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If you could change one rule at Farmer Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
737
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299002187
Farmer Elementary
6405 Gellhaus Ln, Louisville, KY 40299 · (502) 485-8625 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL737 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
331 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 16% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
56.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
50.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Farmer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #262 of 669 | #15 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #235 of 668 | #14 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #217 of 674 | #14 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 737 | #32 of 744 | #4 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #605 of 674 | #69 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #64 of 674 | #31 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #419 of 437 | #39 of 46 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
737
-8 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.7:1
% White
48%
was 62%
% Hispanic
13%
was 13%
% Black
21%
was 14%
% Asian
9%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 737 | 42.7 | 17.3:1 | 45% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 759 | 42 | 18.1:1 | 44% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 772 | 41.6 | 18.6:1 | 43% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 42 | 17.7:1 | 46% (341) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farmer Elementary.
About Farmer Elementary
Farmer Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school based in Louisville, Kentucky. Enrollment totals 737 students across pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average enrollment is about 421.
Jefferson County runs Farmer Elementary along with 166 other schools, enrolling 95,124 students in total.
White students make up 48% of enrollment at Farmer Elementary, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 21% Black, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 9% Asian. In Jefferson County overall, about 63% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Jefferson County, the average is 61%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Farmer Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.4%; the prediction is 48.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Jefferson County show that the median household earns about $69,866 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Jefferson County, 175 public schools serve about 95,579 students.
Of the public schools around it, Farmer Elementary is closest to Ramsey Middle, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Farmer Elementary is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Farmer Elementary as City: Large.
Farmer Elementary had 745 students in 2017-18 and 737 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student mix also changed: the White share decreased from 62% to 48%.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
Other schools in Louisville
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
Nearby schools
- Ramsey Middle0.1 mi · 1,151
- Wheeler Elementary1.9 mi · 626
- Bates Elementary2.0 mi · 585
- Fern Creek High2.5 mi · 1,525
- Carrithers Middle2.6 mi · 545
- Fern Creek Elementary2.7 mi · 744
Frequently asked questions
About Farmer ElementaryHow large is Farmer Elementary?
Farmer Elementary enrolls approximately 737 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Farmer Elementary serve?
Farmer Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Farmer Elementary have?
Farmer Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Farmer Elementary?
Student demographics at Farmer Elementary are roughly 48% White, 13% Hispanic, 21% Black, 9% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Farmer Elementary public or private?
Farmer Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.