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Kenwood Station Elementary School
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedWhat this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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%.
Schools most like Kenwood Station Elementary School
Kenwood Station Elementary School's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenwood Station Elementary School this school | 626 | 13.7% | 61.3% |
| Harmony Elementary School Goshen | 584 | 14.6% | 57.6% |
| Buckner Elementary School Buckner | 620 | 16.0% | 68.7% |
| Moyer Elementary School Fort Thomas | 565 | 8.1% | 69.9% |
| Woodfill Elementary School Fort Thomas | 444 | 14.2% | 68.9% |
| Beechwood Elementary School Fort Mitchell | 780 | 7.9% | 66.0% |
Where Kenwood Station Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Oldham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #94 of 669 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #93 of 668 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #98 of 674 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 626 | #86 of 744 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #588 of 674 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #372 of 674 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.7% | #716 of 721 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #341 of 437 | #3 of 7 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 626 | 36.8 | 17.0:1 | 14% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 39 | 15.9:1 | 14% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 12% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 11% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 36.5 | 18.0:1 | 12% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 34 | 18.3:1 | 10% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 17% (104) |
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (657 to 626); teachers up 1% (36.5 to 36.8).
About Kenwood Station Elementary School
Kenwood Station Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Crestwood, Kentucky, (ZIP code 40014). It enrolled 626 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.
Oldham County has 12,038 students in 19 schools, and Kenwood Station Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 85% of the student body at Kenwood Station Elementary School is White. Other students are 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. The county population is about 87% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kenwood Station Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.0:1. That is higher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The lunch program counts 14% of students at Kenwood Station Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Oldham County report 23%.
Kenwood Station Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Kenwood Station Elementary School, the prediction is 59.9% and the result is 61.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Oldham County, the median household income is $122,497, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oldham County is home to 23 public schools and about 12,038 public school students.
The nearest other public school, South Oldham High School, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Kenwood Station Elementary School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 638 students in 2020-21 and 626 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 14.8:1 in 2020-21 and 17.0:1 in 2024-25.
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