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Which teacher or staff member at Sixth District Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON INDEPENDENT·NCES 210135000276
Sixth District Elementary School
19th and Maryland, Covington, KY 41014 · (859) 292-5819 · Kenton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
398 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
71%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
Sixth District Elementary School→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
37.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
26.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 37 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Sixth District Elementary School
Sixth District Elementary School's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth District Elementary School this school | 454 | 87.7% | 29.0% |
| Dishman McGinnis Elementary School Bowling Green | 506 | 84.2% | 22.4% |
| John G Carlisle Elementary Covington | 333 | 82.3% | 46.5% |
| Arlington Elementary School Lexington | 322 | 84.5% | 19.7% |
| Biggs Early Childhood Education Ctr Covington | 285 | 87.7% | N/A |
| Minors Lane Elementary Louisville | 370 | 79.7% | 22.7% |
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 Sixth District Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Kenton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #566 of 669 | #20 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #584 of 668 | #21 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #532 of 674 | #20 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #324 of 744 | #12 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #136 of 674 | #7 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #51 of 674 | #4 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #33 of 721 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #86 of 233 | #2 of 7 |
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
454
+42 (+10%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 454 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 88% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 85% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 84% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 82% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 97% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 87% (432) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 82% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 21 | 23.1:1 | 93% (450) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 24 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sixth District Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (409 to 454); teachers up 3% (33 to 34).
About Sixth District Elementary School
Sixth District Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Covington, Kentucky. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 454 students enrolled.
Covington Independent enrolls 3,557 students, and its 10 schools include Sixth District Elementary School.
The biggest share of students at Sixth District Elementary School, 43%, is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 24% White, 19% Black, and 12% multiracial. That compares with about 5% Hispanic among all Kenton County residents. The diversity index for Sixth District Elementary School is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Sixth District Elementary School comes to 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1. Sixth District Elementary School counts 88% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in Kenton County is 34 points lower.
Sixth District Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.0% is 3.5 points below the 32.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Kenton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $80,548, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Kenton County's 46 public schools enroll about 22,225 students and include Sixth District Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Sixth District Elementary School is closest to Covington Adult High School, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 34.1%; Sixth District Elementary School's is 29.0%, ranking 3rd of 6.
Under the NCES locale system, Sixth District Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 454, up from 412 in 2020-21.
Sixth District Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Glenn O Swing ElementaryElementary · 392 students
- John G Carlisle ElementaryElementary · 333 students
- Ninth District ElementaryElementary · 324 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
- Ryland Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Glenn O Swing ElementaryElementary · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Covington Adult High School0.6 mi · 7
- Holmes High School0.6 mi · 855
- Holmes Middle School0.6 mi · 631
- Biggs Early Childhood Education Ctr0.7 mi · 285
- Glenn O Swing Elementary0.8 mi · 392
- John G Carlisle Elementary1.0 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About Sixth District Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sixth District Elementary School?
Sixth District Elementary School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sixth District Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sixth District Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sixth District Elementary School have?
Sixth District Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Sixth District Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sixth District Elementary School are roughly 24% White, 43% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Sixth District Elementary School in?
Sixth District Elementary School is part of Covington Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.