Best Public Schools in Southgate, KY

Summary:

Southgate, Kentucky is home to a single public school, Southgate Public School, which serves grades PK-8 and has 195 students enrolled. The school is part of the Southgate Independent school district, which is ranked 23 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southgate Public School has a mixed performance compared to state averages. While the school outperformed the state in several subject areas, including 7th grade math, 6th grade reading, and 8th grade writing, it underperformed in areas like 3rd grade reading and 5th grade editing and mechanics. The school's dropout rate of 1.1% is lower than the state average, but its chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% is higher. Southgate Public School spends $26,777 per student, which is above the state average, and has a low student-teacher ratio of 10:1.

The high percentage of students (67.18%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Southgate Public School indicates a significant level of economic need among the student population, which may contribute to the school's higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate. Overall, Southgate Public School's performance is a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, and the school's ranking within its district and 4-star rating suggest it is performing well compared to other schools in the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (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 7th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th 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
Southgate Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 William F. Blatt Ave.	Southgate	41071	Campbell County	Southgate Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-0743	180	20	9.0	76.1%	124 (68.9%)	32 (17.8%)	8 (4.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.3%)	51.4	323^rd of 685 public elementary schools	52.8%		33.6	466^th of 685 public elementary schools	32.0%	143	48.0	43.0	60.0	43.0	57.0	47.0	65.0	62.0	77.0	54.0	35.0	$26,777	$2,592	$2,611	$5,203	$15,480	$5,212	$23,267

Cities Near Southgate

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newport	0.4 mi	6	308^th
Covington	1.32 mi	16	186^th
Bellevue	1.34 mi	2	287^th
Fort Thomas	1.6 mi	5	4^th
Dayton	2.3 mi	2	255^th

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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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