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Sandersville Elementary

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Sandersville Elementary ranks 138 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Sandersville Elementary is a public elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving 769 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.

Sandersville Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency, ranking in the top 25% of Kentucky elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 138 out of 685 elementary schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sandersville's students excel in both reading and mathematics, with 59% of 4th-graders proficient or better in each subject, compared to 53% and 49% for the district, respectively.

While Sandersville Elementary's overall performance is impressive, the school faces some challenges. Chronic absenteeism has risen from 12.8% to 27% in recent years, which may require targeted interventions. Additionally, the school's performance for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students is more mixed, suggesting a need to address potential equity and inclusion gaps. Nearby schools, such as James Lane Allen Elementary and Mary Todd Elementary, consistently rank in the bottom 25% of Kentucky elementary schools, highlighting Sandersville's strong academic standing within the district.

765

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,321

Per pupil spending ?

41.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3025 Sandersville Rd
Lexington, KY 40511-4050

(859) 381-4980

District: Fayette County

Students who attend Sandersville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leestown Middle School
High:	Bryan Station High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.5%

African American:

32.9%

Hispanic:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (55% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Kentucky elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg44%

138^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	74.6	138 of 685	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	163 of 685	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	138 of 687	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	78 of 684	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	133 of 517	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	78 of 700	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	117 of 691	83.1%	★★★★☆
2017	75.2	134 of 694	80.7%	★★★★☆
2016	70.7	170 of 690	75.4%	★★★★☆
2015	81.6	77 of 698	89.0%	★★★★☆
2014	75.8	115 of 705	83.7%	★★★★☆
2013	70.5	163 of 719	77.3%	★★★★☆
2012	67.4	193 of 713	72.9%	★★★★☆
2011	78.5	112 of 688	83.7%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	119 of 683	82.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	12 of 142	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	73.2	20 of 140	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	7 of 129	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	3 of 118	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	8 of 185	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	4 of 184	97.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	24.9	382 of 474	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	41 of 69	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	31 of 64	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	41 of 65	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	28 of 40	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	129 of 648	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	182 of 644	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	191 of 639	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	78 of 641	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	96 of 312	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	110 of 671	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	125 of 663	81.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	43 of 168	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	35 of 135	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	43.7	64 of 120	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	56 of 114	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.9	27 of 152	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	15 of 153	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	151 of 672	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	208 of 665	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	187 of 670	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	68 of 667	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	43.3	174 of 275	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.6	75 of 664	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	97 of 631	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	181 of 653	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	149 of 652	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	109 of 652	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	81 of 657	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	132 of 325	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.1	61 of 676	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.3	102 of 665	84.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	45.0	137 of 279	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.5	240 of 257	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	83.2	58 of 661	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	49 of 659	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	74 of 659	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	58 of 658	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	50 of 656	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	78.6	43 of 337	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	44 of 592	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	78.0	99 of 593	83.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)93rd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2024)51st percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile-39 vs school

Disabled (2019)19th percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics62%+15 vs state

Reading58%+9 vs state

Writing55%+17 vs state

Mathematics55%+11 vs state

Social Studies50%+12 vs state

Science48%+11 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
Sandersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3025 Sandersville Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-4980	765	56	13.5	41.4%	264 (34.5%)	252 (32.9%)	110 (14.4%)	74 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.4%)	74.6	138^th of 685 public elementary schools	79.9%		70	163^rd of 685 public elementary schools	76.2%	25	55.0	59.0	50.0	59.0	62.0	54.0	48.0	55.0	50.0	62.0	$23,321	$567	$1,037	$1,604	$15,489	$2,989	$18,478
Rise STEM Academy for Girls	Public, Magnet	K-8	2420 Spurr Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-4100	223	23	9.6	53.8%	73 (32.7%)	96 (43.0%)	22 (9.9%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.9%)	80.2	99^th of 685 public elementary schools	85.5%		42	400^th of 685 public elementary schools	41.6%	301	49.0	62.0	55.0	62.0	69.0	67.0		52.0	55.0	67.0
Coventry Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2441 Huntly Place	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3195	755	55	13.6	65.7%	134 (17.7%)	254 (33.6%)	304 (40.3%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.8%)	11.2	633^rd of 685 public elementary schools	7.6%		13	614^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.4%	19	25.0	23.0	23.0	36.0	33.0	26.0	18.0	15.0	18.0	20.0	$23,027	$1,002	$970	$1,971	$15,140	$2,995	$18,135
Meadowthorpe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1710 N. Forbes Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3521	517	41	12.7	48.0%	212 (41.0%)	128 (24.8%)	80 (15.5%)	54 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.1%)	86.5	61^st of 685 public elementary schools	91.1%		86	56^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.8%	5	55.0	79.0	64.0	55.0	83.0	66.0	65.0	69.0	57.0	58.0	$24,047	$663	$1,093	$1,756	$16,543	$2,948	$19,490
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
Cardinal Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Mandalay Rd	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3340	643	53	12.1	65.5%	42 (6.5%)	85 (13.2%)	497 (77.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	8.3	653^rd of 685 public elementary schools	4.7%		8.3	648^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.4%	5	22.0	17.0	26.0	20.0	22.0	22.0	12.0	24.0	19.0	22.0	$23,890	$878	$1,037	$1,915	$15,999	$2,979	$18,979
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
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
James Lane Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Appomattox Rd	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3456	429	39	11.1	66.7%	108 (25.2%)	72 (16.8%)	222 (51.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	21.8	562^nd of 685 public elementary schools	18.0%		21.6	562^nd of 685 public elementary schools	18.0%		27.0	26.0	27.0	25.0	38.0	37.0	29.0	35.0	29.0	37.0	$26,542	$1,004	$1,022	$2,026	$18,512	$3,036	$21,548

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandersville Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sandersville Elementary?

Students at Sandersville Elementary are 35% White, 33% African American, 14% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Sandersville Elementary in?

Fayette County

How many students attend Sandersville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 765 students attended Sandersville Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sandersville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sandersville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leestown Middle School
High : Bryan Station High School

Is Sandersville Elementary a good school?

Sandersville Elementary ranks 138^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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