Lansdowne Elementary School, 336 Redding Road: preschool through fifth grade; 610 students in 2024-25, rated Yellow by Kentucky for 2025-26.

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Fayette County Public Schools’ elementary schools page, 2026-27 calendar (PDF), the Kentucky Department of Education’s 2025-26 accountability data, the federal NCES school directory and the district’s attendance zone maps.

Lansdowne Elementary School is a Fayette County Public Schools elementary school for preschool through fifth grade at 336 Redding Road, Lexington.

Who to call

Address 336 Redding Road, Lexington, KY 40517
Phone 859-422-0014
Grades PK-5
School day 7:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Run by Fayette County Public Schools
State school code 165062

Principal

Principal Jennifer Fish, according to the school’s website on Oct. 16, 2026.

Enrollment and teachers

Lansdowne Elementary School had 610 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13 students per teacher, according to the federal NCES school directory. That is the latest federal count.

State report card

Kentucky rates schools on state tests in reading and math and in science, social studies and writing, English learner progress, school climate and safety and, for high schools, postsecondary readiness and graduation. Each score combines this year’s results with the change from last year, and ratings run, from highest to lowest, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

2025-26 overall rating: Yellow, with an overall score of 63.0. Fayette County Public Schools’ elementary schools as a whole rated Green (71.1); statewide, elementary schools rated Yellow (64.7).

Indicator Score Rating
Reading and math 60.0 Green
Science, social studies and writing 62.2 Green
English learner progress 93.4 Blue
Quality of school climate and safety 72.4 Yellow

On the 2025-26 Kentucky Summative Assessment, 37% of students scored proficient or distinguished in reading (district 56%, state 50%) and 36% in math (district 50%, state 43%).

The full report card, with test results by student group, attendance and teacher data, is on the school’s page on the Kentucky School Report Card. All figures above are from the Kentucky Department of Education’s 2025-26 assessment and accountability datasets, published Oct. 14, 2026.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Every Fayette County address is zoned to one elementary, one middle and one high school. Look up an address on the district’s SchoolSite Locator.

About 5,666 residential addresses fall in the Lansdowne Elementary zone. Of those, the middle school zones are Southern Middle (100%), and the high school zones are Tates Creek High (100%). We matched the district’s current attendance zone maps with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s residential address points. The locator is the final word for any single address.

Families who want a school outside their zone can ask through the district’s out-of-area request process, which the district says is open only in “extremely limited” circumstances.

Calendar and school day

The school day runs 7:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., according to the district’s elementary schools page.

Lansdowne Elementary follows the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF), which the school board approved June 23, 2025. Coming up:

  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day; no classes
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, 2027, is also a no-class day, and students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
  • Monday, Jan. 18, 2027: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Monday, Feb. 15, 2027: Presidents Day
  • Friday, March 19, 2027: no classes; possible weather make-up day
  • April 5-9, 2027: spring break; Monday, April 12, is also a no-class day
  • Tuesday, May 18, 2027: primary election; no classes
  • Wednesday, May 26, 2027: last day of classes, pending weather make-up days

Live dates and school events are on the district calendar.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Lansdowne Elementary serve?

Lansdowne Elementary serves preschool through fifth grade, according to Fayette County Public Schools.

What is Lansdowne Elementary’s Kentucky school rating?

Lansdowne Elementary was rated Yellow, with an overall score of 63.0, in Kentucky’s 2025-26 school accountability results. Blue is the highest of the five ratings and Red the lowest.

Which middle school does Lansdowne Elementary feed into?

Most homes in the Lansdowne Elementary zone are zoned for Southern Middle, by our count of address points. Check a single address on the district’s SchoolSite Locator.

What time does Lansdowne Elementary start?

The school day runs 7:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., according to the district’s school directory.