Farmington Elementary School

Located at 7730 State Rt 121 S, in Mayfield, Kentucky, Farmington Elementary School is a modestly sized K-5 school that works with 288 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Graves County. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 32% leaner than typical.

Graves County runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 3,906 students. Farmington Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Farmington Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder reads as 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Graves County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 61% of students at Farmington Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Farmington Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 42.3%; this one delivers 75.2%, a residual of +32.9 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Graves County) records that median household income runs about $50,772, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Farmington Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Graves County (combined enrollment of about 5,969 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sedalia Elementary School, around 4.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Farmington Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 44.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Farmington Elementary School has shrank 4%, going from 300 students in 2018 to 288 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Farmington Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.