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Howell Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

636^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Howell Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Elsmere, Kentucky, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 280 students. The school is part of the Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District, which is ranked 138 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Howell Elementary School consistently performs below the district and state averages in academic assessments, with proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading significantly lower than the district and state. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 10% to 28% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the state average. Additionally, Howell Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 49.83% to 84.64% over the past few years. As a result, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Kentucky elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 562 to 650 out of 691 to 705 schools over the past several years, and has received 0 or 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

When comparing Howell Elementary School to other nearby schools within the Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District, it is clear that Howell is the lowest-performing school. Both Lindeman Elementary School and Miles Elementary School outperform Howell in academic assessments, have lower chronic absenteeism rates, and receive higher rankings from SchoolDigger. Expanding the comparison to schools in neighboring districts, such as Boone County and Kenton County, reveals an even starker contrast, with schools like Beechgrove Elementary, R.C. Hinsdale Elementary, and James A. Caywood Elementary significantly outperforming Howell Elementary in academic measures, attendance, and school rankings.

299

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,324

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

909 Central Row St.
Elsmere, KY 41018

(859) 727-1108

District: Erlanger-Elsmere Independent

Students who attend Howell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Tichenor Middle School
High:	Lloyd High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.9%

Hispanic:

17.7%

Two or more races:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg36%

Kentucky avg44%

636^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	10.9	636 of 685	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	618 of 685	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	634 of 687	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	618 of 684	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	635 of 700	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	562 of 691	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	659 of 694	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	636 of 690	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.9	650 of 698	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.0	609 of 705	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.3	481 of 719	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.3	462 of 713	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.6	511 of 688	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.9	309 of 683	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.3	321 of 658	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.2	346 of 651	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.9	469 of 638	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	600 of 648	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	612 of 644	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	606 of 639	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	586 of 641	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	594 of 671	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	552 of 663	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	614 of 672	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	592 of 665	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	564 of 670	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	532 of 667	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	582 of 664	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	505 of 631	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	582 of 653	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	578 of 652	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	452 of 652	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.0	575 of 657	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	630 of 676	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	539 of 665	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	30.2	42 of 58	27.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	12.2	611 of 661	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	633 of 659	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	636 of 659	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	626 of 658	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	628 of 656	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	557 of 592	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	531 of 593	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)28th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing30%-8 vs state

Editing and Mechanics27%-20 vs state

Reading26%-23 vs state

Social Studies16%-22 vs state

Mathematics12%-32 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Howell Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Howell Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Tichenor Middle School
High : Lloyd High School

What district is Howell Elementary School in?

Erlanger-Elsmere Independent

Is Howell Elementary School a good school?

Howell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.2% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Howell Elementary School?

Students at Howell Elementary School are 59% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 9% African American.

How many students attend Howell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Howell Elementary School.

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