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John G Carlisle Elementary

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John G Carlisle Elementary ranks 312 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

John G Carlisle Elementary is a public elementary school in Covington, Kentucky, serving 314 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Covington Independent School District, which is ranked 130 out of 157 districts in the state.

Academically, John G Carlisle Elementary has shown mixed performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 221 to 548 out of around 700 Kentucky elementary schools. However, the school is projected to improve in the 2024-2025 school year, with a ranking of 312 out of 685 schools and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Compared to the district and state, the school generally performs below average in mathematics and reading proficiency, but it stands out in its performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, where it ranks among the top schools in Kentucky.

One significant concern is the school's consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.1% to 28.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. This may be impacting the school's overall academic performance. When compared to nearby schools, such as Ft. Wright Elementary School in the Kenton County School District, John G Carlisle Elementary generally performs better academically, particularly in mathematics and reading proficiency, but its performance is still below the state average, indicating room for improvement across the district.

333

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,783

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 Holman St
Covington, KY 41011

(859) 292-5812

District: Covington Independent

Students who attend John G Carlisle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holmes Middle School
High:	Holmes High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.7%

White:

24.3%

African American:

21.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2014 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 50 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Kentucky median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Writing scores 17 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg37%

Kentucky avg44%

312^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 52 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Covington Independent

130^th of 157Covington Independent 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	52.9	312 of 685	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	461 of 685	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.7	221 of 687	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	286 of 684	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	548 of 700	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	494 of 691	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.0	534 of 694	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	640 of 690	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	681 of 698	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.8	677 of 705	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.3	705 of 719	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	699 of 713	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.3	638 of 688	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.0	639 of 683	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.2	652 of 658	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.5	650 of 651	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.0	638 of 638	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	13 of 142	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	61.4	42 of 140	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	9 of 129	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	6 of 118	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	62.1	49 of 184	73.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	58.2	151 of 474	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	218 of 445	51.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	9 of 69	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	21 of 64	67.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	3 of 65	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	71.8	7 of 40	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	5 of 96	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	72.6	13 of 81	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	312 of 648	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	410 of 644	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.4	139 of 639	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	43.7	352 of 641	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	514 of 671	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.7	300 of 663	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	19 of 168	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	23 of 135	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	2 of 120	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	73.1	14 of 114	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	49 of 152	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	26 of 153	83.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	27 of 40	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	25 of 34	26.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	179 of 672	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	44.9	361 of 665	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.4	101 of 670	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	141 of 667	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	42.4	407 of 664	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	240 of 653	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	413 of 652	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	200 of 652	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	265 of 657	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.8	537 of 676	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	567 of 665	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	138 of 306	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.9	528 of 661	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	166 of 659	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	158 of 659	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	308 of 658	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	342 of 656	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	454 of 592	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	408 of 593	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)91st percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+33 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2019)68th percentile+46 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)37th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics60%+13 vs state

Social Studies53%+15 vs state

Reading48%~ state avg

Science48%+11 vs state

Mathematics41%-3 vs state

Writing21%-17 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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th 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	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
John G Carlisle Elementary	Public	K-5	910 Holman St	Covington	41011	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5812	333	26	12.8	82.3%	81 (24.3%)	70 (21.0%)	139 (41.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.3%)	52.9	312^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.5%		34.6	461^st of 685 public elementary schools	32.7%	149	25.0	48.0	49.0			36.0	54.0	55.0			48.0	21.0		53.0		60.0	$20,783	$2,126	$1,480	$3,606	$11,658	$1,819	$13,477
Sixth District Elementary School	Public	K-5	19th and Maryland	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5819	454	34	13.3	87.7%	107 (23.6%)	88 (19.4%)	195 (43.0%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.1%)	18.2	583^rd of 685 public elementary schools	14.9%		20.7	569^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.9%	14	19.0	36.0	23.0			43.0	38.0	30.0			33.0	19.0		15.0		14.0	$20,360	$2,241	$1,216	$3,457	$11,426	$2,244	$13,670
Glenn O Swing Elementary	Public	K-5	501 W 19th St	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5821	392	33	11.8	78.3%	145 (37.0%)	88 (22.4%)	108 (27.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.0%)	66.8	201^st of 685 public elementary schools	70.7%		71.6	148^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.4%	53	45.0	49.0	33.0			61.0	57.0	68.0			49.0	29.0		63.0		75.0	$21,901	$2,064	$1,149	$3,213	$11,860	$2,077	$13,937
Newport Intermediate School	Public	3-6	95 W. 9th Street	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3021	374	38	9.7	88.2%	161 (43.0%)	79 (21.1%)	72 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.6%)	11.3	632^nd of 685 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.6	640^th of 685 public elementary schools	6.6%	8	29.0	11.0	18.0	36.0		34.0	16.0	25.0	40.0		16.0	22.0		13.0		18.0	$25,936	$3,152	$731	$3,883	$13,473	$4,592	$17,364
Newport Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1102 York St	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3011	369	33	11.1	87.0%	150 (40.7%)	69 (18.7%)	85 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.8%)								(n/a)																	$27,339	$3,469	$723	$4,192	$14,326	$4,801	$18,420
Ninth District Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Indiana Ave	Covington	41015	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5823	324	29	11.1	83.6%	118 (36.4%)	71 (21.9%)	70 (21.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (19.4%)	16.5	594^th of 685 public elementary schools	13.3%		18	582^nd of 685 public elementary schools	15.0%	12	24.0	21.0	33.0			34.0	38.0	26.0			32.0			22.0		13.0	$21,221	$2,737	$1,489	$4,226	$11,029	$2,179	$13,208
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
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	512 Oak St	Ludlow	41016	Kenton County	Ludlow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 261-2100	455	31	14.4	63.7%	366 (80.4%)	6 (1.3%)	31 (6.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.5%)	40	428^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.5%		33.1	472^nd of 685 public elementary schools	31.1%	44	35.0	56.0	29.0	50.0		44.0	52.0	48.0	42.0		46.0	16.0		21.0		39.0	$21,545	$1,333	$1,061	$2,395	$9,687	$2,338	$12,025
Ft Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Farrell Dr	Covington	41011	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 331-7742	469	38	12.3	56.1%	309 (65.9%)	40 (8.5%)	45 (9.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (14.9%)	85.9	68^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.1%		83	81^st of 685 public elementary schools	88.2%	13	49.0	69.0	65.0			62.0	68.0	72.0			59.0	55.0		61.0		69.0	$17,552	$1,086	$439	$10,565	$1,486	$1,524	$12,051
Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Grandview Avenue	Bellevue	41073	Campbell County	Bellevue Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 261-4355	251	19	13.2	60.6%	202 (80.5%)	5 (2.0%)	23 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.6%)	31.1	495^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.7%		28.8	511^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.4%	16	31.0	52.0	25.0			34.0	48.0				39.0	23.0				23.0	$17,670	$1,537	$1,889	$3,430	$16,789	$4,306	$21,467

Frequently Asked Questions about John G Carlisle Elementary

Is John G Carlisle Elementary a good school?

John G Carlisle Elementary ranks 312^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John G Carlisle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended John G Carlisle Elementary.

What schools do graduates of John G Carlisle Elementary attend?

Students who attend John G Carlisle Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holmes Middle School
High : Holmes High School

What is the racial makeup of John G Carlisle Elementary?

Students at John G Carlisle Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 24% White, 21% African American, 12% Two or more races.

What district is John G Carlisle Elementary in?

Covington Independent

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