Farmer Elementary

"Excellent faculty and staff!"

"My daughter is about to finish her second year at Farmer and we have been very pleased with her progress. Her reading skills are well ahead of expectations and her math is on track. She loves the school and we appreciate the disciplined, safe environment. I truly wish Farmer went through middle school but unfortunately only goes through fifth grade."

"This school has excellent teachers sprinkled throughout . The 5th grade team is excellent and really steps up the level of learning and prep skills ( exchanging classes, self motivation and independence, responsibility) for middle school. In JCPS, one would think if the school was not a magnet then all others schools would have similar curriculum but this is not the case which leads me to the principal leadership. The principal leadership is average at best. Her choice for the whole language philosophy for seven years has caused poor results in reading, language arts and spelling. I have had to work with my children outside of class and I'm thankful for my child's middle school that has worked to reeducate these skills and bring them to grade level. Mathematics on the other hand is a strength of this school has been a primary focus. The socioeconomic/ demographic status as well as a high parental involvement probably contribute to the decent test scores while I have not seen a substantial growth in scores from the curriculum. A new reading program is now being introduced to K-3 to change this trend. While I mentioned a high parental involvement in the school, siblings are not allowed to come to school or participate in any event."

"Some excellent teachers here, some castoffs from other schools and some young, inexperienced teachers. You can tell the difference. Terrible principal leadership, concerned more with image & keeping kids out who don't fit that image. ECE services in lower grades seem good but in upper grades inadequate. Special needs parents should look elsewhere & all parents should beware as once your child is in middle school you'll find out how little they actually know. Kentucky schools are far behind academically on a national scale & this school seems further behind than most."

"My daughter is about to finish her second year at Farmer and we have been very pleased with her progress. Her reading skills are well ahead of expectations and her math is on track. She loves the school and we appreciate the disciplined, safe environment. I truly wish Farmer went through middle school but unfortunately only goes through fifth grade."

"This school has excellent teachers sprinkled throughout . The 5th grade team is excellent and really steps up the level of learning and prep skills ( exchanging classes, self motivation and independence, responsibility) for middle school. In JCPS, one would think if the school was not a magnet then all others schools would have similar curriculum but this is not the case which leads me to the principal leadership. The principal leadership is average at best. Her choice for the whole language philosophy for seven years has caused poor results in reading, language arts and spelling. I have had to work with my children outside of class and I'm thankful for my child's middle school that has worked to reeducate these skills and bring them to grade level. Mathematics on the other hand is a strength of this school has been a primary focus. The socioeconomic/ demographic status as well as a high parental involvement probably contribute to the decent test scores while I have not seen a substantial growth in scores from the curriculum. A new reading program is now being introduced to K-3 to change this trend. While I mentioned a high parental involvement in the school, siblings are not allowed to come to school or participate in any event."

"Some excellent teachers here, some castoffs from other schools and some young, inexperienced teachers. You can tell the difference. Terrible principal leadership, concerned more with image & keeping kids out who don't fit that image. ECE services in lower grades seem good but in upper grades inadequate. Special needs parents should look elsewhere & all parents should beware as once your child is in middle school you'll find out how little they actually know. Kentucky schools are far behind academically on a national scale & this school seems further behind than most."

"Excellent faculty and staff!"