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Enrollment
746
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186002435
Garrett Morgan Elementary
1150 Passage Mound Way, Lexington, KY 40509 · (859) 381-3165 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL746 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
242 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 138 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
64.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
53.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
Schools most like Garrett Morgan Elementary
Garrett Morgan Elementary's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Morgan Elementary this school | 746 | 32.4% | 57.3% |
| Erpenbeck Elementary School Florence | 764 | 36.1% | 67.5% |
| Hite Elementary Middletown | 498 | 32.9% | 47.5% |
| Stonewall Elementary School Lexington | 674 | 30.7% | 62.9% |
| Norton Elementary Louisville | 716 | 23.3% | 72.7% |
| Norton Commons Elementary Prospect | 598 | 27.3% | 55.2% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Garrett Morgan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #129 of 669 | #13 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #187 of 668 | #15 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #116 of 674 | #11 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #29 of 744 | #3 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #316 of 674 | #33 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #139 of 674 | #27 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #687 of 721 | #32 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #180 of 233 | #7 of 12 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
746
+82 (+12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 746 | 51 | 14.6:1 | 32% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 54.1 | 14.4:1 | 32% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 48.6 | 15.6:1 | 33% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 664 | 47 | 14.1:1 | 35% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 724 | 44.4 | 16.3:1 | 37% (265) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garrett Morgan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (724 to 746); teachers up 15% (44.4 to 51).
About Garrett Morgan Elementary
Garrett Morgan Elementary is a large elementary school located in Lexington, Kentucky. It enrolls 746 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. The school is 77% above the average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Fayette County counts 73 schools and 42,138 students, including Garrett Morgan Elementary.
About 58% of the student body at Garrett Morgan Elementary is White. Enrollment also includes 17% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Fayette County, the White share is about 68%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
With 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.6:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.4:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Garrett Morgan Elementary, 32% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Fayette County average 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Garrett Morgan Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.9%.
Looking at the county, Fayette County, the median household earns about $69,479 a year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Garrett Morgan Elementary, Fayette County has 81 public schools.
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 60.6%; Garrett Morgan Elementary's is 57.3%, ranking 4th of 5.
NCES describes the area around Garrett Morgan Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Garrett Morgan Elementary enrolled 664 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 746.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Garrett Morgan Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
323,725
Census ACS
Median income
$69,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
42,142 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
Nearby schools
- Athens-Chilesburg Elementary0.9 mi · 620
- Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School1.8 mi · 1,125
- Liberty Elementary2.0 mi · 721
- Brenda Cowan Elementary2.1 mi · 586
- Ridge Hospital Alt. Elementary2.3 mi · 1
- Ridge Hospital Alt. High School2.3 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Garrett Morgan ElementaryHow large is Garrett Morgan Elementary?
Garrett Morgan Elementary enrolls approximately 746 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Garrett Morgan Elementary serve?
Garrett Morgan Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garrett Morgan Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garrett Morgan Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Garrett Morgan Elementary?
Student demographics at Garrett Morgan Elementary are roughly 58% White, 8% Hispanic, 17% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Garrett Morgan Elementary?
Garrett Morgan Elementary is overseen by Fayette County in Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.