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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Walton-Verona Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALTON-VERONA INDEPENDENT·NCES 210570001341
Walton-Verona Elementary School
15066 Porter Rd, Verona, KY 41092 · (859) 485-4181 · Boone County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
233 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 114 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 146 | 27% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Walton-Verona Elementary School→Walton-Verona Intermediate School→Walton-Verona Middle School→Walton-Verona High School
Based on grade levels within Walton-Verona Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 Walton-Verona Elementary School
Walton-Verona Elementary School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walton-Verona Elementary School this school | 539 | 43.2% | 56.0% |
| Taylor Mill Elementary School Covington | 508 | 44.3% | 62.9% |
| Spottsville Elementary School Spottsville | 514 | 44.2% | 67.3% |
| Hanson Elementary School Hanson | 532 | 41.4% | 63.8% |
| John W. Reiley Elementary School Alexandria | 530 | 45.3% | 64.2% |
| Freedom Elementary School Shepherdsville | 606 | 45.9% | 33.2% |
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 Walton-Verona Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #143 of 669 | #9 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #184 of 668 | #9 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #197 of 674 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #186 of 744 | #13 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #369 of 674 | #10 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #391 of 674 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #641 of 721 | #8 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #165 of 437 | #4 of 10 |
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
539
-82 (-13%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 539 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 43% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 45% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 734 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 38% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 39 | 15.9:1 | 34% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 44% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 45% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 33 | 18.3:1 | 37% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 22 | 23.2:1 | 25% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 25 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walton-Verona Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (645 to 539); teachers down 8% (39 to 36).
About Walton-Verona Elementary School
Walton-Verona Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in Verona, Kentucky. It reported 539 students in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Kentucky have about 421 students on average; enrollment here is 28% higher.
Within Walton-Verona Independent, Walton-Verona Elementary School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 1,880 students.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among Boone County residents, the White share is about 83%. The diversity index for Walton-Verona Elementary School is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 15.0:1 is based on 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. In all, 43% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Walton-Verona Elementary School outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Walton-Verona Elementary School is 7.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 56.0%. Predicted: 49.0%.
In the surrounding county, Boone County, the median household earns about $99,414 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Boone County has 34 public schools with about 22,394 students, including Walton-Verona Elementary School.
About 1.1 miles separate Walton-Verona Elementary School from the closest public school, Walton-Verona Intermediate School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Walton-Verona Elementary School's average proficiency of 56.0% compares with 51.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Walton-Verona Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school shrank from 621 students in 2020-21 to 539 in 2024-25.
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Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,841
Census ACS
Median income
$99,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,394 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walton-Verona Independent
- Walton-Verona High SchoolHigh · 548 students
- Walton-Verona Middle SchoolMiddle · 425 students
- Walton-Verona Intermediate SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Walton - Verona Early Childhood CenterElementary · 86 students
Nearby schools
- Walton-Verona Intermediate School1.1 mi · 282
- Northern Ky Youth Dev Center3.8 mi · 8
- Walton - Verona Early Childhood Center4.1 mi · 86
- Walton-Verona High School4.1 mi · 548
- Walton-Verona Middle School4.2 mi · 425
- Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary5.0 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Walton-Verona Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Walton-Verona Elementary School?
Walton-Verona Elementary School enrolls approximately 539 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Walton-Verona Elementary School serve?
Walton-Verona Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Walton-Verona Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Walton-Verona Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walton-Verona Elementary School?
At Walton-Verona Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Walton-Verona Elementary School?
Walton-Verona Elementary School is overseen by Walton-Verona Independent in Boone County.
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