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What's something Glenn O Swing Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON INDEPENDENT·NCES 210135000275
Glenn O Swing Elementary
501 W 19th St, Covington, KY 41014 · (859) 292-5821 · Kenton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
307 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Glenn O Swing Elementary→Holmes Middle School
Based on grade levels within Covington Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
42.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% 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 17 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 Glenn O Swing Elementary
Glenn O Swing Elementary's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn O Swing Elementary this school | 392 | 78.3% | 53.4% |
| Layne Elementary Louisville | 430 | 79.1% | 28.4% |
| Blue Lick Elementary Louisville | 508 | 75.4% | 29.8% |
| Camp Taylor Elementary Louisville | 367 | 71.7% | 26.9% |
| Johnsontown Road Elementary Louisville | 406 | 78.8% | 30.4% |
| Ninth District Elementary Covington | 324 | 83.6% | 28.6% |
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 Glenn O Swing Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Kenton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #178 of 669 | #7 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #362 of 668 | #14 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #140 of 674 | #7 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #447 of 744 | #14 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #38 of 674 | #3 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #26 of 674 | #2 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #135 of 721 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #91 of 437 | #4 of 16 |
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
392
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 392 | 33 | 11.9:1 | 78% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 76% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 78% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 83% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 88% (436) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 81% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 80% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 21 | 23.9:1 | 83% (417) |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 26 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenn O Swing Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (498 to 392); teachers unchanged (33 to 33).
About Glenn O Swing Elementary
Glenn O Swing Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Covington, Kentucky, one of the schools in Covington Independent. Enrollment is 392 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
The Covington Independent system has 10 schools and 3,557 students.
White students form the largest group at Glenn O Swing Elementary, 37% of enrollment. Next come 28% Hispanic, 22% Black, and 12% multiracial. That compares with about 86% White among all Kenton County residents. By the diversity index, Glenn O Swing Elementary comes in at 72%.
A ratio of 11.9:1 comes from the school's 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 78% of students at Glenn O Swing Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Kenton County, the school's rate is higher.
Glenn O Swing Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.4%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Kentucky are predicted to post 36.0%, so the school is 17.5 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Census estimates describe Kenton County this way: median household income is about $80,548, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 46 public schools in Kenton County, with a combined enrollment of about 22,225.
Holmes Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Glenn O Swing Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 35.8%, lower than Glenn O Swing Elementary's 53.4%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 417 to 392. The school's ratio fell from 13.0:1 to 11.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Covington Independent
- Holmes High SchoolHigh · 855 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Sixth District Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- John G Carlisle ElementaryElementary · 333 students
- Ninth District ElementaryElementary · 324 students
- Biggs Early Childhood Education CtrElementary · 285 students
Other schools in Covington
- Holmes High SchoolHigh · 855 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Taylor Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Ft Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Sixth District Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Ryland Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Holmes Middle School0.7 mi · 631
- Holmes High School0.7 mi · 855
- Covington Adult High School0.7 mi · 7
- Sixth District Elementary School0.8 mi · 454
- Ninth District Elementary0.9 mi · 324
- Biggs Early Childhood Education Ctr1.0 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Glenn O Swing ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Glenn O Swing Elementary?
Glenn O Swing Elementary enrolls approximately 392 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Glenn O Swing Elementary serve?
Glenn O Swing Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Glenn O Swing Elementary?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Glenn O Swing Elementary.
How diverse is Glenn O Swing Elementary?
Glenn O Swing Elementary reports a student body of 37% White, 28% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Glenn O Swing Elementary public or private?
Glenn O Swing Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Covington Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.