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Beechwood High School

Public Grades 7-12

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 96% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Beechwood High School is a public high school located in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 746 students. The school is part of the Beechwood Independent School District, which is ranked 2nd out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beechwood High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Kentucky, with a statewide ranking between 3rd and 11th place over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic achievement. Beechwood High School excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking 1st, 2nd, and 4th in Kentucky for female, male, and white student performance, respectively. Even for Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Beechwood ranks in the top 20% of Kentucky high schools. The school's four-year graduation rates range from 92.2% to 97.2%, and its dropout rates are exceptionally low, ranging from 0.0% to 1.3%.

Beechwood High School students significantly outperform the state and district averages in various assessments, including the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) and the ACT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Beechwood students scored 76% proficient or better in 10th-grade mathematics, compared to 75% for the district and 41% for the state. The school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $12,909 to $22,828 over the past few years, may be a contributing factor to its academic success. In comparison, the nearby Dixie Heights High School has a statewide ranking between 50th and 86th place, with lower proficiency rates in core subjects.

762

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,828

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

54 Beechwood Rd
Fort Mitchell, KY 41017

(859) 331-1220

District: Beechwood Independent

Feeder schools for Beechwood High School:

Elementary:

Beechwood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.6%

Hispanic:

8.5%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Kentucky high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg64%

Kentucky avg41%

Middle school

4^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

9^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Kentucky High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 157Beechwood Independent among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	4 of 320	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	12 of 324	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	5 of 327	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	6 of 320	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	7 of 282	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	18 of 335	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	13 of 322	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.0	13 of 330	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	87.0	14 of 331	95.8%	★★★★★
2015	87.7	19 of 337	94.4%	★★★★★
2014	88.0	12 of 335	96.4%	★★★★★
2013	87.4	17 of 335	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	91.6	8 of 319	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	86.0	19 of 304	93.8%	★★★★★
2010	84.3	26 of 299	91.3%	★★★★★
2009	88.2	18 of 289	93.8%	★★★★★
2008	83.1	33 of 287	88.5%	★★★★☆
2007	69.8	69 of 284	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	3 of 298	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	13 of 300	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	5 of 295	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	3 of 299	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	2 of 233	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	14 of 299	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	8 of 290	97.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	87.3	7 of 120	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	17 of 314	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	12 of 311	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	5 of 309	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	56.3	107 of 310	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	60 of 303	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	93 of 285	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	8 of 303	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	8 of 304	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	6 of 307	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	6 of 304	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	13 of 222	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	19 of 303	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	27 of 293	90.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	32 of 126	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	19 of 294	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	6 of 314	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	16 of 316	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	8 of 320	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	10 of 314	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	8 of 213	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	17 of 266	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	17 of 253	93.3%	★★★★★

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	9 of 254	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	6 of 290	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	11 of 276	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	7 of 271	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	6 of 267	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	7 of 285	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	3 of 271	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.9	5 of 287	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	90.4	9 of 288	96.9%	★★★★★
2015	96.1	4 of 295	98.6%	★★★★★
2014	95.9	4 of 290	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	94.9	5 of 291	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	98.2	3 of 229	98.7%	★★★★★
2011	96.6	5 of 226	97.8%	★★★★★
2010	91.7	7 of 223	96.9%	★★★★★
2009	93.7	8 of 217	96.3%	★★★★★
2008	99.8	2 of 217	99.1%	★★★★★
2007	97.6	6 of 217	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	6 of 239	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	2 of 261	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	1 of 253	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	6 of 252	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	3 of 236	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	3 of 249	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	3 of 234	98.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	38 of 115	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	76 of 124	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	87.0	6 of 116	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	60.6	37 of 114	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	17 of 242	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	58.0	92 of 274	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.4	14 of 272	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	14 of 266	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	62.9	51 of 234	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	10 of 254	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	16 of 239	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	9 of 262	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	12 of 259	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	12 of 257	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	6 of 238	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	27 of 251	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	98.5	3 of 237	98.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	13 of 251	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	4 of 273	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	16 of 264	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	11 of 260	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	9 of 203	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	14 of 219	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	4 of 198	98.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2022)94th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-24 vs school

High school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics78%+37 vs state

Editing and Mechanics70%+26 vs state

Reading67%+21 vs state

Social Studies66%+28 vs state

Writing64%+18 vs state

Science48%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 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
Beechwood High School	Public	7-12	54 Beechwood Rd	Fort Mitchell	41017	Kenton County	Beechwood Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 331-1220	762	40	18.9	6.0%	645 (84.6%)	12 (1.6%)	65 (8.5%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	91.4	9^th of 254 public high schools	96.5%		95.4	6^th of 290 public high schools	97.9%	3	83.0	75.0	76.0	76.0	57.0	67.0	64.0	33.0	71.0	58.0	71.0	62.0	75.0	66.0	$22,828	$433	$118	$551	$8,584	$2,840	$11,422
Dixie Heights High School	Public	9-12	3010 Dixie Hwy	Fort Mitchell	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-7650	1,499	66	22.5	40.8%	1,098 (73.2%)	72 (4.8%)	173 (11.5%)	46 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	99 (6.6%)	70.6	50^th of 254 public high schools	80.3%		73.9	56^th of 290 public high schools	80.7%	6			54.0			59.0		22.0		57.0		44.0		46.0	$14,915	$250	$345	$8,409	$1,954	$596	$10,363
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)
Ludlow High School	Public	7-12	515 Elm St	Ludlow	41016	Kenton County	Ludlow Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 261-8211	376	27	13.8	66.0%	302 (80.3%)	11 (2.9%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.7%)	66.3	62^nd of 254 public high schools	75.6%		73.1	61^st of 290 public high schools	79.0%	1	33.0		47.0	25.0	32.0	53.0	15.0	23.0	28.0		31.0	47.0	42.0	46.0	$31,501	$428	$673	$1,101	$12,258	$3,169	$15,427
Holmes High School	Public	9-12	25th and Madison Ave	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 655-9545	855	64	13.3	83.6%	297 (34.7%)	184 (21.5%)	271 (31.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	90 (10.5%)	14	222^nd of 254 public high schools	12.6%		9.9	248^th of 290 public high schools	14.5%	26			25.0			33.0		13.0		28.0		25.0		19.0	$28,402	$2,216	$1,300	$3,516	$12,755	$3,589	$16,344
Chapman Vocational Education Center	Public	9-12	25th and Madison Streets	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 291-5911	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Covington Adult High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	212 Levassor Drive	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 292-5864	7	2	3.5		2 (28.6%)	2 (28.6%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lloyd High School	Public	9-12	450 Bartlett Ave	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 727-1555	711	36	19.7	87.1%	440 (61.9%)	70 (9.8%)	86 (12.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.0%)	92 (12.9%)	23.5	198^th of 254 public high schools	22.0%		40.1	175^th of 290 public high schools	39.7%	23			40.0			43.0		9.0		30.0		19.0		28.0	$14,933	$444	$221	$665	$11,213	$3,055	$14,268
Bartlett Educational Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	305 Bartlett Ave	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 342-2460	58	8	7.2	91.4%	30 (51.7%)	8 (13.8%)	10 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	9 (15.5%)								(n/a)					15.0
Ignite Institute	Public	9-12	37 Atlantic Avenue	Erlanger	41018	Boone County	Boone County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(859) 817-3570	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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What schools feed into Beechwood High School?

Beechwood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beechwood Elementary School

What district is Beechwood High School in?

Beechwood Independent

What is the racial makeup of Beechwood High School?

Students at Beechwood High School are 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Beechwood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 762 students attended Beechwood High School.

Is Beechwood High School a good school?

Yes! Beechwood High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 254 Kentucky high schools.

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