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Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANT COUNTY·NCES 210225000465
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary
270 Crittenden-Mt. Zion Rd., Dry Ridge, KY 41035 · (859) 428-2171 · Grant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
20.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
273 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Grant County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
32.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
33.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary this school | 387 | 70.5% | 29.7% |
| Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary London | 388 | 70.1% | 49.7% |
| Lebanon Junction Elementary Lebanon Junction | 349 | 70.5% | 40.7% |
| Caneyville Elementary School Caneyville | 378 | 70.9% | 39.5% |
| Irvington Elementary School Irvington | 359 | 71.9% | 36.3% |
| Roby Elementary School Shepherdsville | 434 | 69.4% | 24.7% |
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 Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #558 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #510 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #577 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #454 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #666 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #405 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #271 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.1% | #45 of 437 |
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
387
-67 (-15%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 387 | 19 | 20.4:1 | 71% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 26.3 | 15.4:1 | 72% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 68% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 66% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 31.4 | 17.1:1 | 68% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 69% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 54% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 676 | N/A | N/A | 47% (316) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 33 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (538 to 387); teachers down 40% (31.4 to 19).
About Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Dry Ridge, Kentucky. Its enrollment is 387 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Grant County runs 6 schools with a combined 3,216 students. Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary is one of them.
Roughly 87% of students at Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary are White. Other students are 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 24%.
Staffing at Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary comes to 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.4:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1, 5.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary counts 71% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
A school with Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 38.9%. Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary scores 29.7%, 9.1 points below that line.
The county, Grant County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $69,178, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary, Grant County has 10 public schools.
A public school about 2.3 miles away, Northern Ky Youth Dev Center, is the closest to Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 387, compared with 454 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 20.4:1, from 14.7:1.
On allk12, people connected to Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,418
Census ACS
Median income
$69,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grant County
- Grant County High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Grant County Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Sherman ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Dry Ridge ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Mason-Corinth ElementaryElementary · 299 students
Other schools in Dry Ridge
- Grant County High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Grant County Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Sherman ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Dry Ridge ElementaryElementary · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Ky Youth Dev Center2.3 mi · 8
- Sherman Elementary2.7 mi · 415
- Walton-Verona Elementary School5.0 mi · 539
- Grant County High School5.6 mi · 1,016
- Walton-Verona Intermediate School6.0 mi · 282
- Piner Elementary School6.3 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Crittenden-Mt. Zion ElementaryHow many students attend Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary?
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary enrolls approximately 387 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary serve?
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary have?
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary?
At Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary, the student body is approximately 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary in?
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary is part of Grant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.