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Enrollment
1,324
Elementary
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENTON COUNTY·NCES 210309002420
Summit View Academy
5006 Madison Pike, Independence, KY 41051 · (859) 359-9600 · Kenton County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,324 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
587 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 209 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 233 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 61% smaller than its 8th grade class (233).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
55.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
53.2%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Summit View Academy
Summit View Academy's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit View Academy this school | 1,324 | 44.3% | 51.2% |
| Barry Hahn Primary School Brandenburg | 807 | 42.1% | 61.5% |
| Auburn Elementary School Auburn | 760 | 47.8% | 49.5% |
| Burlington Elementary School Burlington | 689 | 46.6% | 56.0% |
| White's Tower Elementary School Independence | 675 | 42.4% | 49.5% |
| Campbell Ridge Elementary Alexandria | 661 | 42.7% | 57.2% |
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 Summit View Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Kenton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #215 of 669 | #10 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #196 of 668 | #9 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #233 of 674 | #10 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,324 | #1 of 744 | #1 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #516 of 674 | #20 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #363 of 674 | #18 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #634 of 721 | #16 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #286 of 437 | #12 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
1,324
-113 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 1,324 | 82 | 16.1:1 | 44% (587) |
| 2023-24 | 1,343 | 86 | 15.6:1 | 46% (617) |
| 2022-23 | 1,431 | 83.8 | 17.1:1 | 45% (642) |
| 2020-21 | 1,437 | 80 | 18.0:1 | 41% (595) |
| 2017-18 | 1,443 | 85 | 17.0:1 | 45% (643) |
| 2015-16 | 1,443 | 84 | 17.2:1 | 38% (542) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summit View Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,443 to 1,324); teachers down 4% (85 to 82).
About Summit View Academy
Summit View Academy is a large elementary school in Independence, Kentucky, (ZIP code 41051). Total enrollment is 1,324 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8. That is 214% bigger than the average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Kenton County, which runs Summit View Academy, has 18 schools and 13,834 students.
Roughly 85% of students at Summit View Academy are White. Enrollment also includes 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Kenton County residents are about 86% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Summit View Academy is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Summit View Academy reports a ratio of 16.1 students per teacher, from 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 0.8 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Summit View Academy, 44% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Kenton County is 10 points.
Compared with Kentucky schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Summit View Academy's results are 2.6 points above predicted: 51.2% against 48.5%.
For Kenton County, Census Bureau data show 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. There are 46 public schools in the county, enrolling about 22,225, Summit View Academy among them.
Of the public schools around it, Summit View Academy is closest to Taylor Mill Elementary School, about 2.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Summit View Academy ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Summit View Academy 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.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 1,437 (2020-21) to 1,324 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.0:1 to 16.1:1.
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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 Kenton County
- Simon Kenton High SchoolHigh · 1,893 students
- Dixie Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Scott High SchoolHigh · 1,017 students
- Turkey Foot Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 889 students
- Twenhofel Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
Other schools in Independence
- Simon Kenton High SchoolHigh · 1,893 students
- Twenhofel Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- White's Tower Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- Kenton Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Beechgrove Elementary SchoolElementary · 645 students
Nearby schools
- Taylor Mill Elementary School2.4 mi · 508
- Simon Kenton High School2.5 mi · 1,893
- Kenton Elementary School2.6 mi · 650
- White's Tower Elementary School2.8 mi · 675
- Woodland Middle School3.0 mi · 542
- Scott High School3.1 mi · 1,017
Frequently asked questions
About Summit View AcademyHow large is Summit View Academy?
Summit View Academy enrolls approximately 1,324 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Summit View Academy serve?
Summit View Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Summit View Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Summit View Academy is approximately 16.1:1 (82 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Summit View Academy?
At Summit View Academy, the student body is approximately 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Summit View Academy public or private?
Summit View Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kenton County.
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