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Best Elementary Schools
in Fayette County

This page covers 41 elementary schools in Fayette County. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

41
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Homebound Elementary
Grades PK–052 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (0.2:1) · above-average investment ($17,525/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
0.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
2
rank
Ridge Hospital Alt. Elementary
Grades KG–052 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (0.4:1) · above-average investment ($17,525/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
0.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
3
rank
Carter G. Woodson Preparatory Academy
Grades KG–05100 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (6.8:1) · above-average investment ($17,525/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
6.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
4
rank
Stonewall Elementary School
Grades PK–05655 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,525/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
5
rank
Clays Mill Elementary School
Grades KG–05517 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1) · above-average investment ($17,525/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
6
rank
Rosa Parks Elementary School
Grades KG–05706 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,525/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
7
rank
Ashland Elementary School
Grades KG–05249 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.2:1) · above-average investment ($17,525/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
10.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
46%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Glendover Elementary School
Grades PK–05456 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($17,525/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Wellington Elementary
Grades PK–05606 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,525/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
10
rank
Cassidy Elementary School
Grades KG–05654 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,525/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
31 more elementary schools in Fayette County not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
41
Elementary Schools
80
Total Schools
63
#1 Score
52
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.