Howell Elementary School

Howell Elementary School is an elementary campus of modestly sized scale in Elsmere, Kentucky, part of Erlanger-Elsmere Independent, instructing 299 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 29% leaner than typical.

Across the 8 schools in Erlanger-Elsmere Independent (2,431 students total), Howell Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Howell Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 59%; the rest reads as 18% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 9% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Howell Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Howell Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Kenton County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, Howell Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.1%; this one delivers 18.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kenton County put median household income runs about $80,548, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Kenton County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,225 students), Howell Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Arnett Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Howell Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Howell Elementary School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 37.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Howell Elementary School has contracted 5%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 299 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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