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Lindeman Elementary School

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Lindeman Elementary School ranks 294 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Lindeman Elementary School is a public elementary school in Erlanger, Kentucky, serving 307 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lindeman Elementary School has shown steady improvement in its academic performance, moving from the 535th to the 294th best elementary school in Kentucky between 2014-2015 and 2024-2025. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed the district and state averages in several subjects, including 35% proficiency in 3rd grade math, 63% proficiency in 4th grade reading, and strong performance in science, writing, and other areas. The school has also demonstrated strong results for female students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

However, Lindeman Elementary School faces some challenges, including a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.3% in 2022-2023 to 25.0% in 2024-2025. While the school generally outperforms other schools in the Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District, it lags behind higher-performing schools in the Boone County and Kenton County school districts, such as Hillard Collins Elementary, R.C. Hinsdale Elementary, and James A. Caywood Elementary.

287

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,510

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

558 Erlanger Rd
Erlanger, KY 41018

(859) 727-1188

District: Erlanger-Elsmere Independent

Students who attend Lindeman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Tichenor Middle School
High:	Lloyd High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.2%

Hispanic:

18.1%

Two or more races:

16.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Erlanger-Elsmere Independent

✓Above the Kentucky median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg34%

Kentucky avg44%

294^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Erlanger-Elsmere Independent

138^th of 157Erlanger-Elsmere 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	55.2	294 of 685	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	385 of 685	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	437 of 687	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	461 of 684	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	388 of 517	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	376 of 700	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	388 of 691	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.3	419 of 694	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.0	396 of 690	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.8	535 of 698	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.6	506 of 705	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.4	596 of 719	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.9	457 of 713	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.1	593 of 688	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.0	604 of 683	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.7	610 of 658	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	591 of 651	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.9	581 of 638	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	289 of 648	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	295 of 644	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	270 of 639	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	397 of 641	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	287 of 671	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	376 of 663	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	39.5	106 of 153	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	195 of 672	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	46.4	343 of 665	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	349 of 670	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	365 of 667	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	267 of 664	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	341 of 631	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	273 of 653	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.5	488 of 652	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	500 of 652	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	454 of 657	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	228 of 325	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	431 of 676	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	376 of 665	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	32.6	36 of 43	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	27.8	529 of 661	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	272 of 659	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	360 of 659	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	478 of 658	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	474 of 656	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	285 of 592	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	330 of 593	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)31st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2019)20th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)16th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading52%+3 vs state

Editing and Mechanics50%+3 vs state

Writing48%+10 vs state

Social Studies43%+5 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

Science42%+5 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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th 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
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%)	55.2	294^th of 685 public elementary schools	57.1%		43.3	385^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.8%	91	35.0	49.0	43.0		41.0	63.0	52.0		42.0	48.0	43.0	50.0	$16,510	$1,490	$400	$1,890	$12,051	$2,569	$14,620
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
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
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%)	69.1	180^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.7%		68.4	180^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.7%		47.0	48.0	44.0		54.0	56.0	59.0		47.0	55.0	55.0	65.0	$16,154	$803	$403	$9,735	$1,240	$1,206	$10,975
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
River Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2772 Amsterdam Rd	Villa Hills	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 341-5260	889	60	14.7	55.0%	534 (60.1%)	83 (9.3%)	114 (12.8%)	81 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	72 (8.1%)	56.4	290^th of 685 public elementary schools	57.7%		71.2	154^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.5%	136	53.0	55.0	46.0		52.0	55.0	46.0		50.0	22.0	45.0	40.0	$16,557	$527	$433	$10,184	$1,429	$960	$11,613
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
R C Hinsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Dudley Road	Edgewood	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-8226	555	33	16.5	27.6%	463 (83.4%)	18 (3.2%)	26 (4.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	83.4	86^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.4%		87.3	49^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.8%	37	66.0	65.0	61.0		72.0	61.0	69.0		46.0	42.0	59.0	77.0	$16,034	$617	$389	$9,754	$1,371	$1,006	$11,124
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lindeman Elementary School

Is Lindeman Elementary School a good school?

Lindeman Elementary School ranks 294^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lindeman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Lindeman Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lindeman Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Tichenor Middle School
High : Lloyd High School

What district is Lindeman Elementary School in?

Erlanger-Elsmere Independent

What is the racial makeup of Lindeman Elementary School?

Students at Lindeman Elementary School are 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 11% African American, 5% Pacific Islander.

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