Best Public Schools in Elsmere, KY

Summary:

The city of Elsmere, Kentucky has only one public school, Howell Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Howell Elementary is part of the Erlanger-Elsmere Independent school district.

Howell Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, ranking 618th out of 685 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade reading, Howell Elementary School scored 18% proficient or better, compared to 26% for the district and 47% for the state.

Howell Elementary School has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 49.83% in the 2022-2023 school year. Despite the school's relatively low performance, it appears to have a higher-than-average spending per student at $13,846 for the 2018-2019 school year, and a lower student-teacher ratio of 14.1 for the 2022-2023 school year. These factors suggest that the school may be facing challenges in effectively utilizing its available resources to improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KSA Reading (2024)			KSA Writing (2024)	KSA Social Studies (2024)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Howell Elementary School	Public	K-5	909 Central Row St.	Elsmere	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 727-1108	291	21	14.1	49.8%	159 (54.6%)	30 (10.3%)	52 (17.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	46 (15.8%)	11.8	618^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.8%		11.9	634^th of 687 public elementary schools	7.7%	16	18.0	20.0	29.0	18.0	26.0	32.0	$15,014	$1,533	$951	$2,484	$9,518	$1,485	$11,003

Cities Near Elsmere

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Erlanger	0.36 mi	8	281^st
Edgewood	0.92 mi	5	33^rd
Fort Mitchell	1.2 mi	4	16^th
Florence	1.62 mi	9	211^th
Independence	3.03 mi	8	81^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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