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What's the biggest difference between Kenton Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
650
Elementary
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENTON COUNTY·NCES 210309000813
Kenton Elementary School
11246 Madison Pk, Independence, KY 41051 · (859) 356-3781 · Kenton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
250 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 | 35 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
24%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
63.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
68.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Kenton Elementary School
Kenton Elementary School's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton Elementary School this school | 650 | 38.5% | 57.6% |
| Lincoln Trail Elementary School Elizabethtown | 653 | 40.6% | 55.3% |
| Woodlawn Elementary School Danville | 657 | 39.4% | 72.3% |
| White's Tower Elementary School Independence | 675 | 42.4% | 49.5% |
| Thornwilde Elementary School Hebron | 661 | 35.1% | 64.1% |
| Hanson Elementary School Hanson | 532 | 41.4% | 63.8% |
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 Kenton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Kenton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #123 of 669 | #6 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #50 of 668 | #1 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #125 of 674 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #70 of 744 | #5 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #435 of 674 | #16 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #396 of 674 | #19 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #674 of 721 | #21 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #176 of 233 | #5 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
650
+42 (+7%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 650 | 42 | 15.5:1 | 38% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 41% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 42% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 38% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 35 | 18.0:1 | 40% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 644 | 34 | 18.9:1 | 37% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 37 | 17.7:1 | 30% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 16 | 32.6:1 | 16% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (629 to 650); teachers up 20% (35 to 42).
About Kenton Elementary School
Kenton Elementary School runs as a high-enrollment elementary school in Independence, Kentucky. In all, 650 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 54% bigger than the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Kenton County oversees Kenton Elementary School and 17 other schools, with 13,834 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Kenton Elementary School, about 87 are White. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Census estimates put Kenton County at about 86% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.5 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Kenton Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 38%. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Kenton County is 16 points.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Kenton Elementary School would be expected to post about 50.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.6%.
Census data for Kenton County show the median household earns about $80,548 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Kenton Elementary School, Kenton County has 46 public schools.
Kenton Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Simon Kenton High School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Kenton Elementary School, there are 7 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 57.6% is above the 50.8% average for nearby schools.
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, Kenton Elementary School enrolled 608 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 650.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Independence
- Simon Kenton High SchoolHigh · 1,893 students
- Summit View AcademyElementary · 1,324 students
- Twenhofel Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- White's Tower Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- Beechgrove Elementary SchoolElementary · 645 students
Other Kenton Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Kenton Elementary. Kenton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Kenton Elementary SchoolKenton, OH · 1,022 students
- Kenton Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 583 students
- Kenton Elementary SchoolSpringfield, OH · 485 students
- Kenton Elementary SchoolKenton, TN · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Simon Kenton High School0.2 mi · 1,893
- Twenhofel Middle School1.0 mi · 775
- White's Tower Elementary School1.3 mi · 675
- Summit View Academy2.6 mi · 1,324
- Beechgrove Elementary School4.2 mi · 645
- Ryland Heights Elementary School4.5 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Kenton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kenton Elementary School?
Kenton Elementary School enrolls approximately 650 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Kenton Elementary School serve?
Kenton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kenton Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Kenton Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kenton Elementary School?
At Kenton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Kenton Elementary School public or private?
Kenton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kenton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.