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Best kept secret at Ockerman Elementary School?
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Enrollment
777
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONE COUNTY·NCES 210051000089
Ockerman Elementary School
8250 Us 42, Florence, KY 41042 · (859) 282-4620 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL777 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
443 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 149 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Ockerman Elementary School
Ockerman Elementary School's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ockerman Elementary School this school | 777 | 57.0% | 33.6% |
| Hillard Collins Elementary School Florence | 571 | 61.3% | 34.0% |
| Florence Elementary School Florence | 610 | 58.5% | 37.9% |
| Coral Ridge Elementary Fairdale | 567 | 66.3% | 29.9% |
| LaGrange Elementary School La Grange | 450 | 57.3% | 45.2% |
| Southside Elementary Shelbyville | 412 | 63.6% | 35.4% |
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 Ockerman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #508 of 669 | #16 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #423 of 668 | #14 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #550 of 674 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 777 | #21 of 744 | #2 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #167 of 674 | #6 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #117 of 674 | #4 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #521 of 721 | #4 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #199 of 233 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
777
+95 (+14%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 777 | 57 | 13.6:1 | 57% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 53 | 13.3:1 | 62% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 53 | 14.7:1 | 59% (457) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | 54 | 12.6:1 | 65% (443) |
| 2017-18 | 761 | 53 | 14.4:1 | 67% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 68% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 765 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 55% (417) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 25 | 25.6:1 | 38% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 33 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ockerman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (761 to 777); teachers up 8% (53 to 57).
About Ockerman Elementary School
In Florence, Kentucky, part of Boone County, Ockerman Elementary School is an elementary school. Its 777 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 85% above the 421 average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Boone County includes 27 schools. Together they enroll 20,514 students.
Enrollment at Ockerman Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 46%. After that, the student body is 36% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Boone County is about 83% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Ockerman Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Dividing enrollment by its 57 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.6:1. Among elementary schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. Eligible students account for 57% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Boone County average 40%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ockerman Elementary School is 10.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.6% actual, 43.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kentucky.
County data help place the school in context: in Boone County, median household income is about $99,414, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Boone County number 34 and enroll about 22,394.
Of nearby public schools, Ockerman Middle School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 40.8%, higher than Ockerman Elementary School's 33.6%.
For locale, NCES codes Ockerman Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 682 to 777. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 13.6:1, from 12.6:1.
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Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,841
Census ACS
Median income
$99,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,394 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boone County
- Larry A. Ryle High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Randall K. Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Conner High SchoolHigh · 1,400 students
- Boone County High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Gray Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 957 students
Other schools in Florence
- Boone County High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Erpenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Rector A. Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 683 students
- Ockerman Middle SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Florence Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Hillard Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Ockerman Middle School0.1 mi · 674
- A M Yealey Elementary School0.5 mi · 534
- Erpenbeck Elementary School1.3 mi · 764
- Florence Elementary School1.8 mi · 610
- RISE Academy1.8 mi · 70
- Boone County High School2.0 mi · 1,252
Frequently asked questions
About Ockerman Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ockerman Elementary School?
Ockerman Elementary School enrolls approximately 777 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ockerman Elementary School serve?
Ockerman Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ockerman Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Ockerman Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Ockerman Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ockerman Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 36% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Ockerman Elementary School in?
Ockerman Elementary School is part of Boone County.
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