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Which teacher or staff member at Twenhofel Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
775
Middle
DISTRICT 774 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENTON COUNTY·NCES 210309000821
Twenhofel Middle School
11846 Taylor Mill Rd, Independence, KY 41051 · (859) 356-5559 · Kenton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL775 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Kentucky public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
19.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
278 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 268 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 228 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 279 | 36% |
Student demographics
23%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
58.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
54.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Twenhofel Middle School
Twenhofel Middle School's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twenhofel Middle School this school | 775 | 35.9% | 51.8% |
| East Hardin Middle School Elizabethtown | 775 | 32.9% | 54.4% |
| Stuart Pepper Middle School Brandenburg | 702 | 40.0% | 40.2% |
| Conner Middle School Hebron | 865 | 36.0% | 62.2% |
| Spencer County Middle School Taylorsville | 690 | 42.2% | 40.4% |
| David T. Wilson Elementary Brandenburg | 529 | 40.6% | 55.0% |
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 Twenhofel Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #43 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #38 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #44 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 775 | #38 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #200 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #137 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.9% | #205 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #150 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
775
-90 (-10%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 775 | 40 | 19.4:1 | 36% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 794 | 41 | 19.4:1 | 38% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 835 | 39 | 21.4:1 | 39% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 865 | 45 | 19.2:1 | 39% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 786 | 41.1 | 19.1:1 | 40% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 816 | 40 | 20.4:1 | 32% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 760 | 43 | 17.7:1 | 34% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 38 | 18.0:1 | 23% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 869 | 52 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twenhofel Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (786 to 775); teachers down 3% (41.1 to 40).
About Twenhofel Middle School
Independence, Kentucky, is home to Twenhofel Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. The school reports 775 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Kentucky is about 558 students.
Twenhofel Middle School reports to Kenton County, which has 18 schools and 13,834 students.
About 87% of the student body at Twenhofel Middle School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share in Kenton County as a whole is similar, at about 86%. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 40 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 19.4:1. That is 3.6 students per teacher above the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Twenhofel Middle School is 36%. The rate at public schools in Kenton County averages 54%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Twenhofel Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Twenhofel Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.8%, compared with a predicted 51.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Kenton County this way: the median household income is $80,548, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Twenhofel Middle School, Kenton County has 45 other public schools.
The school nearest to Twenhofel Middle School is White's Tower Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Twenhofel Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Twenhofel Middle School's enrollment dropped 10%, to 775.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Summit View AcademyElementary · 1,324 students
- Scott High SchoolHigh · 1,017 students
- Turkey Foot Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 889 students
Other schools in Independence
- Simon Kenton High SchoolHigh · 1,893 students
- Summit View AcademyElementary · 1,324 students
- White's Tower Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- Kenton Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Beechgrove Elementary SchoolElementary · 645 students
Nearby schools
- White's Tower Elementary School0.7 mi · 675
- Kenton Elementary School1.0 mi · 650
- Simon Kenton High School1.1 mi · 1,893
- Summit View Academy3.2 mi · 1,324
- Ryland Heights Elementary School4.1 mi · 443
- Taylor Mill Elementary School4.6 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Twenhofel Middle SchoolHow many students attend Twenhofel Middle School?
Twenhofel Middle School enrolls approximately 775 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Twenhofel Middle School serve?
Twenhofel Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Twenhofel Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Twenhofel Middle School is approximately 19.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Twenhofel Middle School?
At Twenhofel Middle School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Twenhofel Middle School?
Twenhofel Middle School is overseen by Kenton County in Kenton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.