Miles Elementary School

Miles Elementary School is one of the small primary schools in Erlanger, Kentucky, overseen by Erlanger-Elsmere Independent, with 278 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 34% smaller than the state mean of about 421.

Erlanger-Elsmere Independent comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 2,431 students; Miles Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Miles Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 9% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 90% of students at Miles Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kenton County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Miles Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.2%.

Around the school, Kenton County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,548, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Kenton County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,225 students), Miles Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bartlett Educational Center, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Miles Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 32.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Miles Elementary School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 273 (now 278). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Miles Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.