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Ninth District Elementary

Q: Is Ninth District Elementary a good school?

Ninth District Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Kentucky elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Ninth District Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Ninth District Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ninth District Elementary?

Students at Ninth District Elementary are 36% White, 22% African American, 22% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Ninth District Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ninth District Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Holmes Middle School High : Holmes High School

Public Grades K-5

594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Ninth District Elementary is a public elementary school located in Covington, Kentucky, serving 313 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Covington Independent School District, which is ranked 130 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ninth District Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Kentucky elementary schools, with proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science significantly below the state averages. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, is particularly concerning, with these subgroups ranking in the bottom 20-30% of their respective categories statewide. Additionally, Ninth District Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.2% to 28.0% in recent years, much higher than the state average.

While the nearby John G Carlisle Elementary and Latonia Elementary School within the Covington Independent School District generally perform better academically, these schools also serve high concentrations of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Addressing the challenges faced by Ninth District Elementary will require a comprehensive and targeted approach to support the school and its students effectively.

324

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,221

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 Indiana Ave
Covington, KY 41015

(859) 292-5823

District: Covington Independent

Students who attend Ninth District Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holmes Middle School
High:	Holmes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.4%

African American:

21.9%

Hispanic:

21.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Editing and Mechanics scores 34 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg39%

Kentucky avg44%

594^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	16.5	594 of 685	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	582 of 685	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	673 of 687	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	675 of 684	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	672 of 700	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	665 of 691	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	622 of 694	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	642 of 690	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	656 of 698	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.7	678 of 705	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.9	714 of 719	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	693 of 713	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.3	637 of 688	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.3	634 of 683	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.2	615 of 658	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	584 of 651	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.2	525 of 638	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	88 of 142	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	86 of 140	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	144 of 185	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	112 of 184	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	27.3	357 of 474	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	13 of 69	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	598 of 648	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	539 of 644	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	637 of 641	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	648 of 671	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	629 of 663	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	100 of 168	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	49 of 135	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	9.3	150 of 152	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	557 of 672	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	549 of 665	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	654 of 670	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	652 of 667	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	569 of 653	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	545 of 652	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	624 of 652	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	647 of 676	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	651 of 665	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	5.3	58 of 58	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	58 of 59	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	18.2	241 of 257	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	642 of 661	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	437 of 659	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	491 of 659	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	654 of 658	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	650 of 656	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	552 of 592	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	589 of 593	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+68 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2019)25th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-16 vs state

Science32%-5 vs state

Mathematics26%-17 vs state

Social Studies22%-16 vs state

Editing and Mechanics13%-34 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

I'm an old student from this school. I left in the 4th grade due to having to move. I'm a sophomore in high school now and I miss this school dearly. The staff and students taught me the importance of kindness and readiness. Sure it doesn't have that much money but, it is the best school I've ever gone to and I've gone to 5 different ones including 9th district. Right now, I'm a jaguar but, deep inside I am still a viking more than anything. GO VIKINGS! 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 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
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
Latonia Elementary School	Public	K-5	39th & Huntington Avenue	Covington	41015	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5825	233	19	12.2	82.8%	143 (61.4%)	27 (11.6%)	28 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.2%)	47.7	354^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.3%		62.7	229^th of 685 public elementary schools	66.6%	125	41.0	56.0	32.0			63.0	67.0	49.0				15.0		24.0		44.0	$23,903	$2,470	$1,722	$4,192	$13,514	$2,526	$16,040
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
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
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
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
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
Beechwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	54 Beechwood Rd	Fort Mitchell	41017	Kenton County	Beechwood Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 331-1220	780	40	19.3	7.9%	649 (83.2%)	17 (2.2%)	70 (9.0%)	21 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	87.9	53^rd of 685 public elementary schools	92.3%		87.6	47^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.1%	6	53.0	73.0	73.0	63.0		60.0	68.0	77.0	66.0		71.0	62.0		58.0		67.0	$21,557	$472	$60	$532	$7,985	$2,186	$10,171
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ninth District Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ninth District Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ninth District Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holmes Middle School
High : Holmes High School

Is Ninth District Elementary a good school?

Ninth District Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Kentucky elementary schools.

How many students attend Ninth District Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Ninth District Elementary.

What district is Ninth District Elementary in?

Covington Independent

What is the racial makeup of Ninth District Elementary?

Students at Ninth District Elementary are 36% White, 22% African American, 22% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races.

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