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Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
1600 Man O' War Blvd Lexington KY, 40513, Fayette County Phone: 859-381-3546 Ranking:  (18 out of 223, top 8%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Fayette County School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 117 | 116 | 121 | 115 | 97 | 111 | 112 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,220 | 2,160 | 2,120 | 2,099 | 2,121 | 2,127 | 2,182 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 662 | 29.8% | 619 | 28.7% | 583 | 27.5% | 637 | 30.3% | 606 | 28.6% | 640 | 30.1% | 643 | 29.5% |
| Grade 10: | 547 | 24.6% | 524 | 24.3% | 571 | 26.9% | 517 | 24.6% | 562 | 26.5% | 551 | 25.9% | 542 | 24.8% |
| Grade 11: | 510 | 23.0% | 552 | 25.6% | 492 | 23.2% | 498 | 23.7% | 499 | 23.5% | 481 | 22.6% | 492 | 22.5% |
| Grade 12: | 501 | 22.6% | 462 | 21.4% | 474 | 22.4% | 445 | 21.2% | 451 | 21.3% | 454 | 21.3% | 504 | 23.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 3 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,130 | 50.9% | 1,103 | 51.1% | 1,083 | 51.1% | 1,093 | 52.1% | 1,042 | 49.1% | 1,048 | 49.3% | 1,114 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 1,090 | 49.1% | 1,057 | 48.9% | 1,037 | 48.9% | 1,006 | 47.9% | 1,024 | 48.3% | 1,021 | 48.0% | 1,016 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 181 | 8.2% | 171 | 7.9% | 152 | 7.2% | 143 | 6.8% | 143 | 6.7% | 138 | 6.5% | 149 | 6.8% |
| Hispanic: | 318 | 14.3% | 301 | 13.9% | 270 | 12.7% | 245 | 11.7% | 190 | 9.0% | 139 | 6.5% | 112 | 5.1% |
| Black: | 360 | 16.2% | 362 | 16.8% | 336 | 15.8% | 316 | 15.1% | 363 | 17.1% | 387 | 18.2% | 388 | 17.8% |
| White: | 1,295 | 58.3% | 1,268 | 58.7% | 1,319 | 62.2% | 1,359 | 64.7% | 1,372 | 64.7% | 1,409 | 66.2% | 1,478 | 67.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 64 | 2.9% | 56 | 2.6% | 41 | 1.9% | 35 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 677 | 30.5% | 672 | 31.1% | 578 | 27.3% | 562 | 26.8% | 528 | 24.9% | 465 | 21.9% | 430 | 19.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 3.2% | 93 | 4.3% | 99 | 4.7% | 94 | 4.5% | 113 | 5.3% | 98 | 4.6% | 106 | 4.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.99 | 18.57 | 17.56 | 18.27 | 21.78 | 19.20 | 19.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 53.2% | 50.7% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 55.3% | 51.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 46.2% | 42.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 43.0% | 35.6% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 45.8% | 45.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 62.9% | 61.7% |
| K-PREP EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 57.7% | 47.2% | 40% |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 53.7% | 46.1% | 36.0% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 40.7% | 37.2% | 30.3% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 48.9% | 45.1% | 36.3% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 64.9% | 59.5% | 52.2% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 67.2% | 64.6% | 55.8% |
| 2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 58% | 48.7% | 39.5% |
| 2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 67.4% | 56.9% | 51.3% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 56.26% | 48.36% | 39.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 53.91% | 48.31% | 38.53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 58.72% | 48.38% | 41.19% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 58.4% | 48.16% | 40.28% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 56.21% | 49.29% | 45.98% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 72.13% | 67.05% | 60.15% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 69.68% | 62.49% | 60.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 71.88% | 62.82% | 61.84% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 66.04% | 63.37% | 61.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 69.96% | 66.24% | 65.91% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 52.9% | 49.9% | 41.65% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 54.12% | 49.4% | 41.28% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 52.77% | 45.94% | 41.22% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 57.6% | 46.54% | 41.14% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 52.07% | 45.53% | 41.37% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 56.93% | 51.52% | 43.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 49.47% | 47.02% | 38.42% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 56.81% | 47.82% | 40.68% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 56.2% | 45.96% | 39.86% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 56.41% | 48.41% | 41.49% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 28.02% | 22.79% | 19.79% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.48% | 33.37% | 29.73% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 37.76% | 39.02% | 34.97% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 38.31% | 39.94% | 35.94% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 45.49% | 48.75% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 15.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 84.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 79.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,326.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,057.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,010.0 |
* Paul Laurence Dunbar High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.