Beechwood Elementary School

Beechwood Elementary School operates as a large K-5 school in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, part of Beechwood Independent. Current enrollment sits at 780 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Beechwood Elementary School sits 85% larger than that benchmark.

Beechwood Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Beechwood Independent, a district that enrolls 1,572 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Beechwood Elementary School lists that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Kenton County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Beechwood Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 8% of students at Beechwood Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kenton County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Beechwood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Kenton County put median household earnings sit near $80,548, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Beechwood Elementary School is one of 46 public schools in Kenton County (combined enrollment of about 22,225 students).

Beechwood High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Beechwood Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 50.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beechwood Elementary School has expanded 8%, going from 723 students in 2018 to 780 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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