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Enrollment
505
Middle
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ERLANGER-ELSMERE INDEPENDENT·NCES 210174000339
Tichenor Middle School
305 Bartlett Ave, Erlanger, KY 41018 · (859) 727-2255 · Kenton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Kentucky public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
443 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 164 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 146 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 195 | 39% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Tichenor Middle School→Lloyd High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Erlanger-Elsmere Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
37.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
30.7%
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 31 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 Tichenor Middle School
Tichenor Middle School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tichenor Middle School this school | 505 | 87.7% | 29.8% |
| Gallatin County Middle School Warsaw | 316 | 77.8% | 40.0% |
| Middlesboro Middle School Middlesboro | 284 | 79.9% | 34.2% |
| Wayne County Middle School Monticello | 646 | 74.8% | 29.6% |
| Clinton County Middle School Albany | 383 | 76.5% | 31.1% |
| Lincoln County Middle School Stanford | 697 | 75.5% | 33.8% |
Matched among Kentucky middle 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 Tichenor Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #178 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #169 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #171 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #129 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #36 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #48 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #3 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #131 of 156 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
505
-72 (-12%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 505 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 88% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 77% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 54% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 65% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 66% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 69% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 63% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 32% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 30 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tichenor Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (531 to 505); teachers up 6% (34 to 36).
About Tichenor Middle School
Tichenor Middle School runs as a medium-sized middle school in Erlanger, Kentucky. The school counts 505 students across grades 6 through 8.
Across its 8 schools, Erlanger-Elsmere Independent enrolls 2,431 students. Tichenor Middle School is one of those schools.
Tichenor Middle School's enrollment is 60% White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% Black, and 4% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Kenton County residents are about 86% White. By the diversity index, Tichenor Middle School comes in at 60%.
Tichenor Middle School's 36 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.0:1. That ratio is under the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 88%. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Kenton County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Kentucky public middle schools, Tichenor Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Kentucky, Tichenor Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 29.8% actual against a predicted 32.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Kenton County, median household income is about $80,548, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Kenton County number 46 and enroll about 22,225.
The closest other public school is Bartlett Educational Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Tichenor Middle School at 5th of 7.
Tichenor Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 12%, from 577 to 505. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.0:1 to 14.0:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Tichenor Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Erlanger-Elsmere Independent
- Lloyd High SchoolHigh · 711 students
- Howell Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Lindeman Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Miles Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Arnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
- Bartlett Educational CenterHigh · 58 students
Other schools in Erlanger
- Lloyd High SchoolHigh · 711 students
- Lindeman Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Miles Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Arnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
- Bartlett Educational CenterHigh · 58 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 40 students
Nearby schools
- Bartlett Educational Center0.0 mi · 58
- Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 40
- Lloyd High School0.1 mi · 711
- Miles Elementary School0.4 mi · 278
- Lindeman Elementary School0.6 mi · 287
- Howell Elementary School1.0 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Tichenor Middle SchoolHow many students attend Tichenor Middle School?
Tichenor Middle School enrolls approximately 505 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Tichenor Middle School serve?
Tichenor Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tichenor Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tichenor Middle School is approximately 14.0:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tichenor Middle School?
At Tichenor Middle School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 12% Two or more.
Is Tichenor Middle School public or private?
Tichenor Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Erlanger-Elsmere Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.