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Florence Elementary School

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Florence Elementary School ranks 486 th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Florence Elementary School serves 610 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in Boone County, Kentucky. Its 2025–26 results show that students are performing below district and state levels in several subjects, and chronic absenteeism is higher than at nearby schools. Mathematics is the clearest academic weakness: students averaged 33% proficient across grades 3–5, compared with 54% in the district and 43% statewide.

Science is the school’s strongest result relative to nearby schools: fourth graders scored 40%, matching the state and slightly exceeding the nearby-school average of 39%, though remaining 5 points below the district. Mathematics averaged 33%, 7 points below the nearby-school average of 39%; reading averaged 42%, compared with 47% nearby and 50% statewide. Writing is the sharpest shortfall against nearby schools: fifth graders scored 27%, versus 41% nearby. Results also vary by grade: third-grade math and reading were 25% and 31%, while fourth-grade scores were 40% and 48%. The fourth-grade results were above nearby averages in both subjects.

Results over time are mixed: average math proficiency fell from 40% in 2022–23 to 33% in 2025–26, while fourth-grade science rose from 21% to 40%. Chronic absenteeism increased from 13% in 2021–22 to 19% in 2025–26; that latest rate was above the Boone County rate of 14% and every nearby school’s rate. SchoolDigger ranks Florence 486th of 684 statewide, at the 29th percentile with 1 star; its percentile rose from 27 last year but remains below its 35th-percentile standing in 2023–24. Contextually, the 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 59%, and the student-teacher ratio was 13.7, close to the nearby-school average of 13.9. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves African American students places it at the 72nd percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 29th percentile; that subgroup ranking was 90th percentile in 2023–24.

610

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,154

Per pupil spending ?

58.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

103 Center St
Florence, KY 41042

(859) 282-2610

District: Boone County

Students who attend Florence Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ockerman Middle School
High:	Boone County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.3%

Hispanic:

26.2%

African American:

19.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 44th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (36% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 44th-percentile peak (2022) to 29th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg51%

Kentucky avg44%

486^th of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Boone County

51^st of 158Boone 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
2026	31.7	486 of 684	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	497 of 685	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	447 of 685	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	430 of 687	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	384 of 684	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	360 of 517	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	580 of 700	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	612 of 691	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	578 of 694	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.3	590 of 690	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.0	512 of 698	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	52.1	338 of 705	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.0	372 of 719	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.4	461 of 713	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.2	477 of 688	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.0	391 of 683	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.1	502 of 658	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.1	395 of 651	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.0	401 of 638	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	42 of 150	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	58.8	48 of 142	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	14 of 140	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	6 of 129	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	52.7	46 of 118	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.9	150 of 185	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	87 of 184	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	20.5	417 of 474	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	429 of 445	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	50 of 65	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	47 of 69	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	41 of 64	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	23 of 65	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	16 of 40	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	44 of 96	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	45 of 81	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	514 of 657	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	435 of 648	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	422 of 644	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	426 of 639	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	372 of 641	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	266 of 312	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	540 of 671	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	584 of 663	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	115 of 168	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	105 of 168	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	96 of 135	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	91 of 120	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.8	33 of 114	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	80 of 152	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	142 of 153	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	345 of 674	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	330 of 672	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	333 of 665	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	302 of 670	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	196 of 667	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	33.7	212 of 275	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	532 of 664	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	544 of 631	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	405 of 651	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.1	509 of 653	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	445 of 652	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	431 of 652	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	403 of 657	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.6	305 of 325	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	576 of 676	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	589 of 665	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	14.9	267 of 279	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	540 of 661	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	443 of 650	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	378 of 659	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	301 of 659	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	413 of 658	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.1	214 of 656	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.0	237 of 337	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	502 of 592	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	539 of 593	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)72nd percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2019)12th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)4th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-8 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics39%-9 vs state

Mathematics33%-10 vs state

Social Studies30%-8 vs state

Writing27%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)			KSA Reading (2026)			KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	31.7	486^th of 684 public elementary schools	28.9%		31	497^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.4%	11	25.0	40.0	33.0	31.0	48.0	47.0	40.0	27.0	30.0	39.0	$13,154	$2,028	$11,126
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%)	27.5	525^th of 684 public elementary schools	23.2%		27.3	521^st of 685 public elementary schools	23.9%	4	18.0	35.0	28.0	38.0	48.0	36.0	30.0	37.0	37.0	30.0	$15,116	$1,868	$13,248
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%)	52.5	313^th of 684 public elementary schools	54.2%		40.6	423^rd of 685 public elementary schools	38.2%	110	53.0	33.0	33.0	56.0	40.0	59.0	40.0	47.0	44.0	51.0	$17,761	$1,643	$14,236
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%)	7.8	653^rd of 684 public elementary schools	4.5%		10.9	636^th of 685 public elementary schools	7.2%	17	21.0	16.0	9.0	39.0	31.0	15.0		13.0	11.0	17.0	$17,837	$1,904	$14,658
A M Yealey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Yealey Dr	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 282-3333	534	41	13.0	44.4%	362 (67.8%)	66 (12.4%)	49 (9.2%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.9%)	44	392^nd of 684 public elementary schools	42.7%		50.4	333^rd of 685 public elementary schools	51.4%	59	56.0	29.0	50.0	61.0	42.0	49.0	27.0	36.0	33.0	35.0	$12,271	$1,468	$10,804
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%)	21.1	566^th of 684 public elementary schools	17.3%		25.2	534^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.0%	32	40.0	27.0	34.0	36.0	37.0	36.0	29.0	21.0	23.0	26.0	$11,747	$1,755	$9,992
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%)	12.1	633^rd of 684 public elementary schools	7.5%		22.4	557^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.7%	76	24.0	23.0		36.0	23.0	38.0				21.0	$26,646	$1,961	$22,388
Lindeman Elementary School	Public	K-5	558 Erlanger Rd	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 727-1188	287	21	14.0	94.1%	144 (50.2%)	31 (10.8%)	52 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	47 (16.4%)	51.9	318^th of 684 public elementary schools	53.5%		55.2	294^th of 685 public elementary schools	57.1%	24	36.0	36.0	58.0	45.0	43.0	67.0	34.0	45.0	45.0	50.0	$17,785	$1,612	$14,992
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%)	73.1	147^th of 684 public elementary schools	78.5%		69.1	180^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.7%	33	57.0	56.0	48.0	60.0	60.0	57.0	45.0	66.0	40.0	69.0
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%)	48.3	351^st of 684 public elementary schools	48.7%		42.9	402^nd of 685 public elementary schools	41.3%	51	41.0	38.0	38.0	50.0	56.0	54.0	43.0	46.0	36.0	34.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Florence Elementary School

Is Florence Elementary School a good school?

Florence Elementary School ranks 486^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Florence Elementary School in?

Boone County

What is the racial makeup of Florence Elementary School?

Students at Florence Elementary School are 42% White, 26% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Florence Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ockerman Middle School
High : Boone County High School

How many students attend Florence Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Florence Elementary School.

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