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Shirley Mann Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

20^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Shirley Mann Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Union, Kentucky, serving 744 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.

Shirley Mann Elementary consistently outperforms the Boone County and Kentucky state averages in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 79% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 58% in Boone County and 43% statewide. The school's reading proficiency rates are also impressive, with 77% of 4th-grade students and 75% of 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better, compared to 59% and 61% in Boone County, respectively. Shirley Mann's performance is consistent across different student subgroups, though its special education and disabled student performance is more mixed.

Compared to nearby schools in the Boone County district, such as Hillard Collins Elementary, Florence Elementary, and Ockerman Elementary, Shirley Mann Elementary outperforms them in academic performance, student subgroup rankings, and overall SchoolDigger ratings. However, Erpenbeck Elementary and Longbranch Elementary, also in the Boone County district, are strong performers and rank among the top 100 elementary schools in Kentucky.

710

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,620

Per pupil spending ?

20.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10435 US Hwy 42
Union, KY 41091

(859) 384-5000

District: Boone County

Students who attend Shirley Mann Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gray Middle School
High:	Larry A. Ryle High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.8%

Asian:

7.9%

Hispanic:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (69% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Boone County

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg54%

Kentucky avg44%

20^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	20 of 685	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	11 of 685	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	18 of 687	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	32 of 684	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	29 of 517	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	30 of 700	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	50 of 691	92.8%	★★★★★
2017	91.4	19 of 694	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	89.6	29 of 690	95.8%	★★★★★
2015	90.6	19 of 698	97.3%	★★★★★
2014	93.4	10 of 705	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	94.2	15 of 719	97.9%	★★★★★
2012	93.8	14 of 713	98.0%	★★★★★
2011	90.4	23 of 688	96.7%	★★★★★
2010	90.6	21 of 683	96.9%	★★★★★
2009	79.0	108 of 658	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	86.5	47 of 651	92.8%	★★★★★
2007	83.8	70 of 638	89.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	48.1	96 of 206	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	302 of 474	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	310 of 445	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	22 of 648	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	19 of 644	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	21 of 639	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	29 of 641	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	9 of 312	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	17 of 671	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	43 of 663	93.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	121 of 672	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	104 of 665	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	70 of 670	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	228 of 667	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	98 of 275	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	200 of 664	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	270 of 631	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	22 of 653	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	10 of 652	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	13 of 652	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	28 of 657	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	7 of 325	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	48 of 676	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	62 of 665	90.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	30.6	207 of 279	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	111 of 257	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.0	21 of 661	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	40 of 659	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	19 of 659	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	25 of 658	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	39 of 656	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	30 of 337	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	54 of 592	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	95 of 593	84.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile-42 vs school

Special Education (2024)26th percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading73%+24 vs state

Mathematics70%+27 vs state

Science67%+30 vs state

Editing and Mechanics66%+19 vs state

Writing65%+27 vs state

Social Studies65%+27 vs state

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Really awesome school and my kid really enjoyed to go school every day. Very knowledgeable Teachers and Good homework materials Close Quote

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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
Shirley Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10435 US Hwy 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5000	710	46	15.4	20.6%	581 (81.8%)	15 (2.1%)	29 (4.1%)	56 (7.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.5%)	92.5	20^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.1%		94.3	11^th of 685 public elementary schools	98.4%	9	62.0	69.0	79.0	67.0	77.0	75.0	67.0	65.0	65.0	66.0	$11,620	$377	$463	$840	$9,727	$1,053	$10,780
New Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10854 Us 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5325	716	44	16.2	27.1%	620 (86.6%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.1%)	44 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.0%)	94.2	15^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.8%		95.7	6^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.1%	9	78.0	75.0	69.0	65.0	73.0	76.0	69.0	72.0	65.0	71.0	$12,282	$457	$567	$1,024	$10,187	$1,071	$11,258
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
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
Steeplechase Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	472 Chambers Road	Walton	41094	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 485-3500	598	41	14.7	60.2%	316 (52.8%)	101 (16.9%)	114 (19.1%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	59.6	260^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.0%		61.2	242^nd of 685 public elementary schools	64.7%	18	48.0	56.0	50.0	47.0	49.0	60.0	39.0	41.0	37.0	59.0	$12,781	$878	$1,146	$2,023	$10,029	$729	$10,758
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Shirley Mann Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Shirley Mann Elementary School?

Students at Shirley Mann Elementary School are 82% White, 8% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Shirley Mann Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Shirley Mann Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gray Middle School
High : Larry A. Ryle High School

Is Shirley Mann Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Shirley Mann Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 20^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools.

How many students attend Shirley Mann Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 710 students attended Shirley Mann Elementary School.

What district is Shirley Mann Elementary School in?

Boone County

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