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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUDLOW INDEPENDENT·NCES 210363000938
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School
512 Oak St, Ludlow, KY 41016 · (859) 261-2100 · Kenton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
290 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (68).
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
Students here typically continue to
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School→Ludlow High School
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
46.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
42.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Mary A. Goetz Elementary School
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary A. Goetz Elementary School this school | 455 | 63.7% | 41.4% |
| Crossroads Elementary Mount Washington | 469 | 62.0% | 28.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Franklin | 463 | 65.7% | 42.1% |
| Dry Ridge Elementary Dry Ridge | 400 | 63.5% | 42.7% |
| Saffell Street Elementary School Lawrenceburg | 375 | 64.0% | 33.3% |
| North Todd Elementary School Elkton | 442 | 64.3% | 53.9% |
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 Mary A. Goetz Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Kenton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #390 of 669 | #17 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #356 of 668 | #13 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #404 of 674 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #323 of 744 | #11 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #287 of 674 | #10 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.7% | #314 of 674 | #15 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #404 of 721 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #381 of 437 | #15 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
455
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 455 | 31.5 | 14.4:1 | 64% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 67% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 65% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 63% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 29.4 | 16.0:1 | 75% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 72% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 60% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 20 | 24.6:1 | 50% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 620 | 28 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary A. Goetz Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (471 to 455); teachers up 7% (29.4 to 31.5).
About Mary A. Goetz Elementary School
Families in Ludlow, Kentucky, are served by Mary A. Goetz Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 455 students, from pre-K through 6.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in Ludlow Independent totals 831 students.
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School's enrollment is 80% White. The remaining shares are 11% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School counts 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.4 students for each one. That is lower than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 64%. For comparison, public schools in Kenton County average 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Mary A. Goetz Elementary School is C+. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Mary A. Goetz Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School is located in Kenton County, where the median household income is $80,548, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mary A. Goetz Elementary School is one of 46 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Ludlow High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Mary A. Goetz Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Mary A. Goetz Elementary School grew 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 437 to 455 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.4:1) than in 2020-21 (15.6:1).
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Mary A. Goetz Elementary SchoolHow large is Mary A. Goetz Elementary School?
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-06.
Is Mary A. Goetz Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Mary A. Goetz Elementary School have?
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Mary A. Goetz Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mary A. Goetz Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Mary A. Goetz Elementary School public or private?
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ludlow Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.