Garrett Morgan Elementary School, 1150 Passage Mound Way: kindergarten through fifth grade; 746 students in 2024-25, rated Blue by Kentucky for 2025-26.

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Fayette County Public Schools’ elementary schools page, 2026-27 calendar (PDF), the Kentucky Department of Education’s 2025-26 accountability data, the federal NCES school directory and the district’s attendance zone maps.

Garrett Morgan Elementary School is a Fayette County Public Schools elementary school for kindergarten through fifth grade at 1150 Passage Mound Way, Lexington.

Who to call

Address 1150 Passage Mound Way, Lexington, KY 40509
Phone 859-422-0013
Grades K-5
School day 7:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Run by Fayette County Public Schools
State school code 165099

Principal

Principal Kris Church, according to the school’s website on Oct. 16, 2026.

Enrollment and teachers

Garrett Morgan Elementary School had 746 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15 students per teacher, according to the federal NCES school directory. That is the latest federal count.

State report card

Kentucky rates schools on state tests in reading and math and in science, social studies and writing, English learner progress, school climate and safety and, for high schools, postsecondary readiness and graduation. Each score combines this year’s results with the change from last year, and ratings run, from highest to lowest, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

2025-26 overall rating: Blue, with an overall score of 83.7. Fayette County Public Schools’ elementary schools as a whole rated Green (71.1); statewide, elementary schools rated Yellow (64.7).

Indicator Score Rating
Reading and math 88.1 Blue
Science, social studies and writing 75.6 Blue
English learner progress 106.7 Blue
Quality of school climate and safety 80.2 Green

On the 2025-26 Kentucky Summative Assessment, 68% of students scored proficient or distinguished in reading (district 56%, state 50%) and 60% in math (district 50%, state 43%).

The full report card, with test results by student group, attendance and teacher data, is on the school’s page on the Kentucky School Report Card. All figures above are from the Kentucky Department of Education’s 2025-26 assessment and accountability datasets, published Oct. 14, 2026.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Every Fayette County address is zoned to one elementary, one middle and one high school. Look up an address on the district’s SchoolSite Locator.

About 2,764 residential addresses fall in the Garrett Morgan Elementary zone. Of those, the middle school zones are Mary E. Britton Middle (99%), and the high school zones are Frederick Douglass High (100%). We matched the district’s current attendance zone maps with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s residential address points. The locator is the final word for any single address.

Families who want a school outside their zone can ask through the district’s out-of-area request process, which the district says is open only in “extremely limited” circumstances.

Calendar and school day

The school day runs 7:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., according to the district’s elementary schools page.

Garrett Morgan Elementary follows the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF), which the school board approved June 23, 2025. Coming up:

  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day; no classes
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, 2027, is also a no-class day, and students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
  • Monday, Jan. 18, 2027: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Monday, Feb. 15, 2027: Presidents Day
  • Friday, March 19, 2027: no classes; possible weather make-up day
  • April 5-9, 2027: spring break; Monday, April 12, is also a no-class day
  • Tuesday, May 18, 2027: primary election; no classes
  • Wednesday, May 26, 2027: last day of classes, pending weather make-up days

Live dates and school events are on the district calendar.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Garrett Morgan Elementary serve?

Garrett Morgan Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade, according to Fayette County Public Schools.

What is Garrett Morgan Elementary’s Kentucky school rating?

Garrett Morgan Elementary was rated Blue, with an overall score of 83.7, in Kentucky’s 2025-26 school accountability results. Blue is the highest of the five ratings and Red the lowest.

Which middle school does Garrett Morgan Elementary feed into?

Most homes in the Garrett Morgan Elementary zone are zoned for Mary E. Britton Middle, by our count of address points. Check a single address on the district’s SchoolSite Locator.

What time does Garrett Morgan Elementary start?

The school day runs 7:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., according to the district’s school directory.