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Ockerman Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Ockerman Elementary School is a public elementary school in Florence, Kentucky, serving 706 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Boone County School District, which is ranked 40 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Ockerman Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading significantly below the Boone County and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low in Science and Writing for 5th-grade students. Ockerman also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.1% to 28.0% in recent years, which could be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

Interestingly, the nearby Longbranch Elementary School, also in the Boone County district, consistently ranks in the top 10% of Kentucky elementary schools and outperforms Ockerman by a wide margin on state assessments. Other nearby schools, such as Florence Elementary and Hillard Collins Elementary, also significantly outperform Ockerman, suggesting potential equity concerns that may need to be addressed.

777

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,587

Per pupil spending ?

57%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8250 Us 42
Florence, KY 41042

(859) 282-4620

District: Boone County

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.2%

Hispanic:

36.4%

African American:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg54%

Kentucky avg44%

534^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Boone County

40^th of 157Boone 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	25.2	534 of 685	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	495 of 685	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	510 of 687	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	484 of 684	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	453 of 517	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	428 of 700	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	526 of 691	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.9	439 of 694	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.6	431 of 690	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.8	337 of 698	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.2	281 of 705	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	232 of 719	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.6	300 of 713	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.2	452 of 688	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	74.8	141 of 683	79.4%	★★★★☆
2009	63.6	237 of 658	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.4	310 of 651	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.3	268 of 638	58.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	81.8	9 of 140	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	63.9	27 of 129	79.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	42.4	236 of 474	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	212 of 445	52.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	63 of 69	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	46 of 64	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	43 of 65	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	24 of 40	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	56 of 96	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	56 of 81	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	516 of 648	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	423 of 644	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	390 of 639	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	459 of 641	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	312 of 312	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	456 of 671	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	528 of 663	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	157 of 168	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	110 of 135	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	88 of 120	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	55 of 114	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	85 of 152	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	126 of 153	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	512 of 672	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	457 of 665	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	500 of 670	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	438 of 667	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	248 of 275	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	333 of 664	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	479 of 631	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	527 of 653	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	548 of 652	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	552 of 652	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	514 of 657	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	308 of 325	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	380 of 676	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	475 of 665	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	10.2	277 of 279	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	386 of 661	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	423 of 659	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	456 of 659	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	475 of 658	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	503 of 656	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	268 of 337	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	328 of 592	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	433 of 593	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)94th percentile+66 vs school

Disabled (2019)50th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2024)1st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%-5 vs state

Reading36%-13 vs state

Social Studies34%-4 vs state

Editing and Mechanics27%-20 vs state

Writing21%-17 vs state

Science19%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, July 10, 2011

My children have been at Ockerman for 3 years and have loved it. The teachers are tailored to the students and their needs regardless of their ability in academics. Mr Loring couldn't be a better principle with regards to social or education al issues. Close Quote

Schools Near Ockerman Elementary School

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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 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	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
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
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%)	50.4	333^rd of 685 public elementary schools	51.4%		44.1	376^th of 685 public elementary schools	45.1%	43	55.0	42.0	49.0	49.0	46.0	48.0	27.0	51.0	38.0	43.0	$12,787	$689	$1,004	$1,693	$10,280	$813	$11,093
Erpenbeck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	US 42 9001 Wetherington Blvd	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-7200	764	47	16.2	36.1%	479 (62.7%)	61 (8.0%)	92 (12.0%)	81 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	43 (5.6%)	87.4	55^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.0%		80.8	90^th of 685 public elementary schools	86.9%	35	81.0	70.0	66.0	78.0	72.0	67.0	61.0	40.0	55.0	68.0	$12,292	$406	$627	$1,033	$10,274	$984	$11,259
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
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
Longbranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2805 Longbranch Rd.	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-4500	957	58	16.5	26.6%	738 (77.1%)	53 (5.5%)	64 (6.7%)	30 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (7.1%)	81.4	93^rd of 685 public elementary schools	86.4%		85	69^th of 685 public elementary schools	89.9%	24	49.0	66.0	74.0	58.0	65.0	69.0	51.0	52.0	51.0	65.0	$10,839	$427	$499	$926	$9,045	$868	$9,913
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
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
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

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Is Ockerman Elementary School a good school?

Ockerman Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What district is Ockerman Elementary School in?

Boone County

What is the racial makeup of Ockerman Elementary School?

Students at Ockerman Elementary School are 46% White, 36% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Ockerman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 777 students attended Ockerman Elementary School.

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