📍 6405 Gellhaus Ln, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40299
Farmer Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 772 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Farmer Elementary enrolls 772 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 20% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 405 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 151 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 70 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 56 | 7.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
334 of the school's 772 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 300 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Farmer Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-30, state senate district 14, state house district 29.
Farmer Elementary is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 772 students, Farmer Elementary is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large