Enrollment
233
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON INDEPENDENT·NCES 210135000271
Latonia Elementary School
39th & Huntington Avenue, Covington, KY 41015 · (859) 292-5825 · Kenton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
193 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
58%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
Latonia Elementary School→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
59.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
43.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Latonia Elementary School
Latonia Elementary School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latonia Elementary School this school | 233 | 82.8% | 45.9% |
| Arnett Elementary School Erlanger | 253 | 89.7% | 33.5% |
| Lebanon Elementary School Lebanon | 305 | 76.7% | 36.3% |
| Miles Elementary School Erlanger | 278 | 90.3% | 38.2% |
| Crabbe Elementary School Ashland | 270 | 85.2% | 39.2% |
| Reidland Intermediate School Paducah | 228 | 75.4% | 45.0% |
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 Latonia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Kenton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #300 of 669 | #14 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #348 of 668 | #12 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #170 of 674 | #8 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #645 of 744 | #23 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #56 of 674 | #4 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #171 of 674 | #10 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #86 of 721 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.6% | #13 of 437 | #1 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
233
-98 (-30%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 233 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 83% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 83% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 87% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 84% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 92% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 81% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 74% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 26 | 20.6:1 | 50% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 37 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Latonia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (392 to 233); teachers down 30% (27 to 19).
About Latonia Elementary School
Latonia Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in Covington, Kentucky. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 233 students. Enrollment is 45% lower than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky, which is about 421.
The Covington Independent system has 10 schools and 3,557 students.
White students make up a majority at Latonia Elementary School, at 61%. Smaller groups are 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 12% Black. For comparison, the population of Kenton County is roughly 86% White. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Latonia Elementary School employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.3:1. This ratio sits 3.1 below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 83% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Kenton County.
Latonia Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Latonia Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.9% and a predicted 34.3%.
Latonia Elementary School is located in Kenton County, where the median household income is $80,548, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Latonia Elementary School is one of 46 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Ninth District Elementary, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Latonia Elementary School comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Latonia Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 233, a 30% decrease from 331 in 2020-21. The ratio was 13.8:1 in 2020-21 and 12.3:1 in 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
- Glenn O Swing ElementaryElementary · 392 students
- John G Carlisle ElementaryElementary · 333 students
- Ninth District ElementaryElementary · 324 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
- Ninth District Elementary0.8 mi · 324
- Holmes Middle School1.2 mi · 631
- Holmes High School1.2 mi · 855
- Covington Adult High School1.2 mi · 7
- Ft Wright Elementary School1.6 mi · 469
- Glenn O Swing Elementary1.6 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Latonia Elementary SchoolHow large is Latonia Elementary School?
Latonia Elementary School enrolls approximately 233 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Latonia Elementary School serve?
Latonia Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Latonia Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Latonia Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Latonia Elementary School?
At Latonia Elementary School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Latonia Elementary School public or private?
Latonia Elementary School 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.