Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON INDEPENDENT·NCES 210135000274
Ninth District Elementary
2800 Indiana Ave, Covington, KY 41015 · (859) 292-5823 · Kenton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
271 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 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
73%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
Ninth District Elementary→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
32.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
26.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 Ninth District Elementary
Ninth District Elementary's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninth District Elementary this school | 324 | 83.6% | 28.6% |
| Newport Primary School Newport | 369 | 87.0% | N/A |
| Newport Intermediate School Newport | 374 | 88.2% | 22.8% |
| Foust Elementary School Owensboro | 400 | 89.0% | 48.5% |
| Johnsontown Road Elementary Louisville | 406 | 78.8% | 30.4% |
| Cravens Elementary School Owensboro | 396 | 88.4% | 28.4% |
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 Ninth District Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Kenton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #572 of 669 | #21 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #583 of 668 | #20 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #576 of 674 | #21 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #536 of 744 | #17 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #18 of 674 | #2 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #17 of 674 | #1 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.6% | #76 of 721 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #137 of 437 | #6 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
324
-62 (-16%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 324 | 29 | 11.2:1 | 84% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 27.3 | 11.5:1 | 86% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 30 | 11.4:1 | 87% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 88% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 94% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 92% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 78% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 22 | 21.1:1 | 79% (369) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ninth District Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (393 to 324); teachers up 16% (25 to 29).
About Ninth District Elementary
The public elementary school Ninth District Elementary is located in Covington, Kentucky. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 324 students. It has 23% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky (about 421).
Ninth District Elementary sits within Covington Independent, which has 10 schools and 3,557 students.
No group is above 50% at Ninth District Elementary; the largest is White, at 36%. Other reported shares: 22% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 19% multiracial. Kenton County's residents are about 86% White, 50 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
Based on 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, Ninth District Elementary has a ratio of 11.2:1. The gap from the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 4.2 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 84%. The average for public schools in Kenton County is 54%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ninth District Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools: 28.6% actual against 34.0% predicted.
In Kenton County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $80,548, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 46 public schools and about 22,225 students.
About 0.7 miles separate Ninth District Elementary from the closest public school, Holmes High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Ninth District Elementary is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's enrollment fell 16% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.2:1.
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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
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
- Biggs Early Childhood Education CtrElementary · 285 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
- Holmes High School0.7 mi · 855
- Holmes Middle School0.7 mi · 631
- Latonia Elementary School0.8 mi · 233
- Covington Adult High School0.8 mi · 7
- Glenn O Swing Elementary0.9 mi · 392
- Ft Wright Elementary School1.0 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Ninth District ElementaryHow large is Ninth District Elementary?
Ninth District Elementary enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ninth District Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ninth District Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ninth District Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ninth District Elementary is approximately 11.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ninth District Elementary?
At Ninth District Elementary, the student body is approximately 36% White, 22% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Is Ninth District Elementary public or private?
Ninth District Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Covington Independent.
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