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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENTON COUNTY·NCES 210309000815
Ft Wright Elementary School
501 Farrell Dr, Covington, KY 41011 · (859) 331-7742 · Kenton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
263 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 37 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
67.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
61.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 Ft Wright Elementary School
Ft Wright Elementary School's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ft Wright Elementary School this school | 469 | 56.1% | 62.8% |
| Bardstown Primary School Bardstown | 434 | 55.5% | N/A |
| Peaks Mill Elementary Frankfort | 453 | 57.6% | 44.3% |
| Trigg County Primary School Cadiz | 521 | 58.5% | N/A |
| Medora Elementary Louisville | 460 | 58.5% | 36.2% |
| Red Oak Elementary School Nicholasville | 519 | 59.0% | 43.1% |
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 Ft Wright Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Kenton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #76 of 669 | #3 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #104 of 668 | #5 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #84 of 674 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #293 of 744 | #10 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #57 of 674 | #5 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #203 of 674 | #11 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #532 of 721 | #14 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #170 of 233 | #4 of 7 |
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
469
-43 (-8%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 469 | 38 | 12.3:1 | 56% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 61% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 57% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 54% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 29.9 | 15.2:1 | 54% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 51% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 39% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 14 | 22.4:1 | 41% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ft Wright Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (453 to 469); teachers up 27% (29.9 to 38).
About Ft Wright Elementary School
Ft Wright Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Covington, Kentucky. Enrollment stands at 469 students, covering pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Kenton County has 18 schools and 13,834 students.
More than half of enrollment at Ft Wright Elementary School is White: 66%. Other groups make up 15% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 9% Black. Kenton County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
For every teacher at Ft Wright Elementary School, there are about 12.3 students; the school has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 263 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 56% of enrollment. Public schools in Kenton County average a similar 54%.
BeatsExpectations places Ft Wright Elementary School in the top 10% of Kentucky schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 18.6 points above it (62.8% actual, 44.2% predicted).
For the population of Kenton County, median household income comes to about $80,548, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Kenton County's 46 public schools enroll about 22,225 students and include Ft Wright Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ninth District Elementary, is about 1.0 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.9%; Ft Wright Elementary School's is 62.8%, ranking 3rd of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Ft Wright Elementary School enrolled 512 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 469. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.3:1.
On allk12, people connected to Ft Wright Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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 Kenton County
- Simon Kenton High SchoolHigh · 1,893 students
- Dixie Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Summit View AcademyElementary · 1,324 students
- Scott High SchoolHigh · 1,017 students
- Turkey Foot Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 889 students
Other schools in Covington
- Holmes High SchoolHigh · 855 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Taylor Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Sixth District Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Ryland Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Glenn O Swing ElementaryElementary · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Ninth District Elementary1.0 mi · 324
- Glenn O Swing Elementary1.4 mi · 392
- Beechwood Elementary School1.5 mi · 780
- Beechwood High School1.5 mi · 762
- Latonia Elementary School1.6 mi · 233
- Holmes Middle School1.6 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Ft Wright Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ft Wright Elementary School?
Ft Wright Elementary School enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ft Wright Elementary School serve?
Ft Wright Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ft Wright Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ft Wright Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ft Wright Elementary School?
Ft Wright Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Ft Wright Elementary School in?
Ft Wright Elementary School is part of Kenton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.