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James Lane Allen Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1901 Appomattox Rd
Lexington, KY 40504
Phone
(859) 381-3456
District
Fayette County
County
FAYETTE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
410
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.4% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

James Lane Allen Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
45%
29%
47%
27%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
47%
40%
50%
34%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
44%
39%
46%
25%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 30 7.3%
Kindergarten 75 18.3%
Grade 1 56 13.7%
Grade 2 58 14.1%
Grade 3 76 18.5%
Grade 4 58 14.1%
Grade 5 57 13.9%
Total 410 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 32.3% 46.5% 75.7%
Black 19.5% 25.1% 11.5%
Hispanic 47.7% 22.6% 10.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 5.6% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.8% 51.1% 58.7%
Free lunch eligible 65.6% 48.6% 56.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.2% 2.5% 2.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 321,122 4,526,154
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,131.3 114
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.2% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.8% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.4% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 137,803 1,791,991
Single Parent Households With Children 8.0% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.4% 88.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 47.3% 27.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.1% 13.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 15.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.8% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.3% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.4% 12.9%
$15,000 or less 9.9% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,521 $396,989,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $826 $34,427,000 4.7%
Staff $748 $31,170,000 4.3%
General Administration $206 $8,582,000 1.2%
School Administration $768 $32,011,000 4.4%
Operation $1,293 $53,934,000 7.4%
Transportation $655 $27,314,000 3.8%
Other $962 $40,129,000 5.5%
Total Support $5,458 $227,567,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,428 $101,227,000 13.9%
Total Expenditures $17,406 $725,783,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,910 $5,200,739,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $727 $477,948,000 4.7%
Staff $736 $484,166,000 4.8%
General Administration $291 $191,384,000 1.9%
School Administration $768 $504,692,000 5.0%
Operation $1,171 $769,813,000 7.6%
Transportation $725 $476,816,000 4.7%
Other $397 $260,689,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,815 $3,165,508,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,706 $1,779,038,000 17.5%
Total Expenditures $15,431 $10,145,285,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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