Kenton Elementary School

Summary:

Kenton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Springfield, Ohio, serving 469 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Springfield City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kenton Elementary has faced significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% in 2019-2020 to a concerning 49.5% in 2020-2021, which is much higher than the state average and surrounding schools. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on Ohio State Tests are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 36.8%, compared to the district's 34.3% and the state's 64%. Kenton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, it is important to note that the data does not suggest any correlation between the school's racial makeup and its academic outcomes. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions to improve academic performance should be the focus for Kenton Elementary and the Springfield City School District. Comparing Kenton Elementary to nearby schools, such as Mann Elementary School, Kenton Ridge Elementary, and Snyder Park Elementary School, may provide insights into strategies for improvement.


Detail:

Public K-6

 731 E Home Rd
       Springfield, OH  45503-2791


(937) 505-4210

District: Springfield City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1247th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,626 Help


Students who attend Kenton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Roosevelt Middle School
High:    Springfield High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.7 Help
Number of students:  468

Racial breakdown:

White:
47.0%
African American:
26.9%
Two or more races:
18.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.9% Help


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Compare Details Kenton Elementary School ranks worse than 79.1% of elementary schools in Ohio. It also ranks 3rd among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Springfield City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.87. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Kenton Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Springfield City School District. Student population at Kenton Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (47%), African American (26.9%), two or more races (18.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kenton Elementary School is 16.7. 9 elementary schools in the Springfield City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kenton Elementary School is $11,626. 6 elementary schools in the Springfield City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kenton Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kenton Elementary School 1247th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Kenton Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Springfield City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Springfield City School District 700th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Kenton Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Kenton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 18.75 1283rd 1471 12.8%
2005 18.68 1323rd 1501 11.9%
2006 24.57 1262nd 1504 16.1%
2007 16.45 1412th 1609 12.2%
2008 30.29 1255th 1582 20.7%
2009 18.25 1392nd 1610 13.5%
2010 27.20 1336th 1662 19.6%
2011 16.07 1473rd 1686 12.6%
2012 21.03 1444th 1709 15.5%
2013 15.39 1486th 1701 12.6%
2014 29.14 1310th 1687 22.3%
2015 33.00 1234th 1684 26.7%
2016 33.30 1199th 1678 28.5%
2017 40.07 1130th 1651 31.6%
2018 39.27 1126th 1636 31.2%
2019 31.27 1241st 1676 26.0%
2021 24.12 1177th 1610 26.9%
2022 21.43 1231st 1588 22.5%
2023 25.03 1203rd 1596 24.6%
2024 20.87 1247th 1577 20.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kenton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.97 138th 166 16.9%
2021 28.84 109th 139 21.6%
2022 16.03 141st 162 13.0%
2023 11.19 167th 183 8.7%
2024 10.12 190th 202 5.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kenton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.33 815th 1465 44.4%
2019 42.57 971st 1465 33.7%
2021 30.82 965th 1404 31.3%
2022 28.34 1051st 1419 25.9%
2023 32.80 1035th 1447 28.5%
2024 25.84 1147th 1484 22.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Kenton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.61 1079th 1518 28.9%
2019 31.29 1119th 1502 25.5%
2021 27.36 1058th 1467 27.9%
2022 19.70 1186th 1488 20.3%
2023 20.03 1177th 1483 20.6%
2024 17.65 1210th 1466 17.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Kenton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 23.66 786th 956 17.8%
2021 25.50 606th 765 20.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Kenton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.17 1062nd 1536 30.9%
2019 29.62 1160th 1535 24.4%
2021 14.82 1202nd 1499 19.8%
2022 18.07 1208th 1518 20.4%
2023 23.34 1155th 1498 22.9%
2024 18.72 1212th 1485 18.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Kenton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.11 409th 598 31.6%
2019 36.26 386th 605 36.2%
2021 31.90 337th 533 36.8%
2022 48.49 264th 601 56.1%
2023 61.06 168th 610 72.5%
2024 48.43 267th 603 55.7%
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Rank History for White students at Kenton Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.97 1003rd 1309 23.4%
2019 18.87 1126th 1271 11.4%
2021 8.07 1145th 1249 8.3%
2022 6.60 1167th 1242 6.0%
2023 11.65 1116th 1215 8.1%
2024 6.55 1124th 1190 5.5%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Kenton Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Kenton Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 331 98 9 1 0 n/a n/a 22 461
1989 337 84 7 0 0 n/a n/a 0 428
1990 342 104 6 2 1 n/a n/a 0 455
1991 336 109 6 1 0 n/a n/a 0 452
1992 387 113 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 510
1993 402 100 8 1 0 n/a n/a 0 511
1994 362 85 8 0 0 n/a n/a 0 455
1995 351 109 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 466
1996 351 109 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 466
1997 332 112 6 2 1 n/a n/a 0 453
1998 308 116 8 1 1 n/a n/a 0 434
1999 318 110 11 1 1 n/a n/a 0 441
2000 313 93 14 1 1 n/a n/a 0 422
2001 307 97 16 3 0 n/a n/a 0 423
2002 293 83 10 2 0 n/a n/a 26 414
2003 293 83 10 2 0 n/a n/a 26 414
2004 370 65 6 3 0 n/a n/a 26 470
2005 345 66 6 1 0 n/a n/a 32 450
2006 357 69 12 4 0 n/a n/a 38 480
2007 333 80 10 4 0 n/a n/a 40 467
2008 294 88 11 3 0 n/a n/a 46 442
2009 270 62 14 5 0 n/a n/a 43 394
2010 298 68 15 4 2 n/a n/a 42 429
2011 256 64 17 5 1 0 41 0 384
2012 256 71 6 12 0 0 46 0 391
2013 294 70 7 22 0 0 40 0 433
2014 265 73 8 24 0 0 42 0 412
2015 288 87 7 27 1 0 53 0 463
2016 300 93 3 42 2 1 58 0 499
2017 288 97 6 52 2 1 58 0 504
2018 259 91 5 48 1 1 69 0 474
2019 254 85 4 46 2 2 66 0 459
2020 265 84 4 42 2 2 81 0 480
2021 240 87 4 53 1 2 72 0 459
2022 257 78 5 44 0 3 88 0 475
2023 245 95 3 29 1 4 92 0 469
2024 220 126 3 28 1 3 87 0 468

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kenton Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 461 20.0 23.0 0
1989 428 19.0 22.5 n/a
1990 455 20.5 22.1 n/a
1991 452 20.5 22.0 n/a
1992 510 22.0 23.1 35.9
1993 511 21.0 24.3 32.1
1994 455 22.0 20.7 36
1995 466 21.5 21.7 34.8
1996 466 21.5 21.7 34.8
1997 453 21.5 21.1 34
1998 434 24.5 17.7 36.4
1999 441 25.5 17.3 39.2
2000 422 24.5 17.2 41.5
2001 423 23.5 18.0 41.4
2002 414 28.0 14.8 45.1
2003 414 28.0 14.8 45.1
2004 470 27.6 17.0 52.5
2005 450 27.8 16.2 54.5
2006 480 28.0 17.1 56.3
2007 467 28.7 16.3 66.7
2008 442 26.8 16.5 n/a
2009 394 25.5 15.5 75.8
2010 429 26.5 16.1 76.5
2011 384 26.0 14.7 69.3
2012 391 27.0 14.4 73.9
2013 433 31.0 13.9 n/a
2014 412 29.0 14.2 82.3
2015 463 n/a n/a 73.2
2016 499 28.0 17.8 67.9
2017 504 28.0 18.0 n/a
2018 474 29.0 16.3 n/a
2019 459 25.0 18.3 n/a
2020 480 30.0 16.0 n/a
2021 459 28.0 16.3 n/a
2022 475 27.0 17.5 n/a
2023 469 28.0 16.7 n/a
2024 468 28.0 16.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kenton Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 461 20.0 23.0 0
1989 428 19.0 22.5 n/a
1990 455 20.5 22.1 n/a
1991 452 20.5 22.0 n/a
1992 510 22.0 23.1 35.9
1993 511 21.0 24.3 32.1
1994 455 22.0 20.7 36
1995 466 21.5 21.7 34.8
1996 466 21.5 21.7 34.8
1997 453 21.5 21.1 34
1998 434 24.5 17.7 36.4
1999 441 25.5 17.3 39.2
2000 422 24.5 17.2 41.5
2001 423 23.5 18.0 41.4
2002 414 28.0 14.8 45.1
2003 414 28.0 14.8 45.1
2004 470 27.6 17.0 52.5
2005 450 27.8 16.2 54.5
2006 480 28.0 17.1 56.3
2007 467 28.7 16.3 66.7
2008 442 26.8 16.5 n/a
2009 394 25.5 15.5 75.8
2010 429 26.5 16.1 76.5
2011 384 26.0 14.7 69.3
2012 391 27.0 14.4 73.9
2013 433 31.0 13.9 n/a
2014 412 29.0 14.2 82.3
2015 463 n/a n/a 73.2
2016 499 28.0 17.8 67.9
2017 504 28.0 18.0 n/a
2018 474 29.0 16.3 n/a
2019 459 25.0 18.3 n/a
2020 480 30.0 16.0 n/a
2021 459 28.0 16.3 n/a
2022 475 27.0 17.5 n/a
2023 469 28.0 16.7 n/a
2024 468 28.0 16.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Kenton Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,677
2022 $11,124
2023 $10,972
2024 $11,626

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Kenton Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1241st of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1203rd of 1596 Elementary schools
 1.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kenton Elementary School)4028.8
 11.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Springfield City School District)40.822.8
 18%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kenton Elementary School)53.344.1
 9.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Springfield City School District)44.333.2
 11.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Kenton Elementary School)51.943.8
 8.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Springfield City School District)48.834.1
 14.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kenton Elementary School)53.748.4
 5.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield City School District)39.234.2
 5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Kenton Elementary School)48.143.4
 4.7%
   5th Grade Science (Springfield City School District)39.131.9
 7.2%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Kenton Elementary School)57.726.4
 31.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Springfield City School District)3319.2
 13.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kenton Elementary School)69.256.6
 12.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield City School District)48.837.8
 11%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Kenton Elementary School)34.415.3
 19.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Springfield City School District)34.417.4
 17%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kenton Elementary School)29.732.2
 2.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield City School District)28.924.1
 4.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students459469
 2.2%
African American8595
 11.8%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian43
 25%
Hispanic4629
 37%
Pacific Islander24
 100%
White254245
 3.5%
Two or More Races6692
 39.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Kenton Elementary School

Students at Kenton Elementary School are 47% White, 27% African American, 19% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 468 students attended Kenton Elementary School.

Kenton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

Students who attend Kenton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roosevelt Middle School
High : Springfield High School


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