%		14.8	606^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.5%	2	35.0	22.0	32.0	44.0	34.0	25.0		13.0	17.0	22.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Athens-Chilesburg Elementary

What district is Athens-Chilesburg Elementary in?

Fayette County

Is Athens-Chilesburg Elementary a good school?

Yes! Athens-Chilesburg Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 28^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Athens-Chilesburg Elementary attend?

Students who attend Athens-Chilesburg Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School
High : Henry Clay High School

What is the racial makeup of Athens-Chilesburg Elementary?

Students at Athens-Chilesburg Elementary are 66% White, 16% Asian, 6% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Athens-Chilesburg Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Athens-Chilesburg Elementary.

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