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Lancaster Elementary School

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Lancaster Elementary School ranks 226 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Lancaster Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lancaster, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 464 students. The school is part of the Garrard County School District, which is ranked 43 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Lancaster Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 226 and 626 out of 685-700 Kentucky elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 226 out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the school outperformed the state and district averages in mathematics for grades 3-5, its reading proficiency rates for those grades were below the state and district averages. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.0% to 28.0% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School and Paint Lick Elementary School, both of which are also part of the Garrard County School District, Lancaster Elementary School has generally underperformed in academic measures. Schools in the neighboring Lincoln County and Boyle County districts, such as Junction City Elementary School and Woodlawn Elementary School, have also significantly outperformed Lancaster Elementary School in academic measures.

462

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,535

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Lexington St
Lancaster, KY 40444

(859) 792-3047

District: Garrard County

Students who attend Lancaster Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Garrard Middle School
High:	Garrard County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.5%

Two or more races:

10.4%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (51% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 57 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Kentucky median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg55%

Kentucky avg44%

226^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 57 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Garrard County

43^rd of 157Garrard 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
2025	63.5	226 of 685	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	377 of 685	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	480 of 687	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	463 of 684	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	263 of 517	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	496 of 700	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	472 of 691	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	516 of 694	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	559 of 690	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.4	626 of 698	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	577 of 705	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.4	509 of 719	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.0	485 of 713	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.6	261 of 688	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.1	378 of 683	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.6	514 of 658	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.4	473 of 651	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.8	454 of 638	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	17.7	197 of 206	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	353 of 474	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	200 of 648	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	369 of 644	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	393 of 639	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	423 of 641	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	488 of 671	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	494 of 663	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	161 of 672	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	50.5	302 of 665	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	482 of 670	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	487 of 667	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.0	125 of 275	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	380 of 664	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	356 of 631	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	182 of 653	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	41.9	395 of 652	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	495 of 652	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	511 of 657	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	466 of 676	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	427 of 665	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	100 of 306	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	451 of 661	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	201 of 659	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	395 of 659	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	514 of 658	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	518 of 656	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	228 of 337	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	433 of 592	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	435 of 593	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+23 vs state

Reading52%+3 vs state

Science46%+9 vs state

Writing41%+3 vs state

Editing and Mechanics38%-9 vs state

Social Studies33%-5 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
Lancaster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Lexington St	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-3047	462	35	13.3	78.8%	372 (80.5%)	15 (3.2%)	25 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.4%)	63.5	226^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.0%		44	377^th of 685 public elementary schools	45.0%	151	69.0	71.0	60.0	53.0	58.0	44.0	46.0	41.0	33.0	38.0	$14,535	$1,190	$106	$1,296	$10,660	$2,579	$13,239
Paint Lick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6798 Richmond Rd	Paint Lick	40461	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-2122	260	24	10.8	70.4%	234 (90.0%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	61.3	243^rd of 685 public elementary schools	64.5%		63.8	220^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.9%	23	47.0	46.0	53.0	62.0	54.0	67.0		35.0	51.0	35.0	$16,147	$1,605	$86	$1,691	$11,545	$2,911	$14,456
Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	279 North Camp Dick Rd	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-6136	446	28	15.9	59.4%	405 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	81.8	90^th of 685 public elementary schools	86.9%		78.3	103^rd of 685 public elementary schools	85.0%	13	59.0	53.0	67.0	53.0	69.0	72.0	40.0	81.0	54.0	74.0	$14,245	$1,317	$160	$1,477	$9,856	$2,912	$12,768
Stanford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Old Fort Rd	Stanford	40484	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-2191	572	49	11.6	75.0%	467 (81.6%)	25 (4.4%)	41 (7.2%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	39.1	438^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.1%		23.7	548^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.0%	110	27.0	25.0	36.0	49.0	36.0	54.0	29.0	48.0	36.0	53.0	$14,393	$2,876	$536	$3,412	$6,351	$2,626	$8,977
Mary G. Hogsett Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	300 Waveland Avenue	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 238-1313	356	28	12.9	75.8%	195 (54.8%)	55 (15.4%)	57 (16.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.6%)								(n/a)											$17,612	$1,483	$796	$2,279	$12,941	$3,082	$16,023
Crab Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	383 Lancaster St	Crab Orchard	40419	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 355-2331	266	21	12.4	86.8%	251 (94.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	40.2	427^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.7%		35.9	452^nd of 685 public elementary schools	34.0%	25	35.0	32.0	39.0	45.0	50.0	52.0	29.0	45.0	33.0	42.0	$16,271	$2,189	$325	$2,514	$9,241	$2,710	$11,951
Edna L. Toliver Intermediate School	Public	2-5	209 Maple Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 238-1319	520	42	12.5	72.5%	257 (49.4%)	81 (15.6%)	80 (15.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (18.5%)	19	576^th of 685 public elementary schools	15.9%		24	543^rd of 685 public elementary schools	20.7%	33	33.0	32.0	23.0	34.0	41.0	33.0	30.0	16.0	24.0	24.0	$17,888	$2,021	$703	$2,725	$13,236	$3,063	$16,299
Junction City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 School St	Junction City	40440	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 936-7524	457	30	15.4	68.5%	378 (82.7%)	7 (1.5%)	36 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	84.4	79^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.5%		91.7	23^rd of 685 public elementary schools	96.6%	56	58.0	55.0	77.0	64.0	66.0	70.0	44.0	53.0	68.0	75.0	$10,844	$1,320	$78	$1,398	$11,463	$2,208	$9,448
Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1661 Perryville Rd	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	No	(859) 236-7688	657	43	15.2	39.4%	576 (87.7%)	12 (1.8%)	17 (2.6%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	95	11^th of 685 public elementary schools	98.4%		92.1	20^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.1%	9	74.0	75.0	83.0	72.0	77.0	78.0	58.0	60.0	70.0	79.0	$10,164	$419	$110	$529	$10,661	$2,299	$9,637
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Tick Ridge Rd	Waynesburg	40489	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-2768	186	16	11.3	77.4%	162 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	51	329^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.0%		39.6	421^st of 685 public elementary schools	38.5%	92	44.0	48.0	34.0	56.0	48.0	55.0			38.0	45.0	$17,713	$2,102	$355	$2,457	$10,609	$2,764	$13,373

Frequently Asked Questions about Lancaster Elementary School

What district is Lancaster Elementary School in?

Garrard County

What is the racial makeup of Lancaster Elementary School?

Students at Lancaster Elementary School are 81% White, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Lancaster Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Garrard Middle School
High : Garrard County High School

How many students attend Lancaster Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Lancaster Elementary School.

Is Lancaster Elementary School a good school?

Lancaster Elementary School ranks 226^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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