The top reported proficiency rate is 91% in Math. The lowest is 75% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Farmington Elementary School
Farmington Elementary School is a regular public elementary school serving preschool through fifth grade in Germantown, a suburban city in southeastern Shelby County. The school is part of the Germantown Municipal School District, and it is not a charter or magnet school. Germantown is an affluent residential community that borders Memphis to the east-southeast, with a historic downtown core centered on an old railroad depot. The city is car-dependent, though it has a network of parks and greenways designed so that a park is within walking distance of every residence. The population, after decades of post-war suburban growth, has stabilized and declined slightly in recent years. Housing values in the area sit well above national and state benchmarks, and the cost of living is high. The typical renter in the market pays a substantial portion of income toward rent.
On the state’s TNReady assessments, Farmington posts performance that is among the strongest in Shelby County. The school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades lands in the top quartile when compared with other districts in the county. In math, a very strong share of students in tested grades scored at the proficient or advanced level. In English language arts, the share is still high but somewhat lower than in math. Science results show a solid majority of students performing at or above the proficient bar. Social studies data available from an older testing year, before assessment and cut-score changes, also showed a high proficiency rate, but that result is not directly comparable to current assessments and should be read with that grain of salt. Participation in state testing was complete, with all students tested.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller Asian, Hispanic, Black, and multiracial populations. The number of students who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, or as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, is very small. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and data on students with individualized education programs or English learner classifications, were not available in the records reviewed. A parent may want to ask the school directly about the level of economic diversity and the extent of special education and English learner services. The school serves a sizable enrollment for an elementary campus, with classrooms that fill across all grades from kindergarten through fifth grade, plus a prekindergarten program.
The school environment data, including discipline rates, course access, staffing ratios, attendance, and chronic absenteeism, were not available in the information provided. Because this is an elementary school, there is no high school graduation rate to report, and the absence of that metric is expected rather than a concern.
No recent district-level changes of lasting impact were found in publicly reported sources, so the district appears to have been operating without major disruptions or reorganizations in the near term.
Farmington Elementary School presents as a high-performing suburban elementary school in an affluent, well-resourced community. For families who are able to manage the area’s housing costs, the school offers strong academic results and a student population that reflects the surrounding city’s demographics. A parent considering this school should feel confident in the academic foundations it provides, particularly in math and science, while noting that the available data does not paint a full picture of student support services or classroom discipline patterns.
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