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Lexington's Southern Elementary School is a public school serving 698 students in grades PK-5.

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Both my children attend Southern Elem. right now and the teachers in both the...
I love this school. My son's kindergarten teacher, Ms. Jennings and her...
The staff are friendly and helpful. They are more then willing to help with...

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58% of students at this school are White.

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Posted December 22, 2006

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Both my children attend Southern Elem. right now and the teachers in both the Kindergarden and second grade classes are great. They wok one-on-one with them so they get the special attention they look for, while also working in groups helping with sharing and enteracting with other students their age. The 'specials' the children do on a daily basis from, music, science, art, computer or library is awsome! My children look forard to school each day. (while also looking forward to the breaks :) Thank you to all the staff at Southern Elem. for making my children love to learn!!!
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Posted July 20, 2005

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I love this school. My son's kindergarten teacher, Ms. Jennings and her assistant, Ms. Smith were excellent. They were really excited to teach and always had a cheerful, happy attitude. Three cheers for Southern Elementary!
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Posted April 11, 2005

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The staff are friendly and helpful. They are more then willing to help with concerns. We moved from a different state. And they made changing schools so easy.
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Math

The state average for Math was 73% in 2011.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 76% in 2011.

Science

The state average for Science was 71% in 2011.

Social Studies

The state average for Social Studies was 60% in 2011.

Writing

The state average for Writing was 60% in 2011.

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In 2010-2011 Kentucky used the Kentucky Core Content Tests (KCCT) to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 through 12 in reading, social studies, science, writing, and math. The Elementary School results displayed on GreatSchools profiles are for grades 3 through 5 combined for each subject. Middle School results are for grades 6 though 8 combined, and High School results are for grades 10 though 12 combined. The KCCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Kentucky.

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Source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Ethnicity	This school	State average
White	58%	83%
Black	29%	11%
Hispanic	10%	3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3%	1%
American Indian/Alaska Native	0%	0%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

	This school	District average	State average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	58%	N/A	52%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

	This school	District average	State average
Students per FTE teacher	17	N/A	16

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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340 Wilson Downing Rd
Lexington, KY 40517
Phone: (859) 381-3589

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