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Beechgrove Elementary School

Q: Is Beechgrove Elementary School a good school?

Beechgrove Elementary School ranks 402 nd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Beechgrove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Beechgrove Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Beechgrove Elementary School?

Students at Beechgrove Elementary School are 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Beechgrove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Beechgrove Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Simon Kenton High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Beechgrove Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Independence, Kentucky, serving 659 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Kenton County School District, which is ranked 20 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Beechgrove Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Kenton County and Kentucky averages on state assessments (KSA) across grades and subjects, with proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science 5-15 percentage points lower than the county and state averages. The school also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9% to 28% over the past few years, compared to the state average of around 13%. Additionally, Beechgrove has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53% to 64% over the past few years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Beechgrove's performance is significantly lower than nearby schools in the Kenton County district, such as R.C. Hinsdale Elementary and Summit View Academy, which consistently outperform Beechgrove on state assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's relatively high student-teacher ratio and per-student spending compared to nearby schools may indicate potential issues with staffing and resource allocation that could be contributing to the school's underperformance.

645

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,170

Per pupil spending ?

64%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1029 Bristow Rd
Independence, KY 41051

(859) 371-1636

District: Kenton County

Students who attend Beechgrove Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Simon Kenton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.9%

Hispanic:

8.5%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2015

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

!Editing and Mechanics scores 13 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg54%

Kentucky avg44%

402^nd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Kenton County

20^th of 157Kenton County 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	402 of 685	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	379 of 685	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	443 of 687	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	267 of 684	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	225 of 517	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	279 of 700	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	212 of 691	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.7	149 of 694	78.5%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	116 of 690	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.8	103 of 698	85.2%	★★★★☆
2014	71.6	159 of 705	77.4%	★★★★☆
2013	70.1	170 of 719	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.5	130 of 713	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	73.3	161 of 688	76.6%	★★★★☆
2010	72.6	157 of 683	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	65.5	222 of 658	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.6	208 of 651	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.2	369 of 638	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	10.7	206 of 206	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	389 of 474	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.4	152 of 445	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	414 of 648	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	376 of 644	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	403 of 639	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	241 of 641	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	202 of 312	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	271 of 671	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	234 of 663	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	60 of 168	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	51 of 152	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	33.8	32 of 40	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	415 of 672	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	419 of 665	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	427 of 670	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	244 of 667	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	179 of 275	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	247 of 664	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	182 of 631	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	377 of 653	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	367 of 652	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	432 of 652	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	308 of 657	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	218 of 325	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	279 of 676	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	214 of 665	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	56.2	27 of 59	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	61.9	235 of 661	64.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	416 of 659	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	404 of 659	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	420 of 658	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	258 of 656	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	177 of 337	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	264 of 592	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	221 of 593	62.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)64th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+23 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)54th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2019)20th percentile-40 vs school

Disabled (2022)<1st percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading48%~ state avg

Mathematics42%~ state avg

Science40%+3 vs state

Social Studies38%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics34%-13 vs state

Writing26%-12 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 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th 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 Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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	645	46	14.0	64.0%	496 (76.9%)	35 (5.4%)	55 (8.5%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.3%)	42.9	402^nd of 685 public elementary schools	41.3%		43.9	379^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.7%	23	47.0	37.0	41.0				49.0	50.0	45.0				40.0		26.0		38.0		34.0		$17,170	$743	$480	$10,572	$1,341	$1,223	$11,913
Hillard Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 Spruce Dr	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 282-2350	571	46	12.4	61.3%	209 (36.6%)	82 (14.4%)	240 (42.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	27 (4.7%)	27.3	521^st of 685 public elementary schools	23.9%		25.2	534^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.0%	13	23.0	37.0	41.0				35.0	41.0	45.0				27.0		16.0		29.0		42.0		$14,010	$1,106	$1,072	$2,177	$11,174	$659	$11,833
Howell Elementary School	Public	K-5	909 Central Row St.	Elsmere	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 727-1108	299	21	14.5	94.3%	176 (58.9%)	27 (9.0%)	53 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (13.7%)	10.9	636^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.2%		11.8	618^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.8%	18	12.0		11.0				31.0	15.0	32.0						30.0		16.0		27.0		$16,324	$1,760	$202	$1,962	$11,646	$2,716	$14,362
Arnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3552 Kimberly Dr	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 727-1488	253	24	10.5	89.7%	141 (55.7%)	39 (15.4%)	33 (13.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	36 (14.2%)	22.4	557^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.7%		13.1	613^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.5%	56	31.0						31.0	50.0	33.0						13.0		27.0		33.0		$21,859	$1,941	$230	$2,171	$16,788	$2,900	$19,688
Florence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	103 Center St	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 282-2610	610	45	13.7	58.5%	258 (42.3%)	117 (19.2%)	160 (26.2%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.1%)	49 (8.0%)	31	497^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.4%		36.6	447^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.7%	50	35.0	37.0	33.0				42.0	48.0	44.0				32.0		15.0		36.0		30.0		$12,923	$1,116	$946	$2,062	$10,064	$796	$10,861
Summit View Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5006 Madison Pike	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 359-9600	1,324	82	16.1	44.3%	1,122 (84.7%)	36 (2.7%)	70 (5.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (6.9%)	62.7	230^th of 685 public elementary schools	66.4%		60.8	250^th of 685 public elementary schools	63.5%	20	59.0	58.0	64.0	45.0	49.0	44.0	60.0	62.0	53.0	54.0	49.0	55.0	57.0	32.0	20.0	72.0	37.0	49.0	39.0	61.0	$15,962	$534	$514	$9,510	$1,428	$1,049	$10,938
Ockerman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8250 Us 42	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 282-4620	777	57	13.6	57.0%	359 (46.2%)	66 (8.5%)	283 (36.4%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	49 (6.3%)	25.2	534^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.0%		30.6	495^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.7%	39	37.0	38.0	41.0				32.0	31.0	44.0				19.0		21.0		34.0		27.0		$11,587	$983	$848	$1,830	$9,096	$661	$9,757
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	582	39	14.9	58.1%	387 (66.5%)	19 (3.3%)	115 (19.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.8%)	69.1	180^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.7%		68.4	180^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.7%		47.0	48.0	44.0				54.0	56.0	59.0				47.0		55.0		55.0		65.0		$16,154	$803	$403	$9,735	$1,240	$1,206	$10,975
Miles Elementary School	Public	K-5	208 Sunset Ave	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 727-2231	278	18	15.4	90.3%	191 (68.7%)	24 (8.6%)	34 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (9.4%)	40.6	423^rd of 685 public elementary schools	38.2%		18	581^st of 685 public elementary schools	15.2%	158	27.0	33.0	50.0				23.0	48.0	56.0				33.0		46.0		38.0		42.0		$15,455	$1,636	$279	$1,915	$10,935	$2,605	$13,540
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	555	33	16.5	27.6%	463 (83.4%)	18 (3.2%)	26 (4.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	83.4	86^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.4%		87.3	49^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.8%	37	66.0	65.0	61.0				72.0	61.0	69.0				46.0		42.0		59.0		77.0		$16,034	$617	$389	$9,754	$1,371	$1,006	$11,124

Frequently Asked Questions about Beechgrove Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Beechgrove Elementary School attend?

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

High : Simon Kenton High School

Is Beechgrove Elementary School a good school?

Beechgrove Elementary School ranks 402^nd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Beechgrove Elementary School in?

Kenton County

What is the racial makeup of Beechgrove Elementary School?

Students at Beechgrove Elementary School are 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Beechgrove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Beechgrove Elementary School.

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