Ockerman Elementary School

Set in Florence, Kentucky, Ockerman Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary-level community, part of Boone County. It enrolls 777 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Ockerman Elementary School sits 85% larger than that benchmark.

Ockerman Elementary School is one of 27 schools operated by Boone County, a district that hosts 20,514 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ockerman Elementary School records that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 36% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Ockerman Elementary School has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Boone County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ockerman Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.9%; this one delivers 33.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Boone County indicate median household income runs about $99,414, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Ockerman Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in Boone County (combined enrollment of about 22,394 students).

The closest other public school is Ockerman Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ockerman Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 761 students in 2018 compared to 777 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 63% to 46%.

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