Cassidy Elementary School

Summary:

Cassidy Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving 654 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2023-2024 school year.

Cassidy Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, consistently outperforming the Fayette County and Kentucky state averages in various subject areas, including mathematics, reading, science, writing, social studies, and editing/mechanics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 78% of 3rd-grade students at Cassidy Elementary School were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 46% in Fayette County and 43% statewide. The school's performance is particularly strong in reading, with 75% of 3rd-grade students, 71% of 4th-grade students, and 77% of 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better, significantly higher than the Fayette County and Kentucky averages.

Cassidy Elementary School's high performance extends to various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and white students, with the school ranking among the top elementary schools in Kentucky for these groups. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students and students with disabilities is more variable, indicating a potential area for improvement. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 23.4% to 33.13% in recent years, which is significantly lower than nearby schools like William Wells Brown Elementary (86.04%), Madeline M Breckinridge Elementary (77.8%), and Harrison Elementary (83.8%).


Detail:

Public K-5

 1125 Tates Creek Road
       Lexington, KY  40502


(859) 381-3018

District: Fayette County

SchoolDigger Rank:
9th of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,856 Help


Students who attend Cassidy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Morton Middle School
High:    Henry Clay High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  645

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.2%
African American:
11.2%
Hispanic:
9.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  29.8% Help


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Compare Details Cassidy Elementary School ranks better than 98.7% of elementary schools in Kentucky. It also ranks first among 38 ranked elementary schools in the Fayette County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.73. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.2%), African American (11.2%), Hispanic (9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 29.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cassidy Elementary School is 14.2. 38 elementary schools in the Fayette County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cassidy Elementary School is $17,856. 32 elementary schools in the Fayette County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cassidy Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cassidy Elementary School 9th of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Cassidy Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Fayette County:

SchoolDigger ranks Fayette County 77th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cassidy Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Cassidy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 90.95 31st 638 95.1%
2008 92.81 18th 651 97.2%
2009 92.66 17th 658 97.4%
2010 95.98 4th 683 99.4%
2011 95.39 7th 688 99.0%
2012 93.44 15th 713 97.9%
2013 94.95 11th 719 98.5%
2014 92.78 13th 705 98.2%
2015 90.53 21st 698 97.0%
2016 79.39 81st 690 88.3%
2017 87.13 36th 694 94.8%
2018 84.06 64th 691 90.7%
2019 90.52 21st 700 97.0%
2021 83.24 42nd 517 91.9%
2022 85.18 57th 684 91.7%
2023 93.05 20th 687 97.1%
2024 94.73 9th 685 98.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cassidy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 87.33 5th 58 91.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cassidy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.01 8th 81 90.1%
2024 51.91 28th 64 56.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cassidy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 89.78 23rd 661 96.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cassidy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.41 207th 631 67.2%
2019 59.52 232nd 664 65.1%
2021 20.55 243rd 275 11.6%
2022 52.60 275th 667 58.8%
2023 60.85 202nd 670 69.9%
2024 78.08 89th 665 86.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Cassidy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.48 48th 663 92.8%
2019 85.65 34th 671 94.9%
2021 72.93 53rd 312 83.0%
2022 82.38 57th 641 91.1%
2023 94.37 8th 639 98.7%
2024 94.42 6th 644 99.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Cassidy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.67 213th 445 52.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Cassidy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.26 3rd 8 62.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Cassidy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.68 89th 665 86.6%
2019 91.41 18th 676 97.3%
2021 77.12 40th 325 87.7%
2022 82.13 56th 657 91.5%
2023 87.77 46th 652 92.9%
2024 93.71 9th 652 98.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Cassidy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.88 27th 184 85.3%
2019 61.08 53rd 185 71.4%
2022 74.03 15th 118 87.3%
2023 67.09 23rd 129 82.2%
2024 83.53 7th 140 95.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cassidy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.79 19th 153 87.6%
2022 22.95 96th 114 15.8%
2024 79.79 12th 135 91.1%
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Rank History for White students at Cassidy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.79 45th 593 92.4%
2019 94.29 10th 592 98.3%
2021 93.43 5th 337 98.5%
2022 93.14 16th 656 97.6%
2023 96.22 3rd 658 99.5%
2024 96.93 3rd 659 99.5%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Cassidy Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 538 63 16 1 0 n/a n/a 0 618
1989 531 53 12 2 0 n/a n/a 0 598
1990 569 36 14 0 0 n/a n/a 0 619
1991 462 86 14 1 0 n/a n/a 0 563
1992 433 63 13 0 0 n/a n/a 0 509
1993 430 67 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 505
1994 426 80 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 516
1995 393 55 9 0 0 n/a n/a 0 457
1996 393 55 9 0 0 n/a n/a 0 457
1997 396 70 15 2 0 n/a n/a 0 483
1998 381 69 13 0 0 n/a n/a 4 467
1999 361 111 0 4 1 n/a n/a 14 491
2000 363 119 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 483
2001 376 122 12 4 0 n/a n/a 0 514
2002 340 141 17 9 0 n/a n/a 0 507
2003 340 141 17 9 0 n/a n/a 0 507
2004 371 141 11 9 0 n/a n/a 0 532
2005 377 112 11 13 0 n/a n/a 0 513
2006 405 93 10 32 1 n/a n/a 0 541
2007 401 51 12 33 1 n/a n/a 15 513
2008 431 65 15 36 1 n/a n/a 21 569
2009 413 48 16 29 1 n/a n/a 26 533
2010 405 58 18 30 1 n/a n/a 31 543
2011 441 61 32 29 1 0 14 0 578
2012 487 45 40 41 2 1 20 0 636
2013 498 48 49 40 2 2 27 0 666
2014 488 52 55 44 2 2 34 0 677
2015 511 45 52 47 2 2 37 0 696
2016 534 46 54 46 2 2 34 0 718
2017 533 53 57 51 2 2 34 0 732
2018 520 56 54 54 2 2 40 0 728
2019 548 53 46 47 1 1 36 0 732
2020 555 78 45 53 0 0 39 0 770
2021 461 74 37 45 0 0 26 0 643
2022 473 59 31 47 0 0 31 0 641
2023 474 64 27 50 0 0 39 0 654
2024 453 72 22 58 0 0 40 0 645

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cassidy Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 618 33.7 18.3 n/a
1989 598 32.5 18.4 n/a
1990 619 31.5 19.6 n/a
1991 563 28.4 19.8 n/a
1992 509 28.8 17.6 n/a
1993 505 28.2 17.9 n/a
1994 516 29.4 17.6 n/a
1995 457 28.9 15.8 n/a
1996 457 28.9 15.8 n/a
1997 483 32.0 15.1 15.7
1998 467 30.1 15.5 13
1999 491 18.9 26.0 29.6
2000 483 21.7 23.3 31.3
2001 514 26.3 20.1 27.2
2002 507 38.2 13.3 43.4
2003 507 38.2 13.3 43.4
2004 532 40.4 13.2 n/a
2005 513 44.6 11.5 n/a
2006 541 40.6 13.3 35.1
2007 513 41.0 12.5 25.1
2008 569 37.8 15.1 30.1
2009 533 38.8 13.7 28
2010 543 36.3 14.9 31.1
2011 578 40.2 14.3 26.5
2012 636 47.0 13.5 23.7
2013 666 48.3 13.7 29.6
2014 677 48.1 14.0 29.8
2015 696 47.0 14.8 28.7
2016 718 47.0 15.2 28.3
2017 732 48.9 14.9 31.1
2018 728 46.9 15.5 33.9
2019 732 47.4 15.4 26.5
2020 770 46.3 16.6 27.1
2021 643 48.3 13.3 33.1
2022 641 48.1 13.3 23.4
2023 654 46.9 13.9 28.1
2024 645 45.4 14.2 29.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cassidy Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 618 33.7 18.3 n/a
1989 598 32.5 18.4 n/a
1990 619 31.5 19.6 n/a
1991 563 28.4 19.8 n/a
1992 509 28.8 17.6 n/a
1993 505 28.2 17.9 n/a
1994 516 29.4 17.6 n/a
1995 457 28.9 15.8 n/a
1996 457 28.9 15.8 n/a
1997 483 32.0 15.1 15.7
1998 467 30.1 15.5 13
1999 491 18.9 26.0 29.6
2000 483 21.7 23.3 31.3
2001 514 26.3 20.1 27.2
2002 507 38.2 13.3 43.4
2003 507 38.2 13.3 43.4
2004 532 40.4 13.2 n/a
2005 513 44.6 11.5 n/a
2006 541 40.6 13.3 35.1
2007 513 41.0 12.5 25.1
2008 569 37.8 15.1 30.1
2009 533 38.8 13.7 28
2010 543 36.3 14.9 31.1
2011 578 40.2 14.3 26.5
2012 636 47.0 13.5 23.7
2013 666 48.3 13.7 29.6
2014 677 48.1 14.0 29.8
2015 696 47.0 14.8 28.7
2016 718 47.0 15.2 28.3
2017 732 48.9 14.9 31.1
2018 728 46.9 15.5 33.9
2019 732 47.4 15.4 26.5
2020 770 46.3 16.6 27.1
2021 643 48.3 13.3 33.1
2022 641 48.1 13.3 23.4
2023 654 46.9 13.9 28.1
2024 645 45.4 14.2 29.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Cassidy Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $589 (4.2%) $99 (0.7%) $688 (4.9%) $10,182 (72.3%) $1,739 (12.4%) $11,921 (84.7%) $14,078
2019 $586 (4.2%) $104 (0.7%) $688 (5.0%) $10,163 (73.3%) $1,632 (11.8%) $11,794 (85.0%) $13,868
2020 $608 (4.1%) $89 (0.6%) $697 (4.7%) $10,396 (69.7%) $1,719 (11.5%) $12,116 (81.3%) $14,906
2021 $884 (5.5%) $397 (2.5%) $1,281 (8.0%) $12,230 (76.2%) $1,510 (9.4%) $13,598 (84.7%) $16,055
2022 $1,410 (7.9%) $373 (2.1%) $1,783 (10.0%) $12,014 (67.3%) $2,175 (12.2%) $14,189 (79.5%) $17,856

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 21st of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 20th of 687 Elementary schools
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students732654
 10.7%
African American5364
 20.8%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian4627
 41.3%
Hispanic4750
 6.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White548474
 13.5%
Two or More Races3639
 8.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients26.5%28.1%
 1.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Cassidy Elementary School

Students at Cassidy Elementary School are 70% White, 11% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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

Middle : Morton Middle School
High : Henry Clay High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 645 students attended Cassidy Elementary School.

Yes! Cassidy Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 9th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools.


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