Farmer Elementary

A mind is not an empty vessel to be filled, but a fire to be ignited. —Plutarch

Address:

6405 Gellhaus Lane

Louisville, KY 40299

Phone/Fax:

(502) 485-8625

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Overview

Personalized learning provided by master teachers, including nine National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs), eight Excellence in Classroom and Educational Leadership (ExCEL) award-winning teachers, and a 2021 Milken Educator award-winning teacher; full-time nurse (RN) on staff
Structured literacy approach schoolwide
- Staff in second year of Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) training, a Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) initiative
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM); practical living; guidance; art; and music classes as well as a unique opportunity for fifth graders to enroll in either band or orchestra, which is taught at Ramsey Middle School
Field trips designed to build vocabulary and knowledge
Offers basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, Junior Beta Club, Quick Recall, Problem Solving, music ensemble, safety patrol, student council, and VEX Robotics
Annual special events, such as the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Walk-a-thon and Color Run, Trunk or Treat, Mother-Son and Father-Daughter Nights, Book Character Day, Polar Express, STEAM Night, and Spring Fling
Most notable and recent student accomplishments from our Junior Beta members—Technology and Robotics Teams (2021 state champions, making the Robotics Team state champions four consecutive years)
English as a Second Language (ESL) Program

School Data

Enrollment 2019-2020	% Full-Time Teachers with master's degree or higher in 2019-2020	Student Satisfaction With School 2019	Parent Satisfaction With School 2019	% TEACHER TELL-Overall good place to work 2017-18	Combined Reading and Math: % Proficient or Distinguished 2018-2019
777	95%	94%	98%	91%	65%

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