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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANT COUNTY·NCES 210225000466
Dry Ridge Elementary
275 School Road, Dry Ridge, KY 41035 · (859) 824-4484 · Grant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
254 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
20%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
43.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
45.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Dry Ridge Elementary
Dry Ridge Elementary's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Ridge Elementary this school | 400 | 63.5% | 42.7% |
| Green County Intermediate School Greensburg | 372 | 63.4% | 36.4% |
| North Todd Elementary School Elkton | 442 | 64.3% | 53.9% |
| Saffell Street Elementary School Lawrenceburg | 375 | 64.0% | 33.3% |
| Crossroads Elementary Mount Washington | 469 | 62.0% | 28.9% |
| Green County Primary School Greensburg | 447 | 65.1% | N/A |
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 Dry Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #366 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #318 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #452 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #431 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #254 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.3% | #448 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #411 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #148 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
400
+35 (+10%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 659
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 400 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 64% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 31.3 | 13.5:1 | 71% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 67% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 33 | 11.1:1 | 60% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 34.3 | 14.1:1 | 68% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 69% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 58% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | N/A | N/A | 49% (346) |
| 1990-91 | 659 | 41 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dry Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (483 to 400); teachers down 18% (34.3 to 28).
About Dry Ridge Elementary
Dry Ridge Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Dry Ridge, Kentucky. It had 400 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Grant County enrolls 3,216 students, and its 6 schools include Dry Ridge Elementary.
White students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among Grant County residents, the White share is about 93%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 20%.
The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Compared with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 64% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, Dry Ridge Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 46% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Dry Ridge Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.7% and a predicted 41.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Grant County show that median household income comes to about $69,178, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grant County counts 10 public schools with about 4,075 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Grant County Middle School, is the closest to Dry Ridge Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Dry Ridge Elementary is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
Federal data place Dry Ridge Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 400 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 365. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.1:1 to 14.3:1 over the same years.
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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
- Crittenden-Mt. Zion ElementaryElementary · 387 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
- Crittenden-Mt. Zion ElementaryElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Grant County Middle School0.1 mi · 699
- Williamstown Sr. High1.8 mi · 200
- Williamstown Head Start Preschool1.8 mi · 90
- Williamstown Elementary1.8 mi · 397
- Williamstown Jr. High1.8 mi · 172
- Grant County High School2.2 mi · 1,016
Frequently asked questions
About Dry Ridge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dry Ridge Elementary?
Dry Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dry Ridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dry Ridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dry Ridge Elementary have?
Dry Ridge Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dry Ridge Elementary?
At Dry Ridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Dry Ridge Elementary public or private?
Dry Ridge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.