Frayser Elementary
An Iroquois Zone resides elementary with a 9:40 a.m. start
Resides and choice school · Grades K–5 · Iroquois Zone
- Grades: K–5
- How to get in: Address assignment or zone choice
- School day: 9:40 a.m.–4:20 p.m.
Frayser Elementary is an Iroquois Zone neighborhood elementary on Larchmont Avenue, a Leader in Me Lighthouse School with a full-time STEAM Lab and a 9:40 a.m. bell — not a Traditional magnet.
1230 Larchmont Avenue, Louisville, KY 40215 · Beechmont
Official starting points
- Official Frayser Elementary site(opens in a new tab)
- JCPS student assignment and apply(opens in a new tab)
- Current Choices Guide(opens in a new tab)
- JCPS School Finder(opens in a new tab)
- KDE School Report Card(opens in a new tab)
School Choice:(502) 485-6250schoolchoice@jefferson.kyschools.us
What this school is
Frayser sits at 1230 Larchmont Avenue in Beechmont / 40215 — southwest Jefferson County, on the Iroquois High cluster. Official name: Nannie Lee Frayser Elementary. It serves grades K–5, and the 2025–26 Individual School Data Book lists hours 9:40–4:20 and optimal capacity 408.
The campus is in the Iroquois Zone with Cane Run, Gutermuth, Hazelwood, Jacob, Mill Creek, Rutherford, and Semple. Gutermuth shares Choices Guide page 39. Frayser is not one of the five Traditional magnets — if School Finder assigns the Larchmont Avenue address here, families register.
Who runs the building
Principal Sarah Carmichael-Miller
Assistant Principal Morgan Wolf, FRC Kimberly Bakewell, Counselors Felicia Duncan and Ashly Burch, and mental-health practitioner Lauren Oppenharris were listed when checked.
School details
- Address
- 1230 Larchmont Avenue, Louisville, KY 40215
- Phone
- (502) 485-8255
- Official JCPS site
- jefferson.kyschools.us/o/frayser(opens in a new tab)
- Title I: Yes
- Iroquois Zone
- Listed capacity: 408
- 9:40 a.m. start
How families get in
If School Finder assigns Frayser to the address, register rather than submitting a magnet application. Families seeking another eligible Iroquois Zone option use the School Choices section of the Elementary Application.
- Register first if the child is new to JCPS or entering kindergarten.
- Returning students who have not moved do not need to reapply to stay.
- A different Iroquois Zone campus is selected through the School Choices section; magnet schools and programs are selected separately.
- Complete Transportation Verification and confirm the current stop.
2027–28 application window
- November 2–December 18, 2026
- Confirm dates with JCPS before applying
Resides students use the regular elementary transportation system. A magnet seat somewhere else does not automatically keep a Frayser bus.
Who it tends to fit
A good match when
- Frayser is the resides or chosen school and you will use FRC and ESS as part of the plan.
- A 9:40 a.m. start works for your household.
- You want a Leader in Me Lighthouse campus with a STEAM Lab, MindUp, and the published Lighthouse Team / Paw Patrol list.
Think twice when
- You need a 7:30 a.m. campus — this one starts at 9:40.
- You need a Traditional uniform culture or a districtwide theme magnet.
- You are choosing almost entirely on test-score rankings; current bands sit well below JCPS elementary averages.
Students
The Oct. 1, 2025 race/gender file listed 425 students against a listed capacity of 408, about 104% full — over listed capacity. Counts move after the first month.
Diversity index
64%
Chance that two students picked at random are from different reported groups, using the Oct. 1, 2025 file (425). Frayser is majority-Black (50%), not a one-group campus.
| Group | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black / African American | 214 | 50% |
| Hispanic / Latino | 126 | 30% |
| White | 48 | 11% |
| Other (2+, Asian, PI) | 37 | 9% |
Gender: Near even split (Oct. 1 file)
- Free or reduced-price lunch: 84% (359 of 425)
- Multilingual learners: 189 students (44%); 16+ languages spoken
- Title I: Yes
Academics
Use the current Kentucky School Report Card first. The live JCPS Frayser homepage banner posts the figures below; combined bands sit well below JCPS elementary averages (about 37% reading / 31% math in that 2024–25 table).
- Reading: 21% proficient, 5% distinguished — 26% official P+D.
- Math: 15% proficient, 1% distinguished — 16% official P+D.
- Leader in Me is not a substitute for the report card.
Awards and recognition
Leader in Me Lighthouse School
Frayser is a documented Leader in Me / 8 Habits Lighthouse School (recognized 2024).
Full-time STEAM Lab
A full-time STEAM Lab with research-based reading and math and flexible, personalized learning.
MindUp and whole-child wellness
MindUp whole-child wellness with a full-time nurse, FRC coordinator, and mental-health practitioner; basketball, soccer, cheerleading, STLP, Paw Patrol, and the Student Lighthouse Team.
Location and daily life
Larchmont Avenue in Beechmont / 40215 is far southwest Jefferson County. The 9:40 start means later mornings and afternoons running to 4:20 — after-school care matters more here than at a 7:30 campus.
Enrollment (425) was over listed capacity (408) in the source snapshot — about 104% full. Ask which grades currently have space.
Recent news, in context
Frayser was not on the March 2026 list of elementaries losing preschool classrooms. The data book lists the grade span as K–5.
Compare before you commit
- Cane Run / Gutermuth / Hazelwood / JacobOther Iroquois Zone elementaries; Gutermuth shares Choices Guide page 39.
- Kennedy / MaupinListed choice schools — a different door where families apply.
- Carter Traditional ElementaryA separate address-eligible Traditional magnet path, uniforms, no assumed magnet bus.
- Iroquois High clusterThe high-school path the data book attaches to this campus. Confirm middle in School Finder.
Questions to ask on a tour
- 1.Is Frayser my resides school, or an Iroquois Zone option I have to rank?
- 2.What does a third-grade reading block look like, in minutes, not slogans?
- 3.How does Leader in Me appear during a third-grade day, not only on the Lighthouse wall?
- 4.What after-care exists on this 9:40–4:20 campus?
- 5.How long is the Larchmont Avenue car line at 9:20?
- 6.If the building is over listed capacity, which grades currently have space?
- 7.If we want Iroquois High later, what middle does this address actually feed?
What to do next
- 1.Run School Finder and record the resides school, zone, middle school, and high school.
- 2.Register first if the child is new to JCPS or entering kindergarten.
- 3.If Frayser is resides and you have not moved, you do not need to apply to stay — still complete Transportation Verification.
- 4.Tour at late-bell reality, and watch arrival rather than only the school displays.
- 5.If you want a magnet or other school option, apply November 2–December 18, 2026 for 2027–28.