Kenton County

Summary:

The Kenton County School District in Kentucky is home to 18 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The district is ranked 15th out of 159 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it provides a high-quality education across its schools.

Several schools in the district stand out for their exceptional performance. Kenton Elementary School ranks 68th out of 685 elementary schools in Kentucky and has a 5-star rating, with particularly strong results in mathematics, reading, and writing. R.C. Hinsdale Elementary School and Ft. Wright Elementary School also stand out for their high proficiency rates in core subjects. Additionally, Ryland Heights Elementary School ranks 65th in the state and has impressive results in mathematics, reading, and science.

The district's high schools also perform well, with Simon Kenton High School, Dixie Heights High School, and Scott High School all achieving graduation rates above 94%. The district and its schools generally outperform state averages on standardized tests, particularly in English/language arts. While there is some variation in metrics like spending per student and student-teacher ratios, the Kenton County School District as a whole is delivering excellent educational outcomes for its students.

District Detail

1055 Eaton Dr
Ft Wright, KY 41017

(859) 344-8888

SchoolDigger Rank:
15^th of 159 Kentucky districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,945

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KSA Mathematics (2024)							KSA Reading (2024)							KSA Science (2024)		KSA Writing (2024)			KSA Social Studies (2024)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2024)			ACT English (2024)	ACT Mathematics (2024)	ACT Reading (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Reading 11th 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
Beechgrove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1029 Bristow Rd	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 371-1636	659	45	14.6	64.3%	519 (78.8%)	35 (5.3%)	48 (7.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (7.7%)	43.9	379^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.7%		36.7	443^rd of 687 public elementary schools	35.5%	64	49.0	43.0	45.0					48.0	48.0	40.0					40.0		24.0			38.0			30.0						$19,820	$635	$371	$1,006	$10,116	$1,274	$11,390
James A Caywood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Turkeyfoot Road	Edgewood	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 341-7062	578	38	15.2	59.0%	384 (66.4%)	15 (2.6%)	111 (19.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (11.1%)	68.4	180^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.7%		69.9	155^th of 687 public elementary schools	77.4%	25	58.0	48.0	52.0					54.0	51.0	51.0					47.0		48.0			48.0			62.0						$13,658	$739	$348	$1,087	$9,531	$1,255	$10,786
Dixie Heights High School	Public	9-12	3010 Dixie Hwy	Fort Mitchell	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-7650	1,524	69	22.0	42.2%	1,135 (74.5%)	75 (4.9%)	169 (11.1%)	36 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	101 (6.6%)	73.9	56^th of 290 public high schools	80.7%		61.1	86^th of 276 public high schools	68.8%	30							45.0							60.0					65.0			39.0			48.0	52.0	31.0	48.0	$11,963	$248	$316	$564	$7,975	$1,703	$9,678
R C Hinsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Dudley Road	Edgewood	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-8226	571	34	17.0	29.2%	489 (85.6%)	15 (2.6%)	23 (4.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	87.3	49^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.8%		89.3	40^th of 687 public elementary schools	94.2%	9	70.0	70.0	62.0					74.0	66.0	61.0					55.0		47.0			60.0			73.0						$15,791	$579	$298	$877	$8,686	$1,424	$10,111
Kenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11246 Madison Pk	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 356-3781	654	40	16.3	40.5%	586 (89.6%)	23 (3.5%)	23 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	85.1	68^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.6	56^th of 687 public elementary schools	91.8%	12	69.0	59.0	68.0					63.0	56.0	68.0					43.0		74.0			56.0			75.0						$13,197	$631	$389	$1,020	$9,154	$1,277	$10,431
Simon Kenton High School	Public	9-12	11132 Madison Pk	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 960-0100	1,882	84	22.4	38.0%	1,666 (88.5%)	37 (2.0%)	82 (4.4%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	84 (4.5%)	62.6	95^th of 290 public high schools	67.2%		70.4	53^rd of 276 public high schools	80.8%	42							41.0							48.0					45.0			36.0			45.0	53.0	36.0	45.0	$12,214	$394	$323	$717	$8,139	$1,635	$9,774
Taylor Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5907 Taylor Mill Rd	Covington	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 356-2566	506	33	15.1	47.2%	440 (87.0%)	13 (2.6%)	22 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	86.3	54^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.1%		77.8	95^th of 687 public elementary schools	86.2%	41	57.0	61.0	69.0					64.0	65.0	66.0					49.0		61.0			58.0			76.0						$13,679	$667	$365	$1,033	$9,447	$1,405	$10,853
Turkey Foot Middle School	Public	6-8	3230 Turkeyfoot Rd	Edgewood	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-0216	950	50	19.0	51.7%	678 (71.4%)	40 (4.2%)	106 (11.2%)	48 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	73 (7.7%)	69.9	78^th of 324 public middle schools	75.9%		62.7	103^rd of 327 public middle schools	68.5%	25				50.0	42.0	44.0					55.0	57.0	52.0			28.0		66.0			46.0			62.0					$11,712	$321	$297	$618	$8,205	$1,149	$9,354
Ft Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Farrell Dr	Covington	41011	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 331-7742	485	34	14.2	61.0%	343 (70.7%)	34 (7.0%)	39 (8.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.6%)	83	81^st of 685 public elementary schools	88.2%		88.6	45^th of 687 public elementary schools	93.4%	36	67.0	68.0	61.0					71.0	64.0	58.0					56.0		35.0			56.0			75.0						$15,478	$1,058	$403	$1,461	$10,682	$1,557	$12,239
Scott High School	Public	9-12	5400 Pride Parkway	Taylor Mill	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-3146	1,020	48	21.2	45.8%	854 (83.7%)	43 (4.2%)	58 (5.7%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.4%)	56.7	116^th of 290 public high schools	60.0%		61.2	85^th of 276 public high schools	69.2%	31							42.0							52.0					45.0			36.0			40.0	40.0	30.0	42.0	$21,800	$371	$319	$689	$8,908	$1,695	$10,602
River Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2772 Amsterdam Rd	Villa Hills	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 341-5260	906	65	14.0	60.3%	571 (63.0%)	66 (7.3%)	115 (12.7%)	80 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	69 (7.6%)	71.2	154^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.5%		80.5	82^nd of 687 public elementary schools	88.1%	72	50.0	69.0	62.0					46.0	55.0	53.0					52.0		51.0			55.0			47.0						$13,510	$478	$437	$915	$9,457	$1,395	$10,851
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	5399 Pride Parkway	Taylor Mill	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-7300	579	35	16.5	47.8%	480 (82.9%)	15 (2.6%)	29 (5.0%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	71.2	71^st of 324 public middle schools	78.1%		67.7	76^th of 327 public middle schools	76.8%	5				46.0	46.0	38.0					67.0	57.0	50.0			34.0		70.0			47.0			53.0					$12,991	$362	$295	$657	$9,225	$1,345	$10,570
Northern KY Technical College	Public		1025 Amsterdam Road	Covington	41011	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 282-3930	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northern KY Technical - Edgewood	Public		790 Thomas More Pkwy	Edgewood	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-5200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northern Kentucky Technical	Public		1025 Amsterdam Road	Covington	41011	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 292-3931	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northern Ky Health Technology Center	Public	9-12	790 Thomas Moore Parkway	Edgewood	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-5200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Summit View Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5006 Madison Pike	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 359-9600	1,343	86	15.6	45.9%	1,154 (85.9%)	30 (2.2%)	62 (4.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (6.9%)	60.8	250^th of 685 public elementary schools	63.5%		63	225^th of 687 public elementary schools	67.2%	25	50.0	55.0	64.0	54.0	53.0	41.0		52.0	57.0	47.0	49.0	59.0	52.0		42.0	25.0	28.0	75.0		42.0	47.0		47.0	61.0					$12,602	$448	$339	$787	$8,798	$1,282	$10,081
White's Tower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2977 Harris Pk	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 356-9668	698	40	17.5	45.1%	608 (87.1%)	18 (2.6%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.7%)	69.7	168^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.5%		76.3	108^th of 687 public elementary schools	84.3%	60	62.0	57.0	67.0					56.0	49.0	57.0					39.0		32.0			47.0			69.0						$19,359	$606	$352	$958	$8,843	$1,143	$9,987
Piner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Piner Ridge Rd	Morning View	41063	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 356-2155	335	22	15.2	40.6%	306 (91.3%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	73.7	131^st of 685 public elementary schools	80.9%		69.8	156^th of 687 public elementary schools	77.3%	25	65.0	71.0	60.0					61.0	60.0	60.0							45.0			38.0			49.0						$33,094	$719	$438	$1,157	$10,022	$1,476	$11,498
Ryland Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3845 Stewart Dr	Covington	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 356-9270	449	30	14.9	42.1%	390 (86.9%)	5 (1.1%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	85.4	65^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.5%		83.6	71^st of 687 public elementary schools	89.7%	6	57.0	75.0	62.0					55.0	79.0	65.0					58.0		54.0			62.0			59.0						$20,714	$721	$369	$1,091	$10,163	$1,428	$11,591
Twenhofel Middle School	Public	6-8	11846 Taylor Mill Rd	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-5559	794	41	19.3	37.8%	711 (89.5%)	25 (3.1%)	22 (2.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.7%)	76.2	51^st of 324 public middle schools	84.3%		76	56^th of 327 public middle schools	82.9%	5				59.0	49.0	49.0					59.0	52.0	51.0			32.0		73.0			43.0			66.0					$11,923	$731	$322	$1,052	$7,732	$1,396	$9,128
Northern Ky Youth Dev Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	15600 Turner Rd	Crittenden	41030	Grant County	Kenton County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 363-2541	12	1	12.0	25.0%	9 (75.0%)	3 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Boone County	1.91 mi	28	31^st
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	2.76 mi	8	145^th
Beechwood Independent	5.05 mi	3	2^nd
Walton-Verona Independent	7.11 mi	4	9^th
Covington Independent	7.66 mi	11	131^st

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