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Which teacher or staff member at Anchorage Independent Public School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
392
Elementary
STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANCHORAGE INDEPENDENT·NCES 210009000014
Anchorage Independent Public School
11400 Ridge Rd, Anchorage, KY 40223 · (502) 245-2121 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
39 FTE teachers
STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
33 students
STATE 63%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
82.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
82.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Anchorage Independent Public School
Anchorage Independent Public School's state test result (81.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Independent Public School this school | 392 | 8.4% | 81.2% |
| Moyer Elementary School Fort Thomas | 565 | 8.1% | 69.9% |
| Johnson Elementary School Fort Thomas | 425 | 5.9% | 76.1% |
| Woodfill Elementary School Fort Thomas | 444 | 14.2% | 68.9% |
| Kenwood Station Elementary School Crestwood | 626 | 13.7% | 61.3% |
| Harmony Elementary School Goshen | 584 | 14.6% | 57.6% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Anchorage Independent Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #1 of 669 | #1 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #1 of 668 | #1 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #3 of 674 | #1 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #446 of 744 | #74 of 99 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #5 of 674 | #2 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #400 of 674 | #87 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.4% | #718 of 721 | #93 of 93 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #189 of 233 | #39 of 46 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
392
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 392 | 39.4 | 9.9:1 | 8% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 39.7 | 10.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 38.9 | 10.4:1 | 7% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 39 | 9.9:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 38.3 | 10.0:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 36 | 10.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 3% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 17 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anchorage Independent Public School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (382 to 392); teachers up 3% (38.3 to 39.4).
About Anchorage Independent Public School
Anchorage Independent Public School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Anchorage, Kentucky. The school runs pre-K through 8 and enrolls 392 students.
Anchorage Independent Public School is administered by Anchorage Independent.
Anchorage Independent Public School is 87% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Jefferson County overall, about 63% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Anchorage Independent Public School scores 24%.
Its staff includes 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 8% of students at Anchorage Independent Public School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Jefferson County, the school's rate is lower.
Anchorage Independent Public School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 96% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Test results at Anchorage Independent Public School are 19.4 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 81.2%, compared with a predicted 61.8%, which ranks in the top 10% in Kentucky.
In Jefferson County, median household income comes to about $69,866, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 175, with about 95,579 students.
Bellewood, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.0%; Anchorage Independent Public School's is 81.2%, ranking 1st of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 385 students in 2020-21 and 392 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Bellewood0.2 mi · 7
- Mary Jo and William MacDonald Maryhurst1.0 mi · 63
- Middletown Elementary1.2 mi · 573
- Eastern High1.8 mi · 1,790
- Crosby Middle1.9 mi · 809
- Bowen Elementary2.1 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About Anchorage Independent Public SchoolHow many students attend Anchorage Independent Public School?
Anchorage Independent Public School enrolls approximately 392 students in grades PK-08.
Is Anchorage Independent Public School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Anchorage Independent Public School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Anchorage Independent Public School have?
Anchorage Independent Public School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Anchorage Independent Public School?
At Anchorage Independent Public School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Anchorage Independent Public School?
Anchorage Independent Public School is overseen by Anchorage Independent in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.