Enrollment
376
High
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUDLOW INDEPENDENT·NCES 210363000939
Ludlow High School
515 Elm St, Ludlow, KY 41016 · (859) 261-8211 · Kenton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Kentucky public high schools
- CTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
248 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 13% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ludlow Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
40.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Ludlow High School
Ludlow High School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow High School this school | 376 | 66.0% | 33.9% |
| Clinton County High School Albany | 434 | 67.1% | 32.0% |
| Campbellsville High School Campbellsville | 370 | 63.5% | 41.0% |
| Casey County High School Liberty | 630 | 65.2% | 35.0% |
| Prestonsburg High School Prestonsburg | 508 | 65.0% | 28.8% |
| Metcalfe County High School Edmonton | 454 | 72.2% | 35.0% |
Matched among Kentucky high 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 Ludlow High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Kenton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #140 of 211 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #115 of 211 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #175 of 211 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #191 of 304 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #34 of 217 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #88 of 217 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #59 of 230 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #54 of 72 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
376
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 376 | 27.1 | 13.9:1 | 66% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 68% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 27 | 13.5:1 | 64% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 56% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 66% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 65% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 61% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 255 | 18 | 14.2:1 | 27% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 23 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ludlow High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (361 to 376); teachers up 4% (26 to 27.1).
About Ludlow High School
Located in Ludlow, Kentucky, Ludlow High School is a small high school. The school covers grades 7 through 12 and reported 376 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in Kentucky, the average enrollment is about 558.
In Ludlow Independent, 2 schools enroll a combined 831 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Ludlow High School is White, at 80%. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
The school had 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky is 2.8 students per teacher. The school reported 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Kenton County is 12 points.
Ludlow High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Kentucky public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ludlow High School is -6.7 points: 33.9% actual, 40.5% predicted.
The school is in Kenton County, where median household income comes to about $80,548, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Kenton County counts 46 public schools with about 22,225 students.
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 376, from 394 in 2020-21. The ratio was 15.2:1 in 2020-21 and 13.9:1 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 Ludlow Independent
- Mary A. Goetz Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Mary A. Goetz Elementary School0.0 mi · 455
- Oyler School0.9 mi · 512
- Transformational Learning Center0.9 mi · 43
- Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy1.4 mi · 192
- Rees E. Price Academy1.7 mi · 532
- Roberts Academy1.8 mi · 704
Frequently asked questions
About Ludlow High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ludlow High School?
Ludlow High School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Ludlow High School serve?
Ludlow High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ludlow High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ludlow High School is approximately 13.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ludlow High School?
Ludlow High School reports a student body of 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ludlow High School in?
Ludlow High School is part of Ludlow Independent.
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