Summary:
The 40513 list includes two Fayette County schools: Rosa Parks Elementary School (grades K–5, 681 students) and Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (grades 9–12, 1,828 students). The most important finding is that both were above state benchmarks in every reported subject in 2025–2026: Rosa Parks’ margins ranged from 18 to 37 points, while Dunbar’s ranged from 7 to 17 points.
Rosa Parks stands out for its especially strong elementary results: its largest margin was third-grade math, at 80% proficiency versus 43% statewide, a 37-point gap. SchoolDigger ranks it 17th of 684 schools in its ranking group, at the 98th percentile with five stars. Dunbar also exceeded the state in all six reported subjects, led by science (40% versus 23%, a 17-point gap) and social studies (53% versus 37%, a 16-point gap). SchoolDigger ranks it 28th of 262, at the 89th percentile with four stars; these rankings use different school-level groups.
Over time, the average state gap at Rosa Parks rose from 27 to 28 points across nine comparable results, though changes varied: fourth-grade math proficiency increased 12 points, while fifth-grade social studies fell 7 points. Dunbar’s average gap was nearly unchanged, moving from 12.2 to 12.3 points; science and social studies improved, while math, reading, and writing scores declined. Attendance also differs: chronic absenteeism was 6% at Rosa Parks, 37% at Dunbar, and 24% statewide. Dunbar’s graduation rate was 93.7% versus 94.1% statewide, and its dropout rate was 2% versus 1%. For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible measures were 17% at Rosa Parks and 41% at Dunbar; student-teacher ratios were 15.2 and 17.7, respectively. Because the schools serve different grade spans, their results are not direct school-to-school comparisons.
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