Garrett Morgan Elementary

Garrett Morgan Elementary is an elementary campus of large scale in Lexington, Kentucky, run under Fayette County, caters to 746 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Garrett Morgan Elementary sits 77% larger than that benchmark.

Fayette County runs 73 schools in total, collectively educating 42,138 students. Garrett Morgan Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Garrett Morgan Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Fayette County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Garrett Morgan Elementary has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 32% of students at Garrett Morgan Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Fayette County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Garrett Morgan Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.9%; this one delivers 57.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Fayette County shows median household income runs about $69,479, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fayette County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,142 students), of which Garrett Morgan Elementary is one.

Athens-Chilesburg Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Garrett Morgan Elementary at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 60.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Garrett Morgan Elementary has grew 3%, going from 724 students in 2018 to 746 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 58% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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