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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Kenton County, Kentucky

34 public schools in Kenton County, Kentucky appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Taylor Mill Elementary School leads the list at 69.3%, against a median of 51.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Kenton County, Kentucky

Top % Proficient (Reading)

69.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

51.9%

BEST IN READING · KENTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Taylor Mill Elementary School	Covington, KY	Kenton County	Elementary	508	69.3%
2	Beechwood Elementary School	Fort Mitchell, KY	Beechwood Independent	Elementary	780	67.8%
3	R C Hinsdale Elementary School	Edgewood, KY	Kenton County	Elementary	555	67.3%
4	Ft Wright Elementary School	Covington, KY	Kenton County	Elementary	469	67.3%
5	Beechwood High School	Fort Mitchell, KY	Beechwood Independent	High	762	66.7%
6	Ryland Heights Elementary School	Covington, KY	Kenton County	Elementary	443	66.3%
7	Kenton Elementary School	Independence, KY	Kenton County	Elementary	650	63.3%
8	Glenn O Swing Elementary	Covington, KY	Covington Independent	Elementary	392	62.0%
9	Woodland Middle School	Taylor Mill, KY	Kenton County	Middle	542	60.3%
10	Latonia Elementary School	Covington, KY	Covington Independent	Elementary	233	59.7%
11	Dixie Heights High School	Fort Mitchell, KY	Kenton County	High	1,499	59.0%
12	Twenhofel Middle School	Independence, KY	Kenton County	Middle	775	58.0%
13	James A Caywood Elementary School	Edgewood, KY	Kenton County	Elementary	582	56.3%
14	Summit View Academy	Independence, KY	Kenton County	Elementary	1,324	55.5%
15	Piner Elementary School	Morning View, KY	Kenton County	Elementary	354	54.7%
16	White's Tower Elementary School	Independence, KY	Kenton County	Elementary	675	54.3%
17	Lindeman Elementary School	Erlanger, KY	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	Elementary	287	52.0%
18	Turkey Foot Middle School	Edgewood, KY	Kenton County	Middle	1,006	51.7%
19	River Ridge Elementary School	Villa Hills, KY	Kenton County	Elementary	889	51.0%
20	Simon Kenton High School	Independence, KY	Kenton County	High	1,893	50.0%
21	John G Carlisle Elementary	Covington, KY	Covington Independent	Elementary	333	48.3%
22	Beechgrove Elementary School	Independence, KY	Kenton County	Elementary	645	48.0%
23	Mary A. Goetz Elementary School	Ludlow, KY	Ludlow Independent	Elementary	455	46.5%
24	Scott High School	Taylor Mill, KY	Kenton County	High	1,017	46.0%
25	Lloyd High School	Erlanger, KY	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	High	711	43.0%
26	Miles Elementary School	Erlanger, KY	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	Elementary	278	42.3%
27	Arnett Elementary School	Erlanger, KY	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	Elementary	253	38.0%
28	Tichenor Middle School	Erlanger, KY	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	Middle	505	37.3%
29	Sixth District Elementary School	Covington, KY	Covington Independent	Elementary	454	37.0%
30	Ludlow High School	Ludlow, KY	Ludlow Independent	High	376	36.7%
31	Holmes High School	Covington, KY	Covington Independent	High	855	33.0%
32	Ninth District Elementary	Covington, KY	Covington Independent	Elementary	324	32.7%
33	Holmes Middle School	Covington, KY	Covington Independent	Middle	631	29.3%
34	Howell Elementary School	Elsmere, KY	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	Elementary	299	26.0%

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