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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 40505

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Schools

2,694

Students

Top rankedDixie Elementary Magnet School373^rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Northern Elementary School up 15 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Arlington Elementary School 11 students per teacher

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Summary:

The 40505 zip code area of Lexington, Kentucky is home to 6 elementary schools that are part of the Fayette County school district. These schools serve students from prekindergarten through 5th grade and vary significantly in their academic performance, with Dixie Elementary Magnet School standing out as the highest-performing school in the area, while Deep Springs Elementary School lags behind.

Dixie Elementary Magnet School is the clear standout, ranking 285th out of 687 Kentucky elementary schools and boasting the highest test scores across most subject areas. In contrast, Deep Springs Elementary School ranks 589th in the state and has the lowest test scores in the data set. The other schools, including Northern Elementary, Yates Elementary, and Mary Todd Elementary, generally perform below the Fayette County and Kentucky averages in most subject areas and grade levels.

A common challenge across all the schools in the 40505 zip code area is high chronic absenteeism, with each school reporting a rate of 25.0% for the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50.43% at Dixie Elementary Magnet School to 84.39% at Arlington Elementary School, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. These factors may contribute to the overall low academic performance observed in the majority of the schools in this area.

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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
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
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
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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 40505

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lexington	0.22 mi	83	164^th
Nicholasville	9.32 mi	12	145^th
Georgetown	9.87 mi	16	173^rd
Paris	12.72 mi	9	294^th
Winchester	13.08 mi	12	250^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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