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What's one thing Erpenbeck Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
764
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONE COUNTY·NCES 210051001710
Erpenbeck Elementary School
US 42 9001 Wetherington Blvd, Florence, KY 41042 · (859) 384-7200 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL764 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- ATest 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
16.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
276 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 79 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
72.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
72.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Erpenbeck Elementary School
Erpenbeck Elementary School's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erpenbeck Elementary School this school | 764 | 36.1% | 67.5% |
| Garrett Morgan Elementary Lexington | 746 | 32.4% | 57.3% |
| Hite Elementary Middletown | 498 | 32.9% | 47.5% |
| Rich Pond Elementary Bowling Green | 990 | 43.8% | 61.8% |
| Stonewall Elementary School Lexington | 674 | 30.7% | 62.9% |
| Bowen Elementary Louisville | 729 | 42.7% | 47.0% |
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 Erpenbeck Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #40 of 669 | #3 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #28 of 668 | #2 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #37 of 674 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 764 | #23 of 744 | #3 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #529 of 674 | #15 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #172 of 674 | #5 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #676 of 721 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #114 of 233 | N/A |
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
764
+142 (+23%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 793
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 764 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 36% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 46 | 16.6:1 | 34% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 702 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 28% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 20% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 41.5 | 17.1:1 | 20% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 22% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 15% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 793 | 33 | 24.0:1 | 4% (31) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Erpenbeck Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (711 to 764); teachers up 13% (41.5 to 47).
About Erpenbeck Elementary School
Federal records list Erpenbeck Elementary School as an elementary school in Florence, Kentucky. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 764 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 81% higher.
Boone County is responsible for 27 schools, Erpenbeck Elementary School included, with 20,514 students in all.
At Erpenbeck Elementary School, White students make up 63% of the student body. The remaining shares are 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. Boone County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school's share is lower. Erpenbeck Elementary School's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Erpenbeck Elementary School is 47 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.3:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Around 36% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Erpenbeck Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.6% at Erpenbeck Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.5%.
Across Boone County, the median household income is $99,414, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Boone County has 34 public schools and roughly 22,394 students.
The school nearest to Erpenbeck Elementary School is Ockerman Middle School, at a distance of about 1.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Erpenbeck Elementary School places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
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.
Enrollment has grown by 142 students since 2020-21, to 764. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 15.2:1 to 16.3:1.
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Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,841
Census ACS
Median income
$99,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,394 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boone County
- Larry A. Ryle High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Randall K. Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Conner High SchoolHigh · 1,400 students
- Boone County High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Gray Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 957 students
Other schools in Florence
- Boone County High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Ockerman Elementary SchoolElementary · 777 students
- Rector A. Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 683 students
- Ockerman Middle SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Florence Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Hillard Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Ockerman Middle School1.3 mi · 674
- Ockerman Elementary School1.3 mi · 777
- A M Yealey Elementary School1.6 mi · 534
- Ballyshannon Middle School2.1 mi · 609
- Longbranch Elementary School2.3 mi · 957
- Larry A. Ryle High School2.4 mi · 2,077
Frequently asked questions
About Erpenbeck Elementary SchoolHow large is Erpenbeck Elementary School?
Erpenbeck Elementary School enrolls approximately 764 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Erpenbeck Elementary School serve?
Erpenbeck Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Erpenbeck Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Erpenbeck Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Erpenbeck Elementary School?
Erpenbeck Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Erpenbeck Elementary School?
Erpenbeck Elementary School is overseen by Boone County in Boone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.