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Enrollment
1,022
Elementary
DISTRICT 617 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENTON CITY·NCES 391002501090
Kenton Elementary School
631 Silver Street, Kenton, OH 43326 · (419) 673-7248 · Hardin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,022 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Ohio public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
662 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 80 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 130 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 143 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 143 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 133 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (133).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within Kenton City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
49.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.2pp since 2021
Math
54.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.8% | 54.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 59.2% |
| 2022-23 | 50.9% | 52.2% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 50.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Kenton Elementary School
Kenton Elementary School's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton Elementary School this school | 1,022 | 64.8% | 55.4% |
| Shelby Elementary School Shelby | 866 | 60.4% | 69.8% |
| Greenville Elementary School Greenville | 788 | 68.7% | 63.4% |
| Urbana Elementary School Urbana | 864 | 65.5% | 54.7% |
| Carrollton Elementary School Carrollton | 804 | 56.8% | 55.9% |
| Van Wert Elementary School Van Wert | 692 | 56.4% | 65.7% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Kenton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #632 of 673 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #1,008 of 1,569 ▼ 112 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #1,107 of 1,569 ▼ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #830 of 1,514 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,022 | #24 of 1,808 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #390 of 1,582 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #1,150 of 1,590 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #95 of 767 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #813 of 992 |
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
1,022
+26 (+3%) vs 2020
+286% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,022 | 65 | 15.7:1 | 65% (662) |
| 2023-24 | 1,030 | 65 | 15.8:1 | 66% (678) |
| 2022-23 | 1,028 | 59 | 17.4:1 | 55% (566) |
| 2020-21 | 996 | 60 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,076 | 62 | 17.4:1 | 62% (663) |
| 2015-16 | 1,114 | 57 | 19.5:1 | 60% (671) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 16 | 21.6:1 | 47% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 18 | 17.1:1 | 18% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 15 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,076 to 1,022); teachers up 5% (62 to 65).
About Kenton Elementary School
Kenton Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in Kenton, Ohio. The school enrolls 1,022 students in pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average enrollment is about 404.
Kenton City, which runs Kenton Elementary School, has 3 schools and 1,851 students.
Roughly 89% of students at Kenton Elementary School are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
Kenton Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.7 students per teacher, from 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is 2.2 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Kenton Elementary School, 65% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hardin County is similar, at 68%.
Kenton Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 20% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Kenton Elementary School would be expected to post about 64.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.4%.
In the wider Hardin County area, median household income comes to about $62,484, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hardin County counts 14 public schools with about 4,050 students.
Kenton High School sits about 0.7 miles from Kenton Elementary School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Kenton Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Kenton Elementary School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Kenton Elementary School enrolled 996 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 1,022.
Kenton 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.
Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,475
Census ACS
Median income
$62,484
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,050 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenton City
- Kenton High SchoolHigh · 544 students
- Kenton Middle SchoolMiddle · 285 students
Other schools in Kenton
- Kenton High SchoolHigh · 544 students
- Kenton Middle SchoolMiddle · 285 students
- Hardin Community SchoolHigh · 29 students
Other Kenton Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Kenton Elementary. Kenton Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Kenton Elementary SchoolSpringfield, OH · 485 students
- Kenton Elementary SchoolIndependence, KY · 650 students
- Kenton Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 583 students
- Kenton Elementary SchoolKenton, TN · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Kenton High School0.7 mi · 544
- Kenton Middle School0.9 mi · 285
- Hardin Community School1.4 mi · 29
- Hardin Northern High School8.7 mi · 173
- Hardin Northern Elementary School8.7 mi · 211
- Ridgemont Elementary School9.7 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Kenton Elementary SchoolHow large is Kenton Elementary School?
Kenton Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,022 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Kenton Elementary School serve?
Kenton Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kenton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kenton Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (65 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kenton Elementary School?
At Kenton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kenton Elementary School public or private?
Kenton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kenton City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.