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Tichenor Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Tichenor Middle School is a public middle school in Erlanger, Kentucky, serving 514 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District, which is ranked 138 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tichenor Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kentucky middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 237-294 out of 320-337 schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on state assessments (KSA) is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 24-38%, compared to the state average of 40-43%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of its diverse student population, with particularly low rankings for subgroups like African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students.

Tichenor Middle School faces other challenges as well, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 18.4% to 28% in recent years, and dropout rates consistently above 1%. Despite these issues, the school spends more per student ($14,671 in 2023-2024) than the state average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.8. In comparison, nearby middle schools like Twenhofel Middle School, Ballyshannon Middle School, and Conner Middle School all have much higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings.

505

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,671

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 Bartlett Ave
Erlanger, KY 41018

(859) 727-2255

District: Erlanger-Elsmere Independent

Students who attend Tichenor Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lloyd High School

Feeder schools for Tichenor Middle School:

Elementary:	Arnett Elementary School
	Howell Elementary School
	Lindeman Elementary School
	Miles Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.6%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Two or more races:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 13 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg43%

257^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	22.1	257 of 320	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	255 of 324	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	282 of 327	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	281 of 320	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	237 of 282	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	294 of 335	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	265 of 322	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	283 of 330	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.5	259 of 331	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.3	299 of 337	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.4	292 of 335	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	282 of 335	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.4	299 of 319	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.9	273 of 304	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.3	200 of 299	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.2	174 of 289	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.7	189 of 287	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.1	141 of 284	50.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	61 of 83	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.1	33 of 80	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	45 of 79	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	44 of 84	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	46 of 96	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	27.5	186 of 226	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	89 of 219	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	255 of 298	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	260 of 300	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	268 of 295	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	266 of 299	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	203 of 233	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	272 of 299	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	254 of 290	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	121 of 131	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	109 of 123	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	86 of 120	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	83 of 116	28.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	19 of 24	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	47 of 58	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	201 of 314	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	228 of 311	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	249 of 309	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	256 of 310	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	185 of 224	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	270 of 303	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	201 of 285	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	240 of 303	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	227 of 304	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	264 of 307	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	272 of 304	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	175 of 222	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	278 of 303	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	238 of 293	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	66 of 101	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	66 of 99	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	88 of 95	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	81 of 98	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	66 of 87	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	66 of 85	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	16.4	265 of 294	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	240 of 314	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	242 of 316	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	269 of 320	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	281 of 314	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	182 of 213	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	250 of 266	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	222 of 253	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)18th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2019)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics43%-6 vs state

Writing38%-11 vs state

Reading37%-10 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

Social Studies26%-13 vs state

Science17%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 15, 2018

Relentlessly mediocre middle school with a focus on discipline and punishment. A complete lack of support and resources for the gifted and talented student. I've put 3 straight A students through this school and their treatment was deplorable. If you value your children, avoid this gulag. 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 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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
Tichenor Middle School	Public	6-8	305 Bartlett Ave	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 727-2255	505	36	14.0	87.7%	301 (59.6%)	54 (10.7%)	71 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	61 (12.1%)	22.1	257^th of 320 public middle schools	19.7%		24	255^th of 324 public middle schools	21.3%	2	24.0	30.0	38.0	38.0	44.0	30.0	17.0	38.0	26.0	43.0	$14,671	$272	$156	$428	$11,497	$2,746	$14,243
Turkey Foot Middle School	Public	6-8	3230 Turkeyfoot Rd	Edgewood	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-0216	1,006	46	21.6	48.7%	693 (68.9%)	57 (5.7%)	108 (10.7%)	45 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	96 (9.5%)	61.7	111^th of 320 public middle schools	65.3%		69.9	78^th of 324 public middle schools	75.9%	33	45.0	58.0	42.0	51.0	59.0	45.0	42.0	56.0	40.0	53.0	$14,481	$320	$367	$8,650	$1,174	$687	$9,824
Rector A. Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 Spruce Dr	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 282-4610	683	54	12.6	64.3%	258 (37.8%)	133 (19.5%)	228 (33.4%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	44 (6.4%)	17.3	280^th of 320 public middle schools	12.5%		18.8	276^th of 324 public middle schools	14.8%	4	27.0	27.0	28.0	44.0	32.0	31.0	12.0	37.0	32.0	35.0	$12,880	$1,139	$1,021	$2,160	$9,851	$869	$10,720
Ockerman Middle School	Public	6-8	8300 Us 42	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 282-3240	674	46	14.6	42.0%	436 (64.7%)	68 (10.1%)	94 (13.9%)	33 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	36 (5.3%)	37.5	204^th of 320 public middle schools	36.3%		49.2	151^st of 324 public middle schools	53.4%	53	42.0	43.0	31.0	50.0	51.0	36.0	30.0	39.0	32.0	42.0	$12,132	$623	$609	$1,232	$9,805	$1,094	$10,900
Camp Ernst Middle School	Public	6-8	6515 Camp Ernst Rd	Burlington	41005	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 534-4000	688	45	15.2	43.0%	521 (75.7%)	41 (6.0%)	72 (10.5%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	41 (6.0%)	60.5	114^th of 320 public middle schools	64.4%		54.1	130^th of 324 public middle schools	59.9%	16	47.0	51.0	40.0	57.0	61.0	48.0	30.0	53.0	44.0	55.0	$11,994	$587	$607	$1,194	$9,638	$1,162	$10,800
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	5399 Pride Parkway	Taylor Mill	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-7300	542	32	16.9	46.9%	445 (82.1%)	14 (2.6%)	33 (6.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.5%)	76.1	55^th of 320 public middle schools	82.8%		71.2	71^st of 324 public middle schools	78.1%	16	55.0	55.0	43.0	63.0	62.0	56.0	44.0	79.0	47.0	54.0	$15,888	$458	$369	$9,600	$1,446	$827	$11,046
Conner Middle School	Public	6-8	3300 Cougar Path	Hebron	41048	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 334-4410	865	52	16.6	36.0%	701 (81.0%)	50 (5.8%)	52 (6.0%)	19 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.6%)	91.7	13^th of 320 public middle schools	95.9%		88.6	17^th of 324 public middle schools	94.8%	4	68.0	70.0	72.0	72.0	67.0	61.0	46.0	79.0	54.0	67.0	$11,465	$697	$476	$1,173	$9,200	$1,092	$10,292
Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Madison Avenue	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 655-9545	631	43	14.6	83.5%	198 (31.4%)	183 (29.0%)	189 (30.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.6%)	11.6	301^st of 320 public middle schools	5.9%		9	305^th of 324 public middle schools	5.9%	4	24.0	20.0	29.0	38.0	27.0	23.0	16.0	29.0	19.0	40.0	$20,281	$1,604	$888	$2,492	$13,089	$1,377	$14,466
Ballyshannon Middle School	Public	6-8	7515 Shamrock Avenue	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 905-2620	609	38	16.0	27.4%	492 (80.8%)	24 (3.9%)	32 (5.3%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	46 (7.6%)	73.9	61^st of 320 public middle schools	80.9%		83.1	33^rd of 324 public middle schools	89.8%	28	57.0	57.0	58.0	64.0	62.0	46.0	45.0	66.0	36.0	55.0	$11,875	$411	$557	$968	$9,690	$1,218	$10,908
Gray Middle School	Public	6-8	10400 Us 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5333	1,006	58	17.3	25.5%	811 (80.6%)	24 (2.4%)	82 (8.2%)	51 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.7%)	89.5	18^th of 320 public middle schools	94.4%		90.4	14^th of 324 public middle schools	95.7%	4	60.0	72.0	68.0	76.0	68.0	57.0	47.0	72.0	51.0	66.0	$10,930	$497	$506	$1,003	$8,792	$1,135	$9,927

Frequently Asked Questions about Tichenor Middle School

What district is Tichenor Middle School in?

Erlanger-Elsmere Independent

How many students attend Tichenor Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Tichenor Middle School.

Is Tichenor Middle School a good school?

Tichenor Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Kentucky middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tichenor Middle School?

Students at Tichenor Middle School are 60% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% African American, 4% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Tichenor Middle School attend?

Students who attend Tichenor Middle School usually go on to attend Lloyd High School

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