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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT THOMAS INDEPENDENT·NCES 210204000430

Moyer Elementary School

219 Highland Ave, Fort Thomas, KY 41075 · (859) 441-1180 · Campbell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Kentucky public elementary schools
  • A+Test 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
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
46 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K6912%
Kindergarten6812%
Grade 19316%
Grade 26612%
Grade 39517%
Grade 48315%
Grade 59116%

This year's kindergarten class (68) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).

Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
48385%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
326%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
92%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
142%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
265%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
29753%
Female
26847%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Moyer Elementary School→Highlands Middle School→Highlands High School
Based on grade levels within Fort Thomas Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
76.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
68.3%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Moyer Elementary School

Moyer Elementary School's state test result (69.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Moyer Elementary School this school5658.1%69.9%
Kenwood Station Elementary School
Crestwood
62613.7%61.3%
Beechwood Elementary School
Fort Mitchell
7807.9%66.0%
Harmony Elementary School
Goshen
58414.6%57.6%
Anchorage Independent Public School
Anchorage
3928.4%81.2%
Johnson Elementary School
Fort Thomas
4255.9%76.1%
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 Moyer Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Campbell County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.9%#24 of 669#2 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
68.3%#45 of 668#3 of 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
76.0%#18 of 674#2 of 12
Enrollment
ranked largest first
565#165 of 744#3 of 13
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.1:1#593 of 674#12 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.3%#373 of 674#7 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
8.1%#719 of 721#12 of 13
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+5.6%#132 of 233N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
565
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255653317.1:18% (46)
2023-245423316.4:1N/A
2022-235443117.6:19% (50)
2020-215503217.2:17% (37)
2017-185353117.3:113% (71)
2015-165202818.6:111% (55)
2010-114982420.8:113% (64)
2000-014071429.1:12% (9)
1990-914252219.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moyer Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 6% (535 to 565); teachers up 6% (31 to 33).

About Moyer Elementary School

Moyer Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, one of the schools in Fort Thomas Independent. The school's 565 students are in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students.

District-wide, Fort Thomas Independent has 5 schools and 3,170 students.

The large majority of students at Moyer Elementary School, 85%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Moyer Elementary School has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Moyer Elementary School's 33 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 8%. The gap from the 44% average for public schools in Campbell County is 36 points.

allk12 grades Moyer Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Moyer Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools: 69.9% actual against 61.9% predicted.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Campbell County show that median household income is about $77,567, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 27 public schools in Campbell County, with a combined enrollment of about 11,168.

The shortest distance from Moyer Elementary School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Highlands High School. The five-mile area around Moyer Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 69.9% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.

The NCES locale for Moyer Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Moyer Elementary School had 550 students in 2020-21 and 565 in 2024-25, a 3% increase.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Moyer Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Campbell County at a glance

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Population
93,426
Census ACS
Median income
$77,567
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,168 students

Quick facts

School name
Moyer Elementary School
District
Fort Thomas Independent
Address
219 Highland Ave, Fort Thomas, KY 41075
Phone
(859) 441-1180
County
Campbell County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
565
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
17.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
46 (8%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
210204000430
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Fort Thomas Independent
Other schools in Fort Thomas
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Moyer Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Moyer Elementary School?
Moyer Elementary School enrolls approximately 565 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Moyer Elementary School serve?
Moyer Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Moyer Elementary School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Moyer Elementary School.
How diverse is Moyer Elementary School?
Moyer Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Moyer Elementary School?
Moyer Elementary School is overseen by Fort Thomas Independent in Campbell County.
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