Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ERLANGER-ELSMERE INDEPENDENT·NCES 210174000335
Arnett Elementary School
3552 Kimberly Dr, Erlanger, KY 41018 · (859) 727-1488 · Kenton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
227 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 47 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Erlanger-Elsmere Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
31.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 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 Arnett Elementary School
Arnett Elementary School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnett Elementary School this school | 253 | 89.7% | 33.5% |
| Miles Elementary School Erlanger | 278 | 90.3% | 38.2% |
| Lindeman Elementary School Erlanger | 287 | 94.1% | 45.6% |
| Howell Elementary School Elsmere | 299 | 94.3% | 18.9% |
| Latonia Elementary School Covington | 233 | 82.8% | 45.9% |
| Cravens Elementary School Owensboro | 396 | 88.4% | 28.4% |
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 Arnett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Kenton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #510 of 669 | #19 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #532 of 668 | #19 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #519 of 674 | #19 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #630 of 744 | #22 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #7 of 674 | #1 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #132 of 674 | #7 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #18 of 721 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.6% | #22 of 437 | #2 of 16 |
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
253
-16 (-6%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 253 | 24 | 10.5:1 | 90% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 24 | 11.9:1 | 85% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 22 | 12.3:1 | 43% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 25 | 10.8:1 | 57% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 63% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 72% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 16 | 19.9:1 | 71% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 16 | 17.7:1 | 29% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 23 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arnett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (381 to 253); teachers up 4% (23 to 24).
About Arnett Elementary School
Arnett Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Erlanger, Kentucky. The school counted 253 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 40% below the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent is the district for Arnett Elementary School. It has 8 schools and 2,431 students.
More than half of the students at Arnett Elementary School are White (56%). Other reported shares: 15% Black, 14% multiracial, and 13% Hispanic. That compares with about 86% White among all Kenton County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
The school's 24 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1, 4.8 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Kenton County report 54%.
Arnett Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.5%) and its predicted rate (31.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kenton County show that median household income comes to about $80,548, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 46, with about 22,225 students.
Howell Elementary School sits about 0.4 miles from Arnett Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Arnett Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Arnett Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 16 students, from 269 to 253.
On allk12, people connected to Arnett Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Kenton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,288
Census ACS
Median income
$80,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
22,225 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Erlanger-Elsmere Independent
- Lloyd High SchoolHigh · 711 students
- Tichenor Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Howell Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Lindeman Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Miles Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Bartlett Educational CenterHigh · 58 students
Other schools in Erlanger
- Lloyd High SchoolHigh · 711 students
- Tichenor Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Lindeman Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Miles Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Bartlett Educational CenterHigh · 58 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 40 students
Other Arnett Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Arnett Elementary. Arnett Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Arnett Elementary SchoolArnett, OK · 136 students
Nearby schools
- Howell Elementary School0.4 mi · 299
- James A Caywood Elementary School0.7 mi · 582
- Turkey Foot Middle School0.8 mi · 1,006
- Miles Elementary School1.1 mi · 278
- Bartlett Educational Center1.2 mi · 58
- Tichenor Middle School1.2 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Arnett Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Arnett Elementary School?
Arnett Elementary School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades PK-05.
Is Arnett Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Arnett Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arnett Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arnett Elementary School is approximately 10.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Arnett Elementary School?
Student demographics at Arnett Elementary School are roughly 56% White, 13% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Arnett Elementary School public or private?
Arnett Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Erlanger-Elsmere Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.