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Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

555^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary is a public elementary school in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, serving 404 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Grant County School District, which is ranked 139 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a ranking between 456 and 568 out of 685-687 schools over the past few years. The school's performance on state assessments (KSA) is generally below the Grant County and Kentucky averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades are significantly lower than the county and state averages. Compared to nearby schools like New Haven Elementary and Kenton Elementary, Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary's academic performance is notably weaker.

Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 13.9 to 15.3 over the past few years, but its per-student spending is lower than the state average, ranging from $11,016 to $16,115 per student. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.3% to 28% over the past few years, which can negatively impact student learning and academic achievement.

387

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,429

Per pupil spending ?

70.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

270 Crittenden-Mt. Zion Rd.
Dry Ridge, KY 41035

(859) 428-2171

District: Grant County

Students who attend Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Grant County Middle School
High:	Grant County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (31% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg34%

Kentucky avg44%

555^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Grant County

139^th of 157Grant County 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	22.6	555 of 685	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	568 of 685	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	456 of 687	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	468 of 684	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	255 of 517	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	433 of 700	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	517 of 691	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	54.2	312 of 694	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.7	319 of 690	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.9	307 of 698	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.1	304 of 705	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.9	383 of 719	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.8	441 of 713	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.1	329 of 688	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.5	160 of 683	76.6%	★★★★☆
2009	52.6	341 of 658	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	187 of 206	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	346 of 474	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	201 of 445	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	486 of 648	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	534 of 644	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	444 of 639	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	524 of 641	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.5	154 of 312	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	427 of 671	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	474 of 663	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	505 of 672	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	561 of 665	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	417 of 670	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	462 of 667	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	117 of 275	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	392 of 664	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	424 of 631	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	557 of 653	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	532 of 652	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	423 of 652	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	446 of 657	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	201 of 325	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	435 of 676	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	529 of 665	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	23.2	240 of 279	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	131 of 257	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	423 of 661	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	602 of 659	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	611 of 659	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	506 of 658	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	513 of 656	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	195 of 337	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	408 of 592	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	494 of 593	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)14th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-10 vs state

Editing and Mechanics33%-14 vs state

Reading33%-16 vs state

Science29%-8 vs state

Social Studies18%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary

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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
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	270 Crittenden-Mt. Zion Rd.	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 428-2171	387	19	20.3	70.5%	336 (86.8%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	22.6	555^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.0%		20.8	568^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.1%	13	22.0	37.0	40.0	15.0	38.0	45.0	29.0		18.0	33.0	$12,429	$1,201	$199	$1,400	$10,703	$3,421	$14,231
Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3987 DIxie Hwy	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 428-5500	415	26	15.9	81.9%	342 (82.4%)	3 (0.7%)	60 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	32.2	488^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.8%		32.1	480^th of 685 public elementary schools	29.9%	8	19.0		52.0	22.0	35.0	48.0		24.0	28.0	56.0	$12,429	$705	$110	$815	$10,683	$3,870	$14,660
Walton-Verona Elementary School	Public	K-3	15066 Porter Rd	Verona	41092	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 485-4181	539	36	14.9	43.2%	465 (86.3%)	14 (2.6%)	35 (6.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)								(n/a)	54.0			58.0							$23,037	$1,253	$35	$1,288	$10,144	$2,608	$12,752
Walton-Verona Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1935 Tradition Drive	Verona	41092	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(859) 485-4181	282	19	14.8	38.7%	251 (89.0%)	6 (2.1%)	14 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)								(n/a)
Piner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Piner Ridge Rd	Morning View	41063	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 356-2155	354	22	16.1	41.5%	325 (91.8%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	66.3	203^rd of 685 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.7	131^st of 685 public elementary schools	80.9%	72	56.0	50.0	74.0	44.0	57.0	63.0	37.0	51.0	47.0	47.0	$16,944	$1,070	$416	$10,115	$1,248	$1,486	$11,363
Dry Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	275 School Road	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 824-4484	400	28	14.2	63.5%	356 (89.0%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	47.9	350^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.9%		41	406^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.7%	56	43.0	42.0	50.0	39.0	47.0	45.0	43.0	50.0	36.0	39.0	$14,314	$1,667	$97	$1,764	$12,056	$3,434	$15,596
Williamstown Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Helton Street	Williamstown	41097	Grant County	Williamstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 824-3760	397	28	14.1	56.9%	355 (89.4%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	23.6	543^rd of 685 public elementary schools	20.7%		24.6	539^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.3%	4	17.0	35.0	45.0	26.0	25.0	42.0		16.0	36.0	36.0	$20,561	$1,119	$742	$1,862	$8,762	$2,356	$11,118
Steeplechase Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	472 Chambers Road	Walton	41094	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 485-3500	598	41	14.7	60.2%	316 (52.8%)	101 (16.9%)	114 (19.1%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	59.6	260^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.0%		61.2	242^nd of 685 public elementary schools	64.7%	18	48.0	56.0	50.0	47.0	49.0	60.0	39.0	41.0	37.0	59.0	$12,781	$878	$1,146	$2,023	$10,029	$729	$10,758
New Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10854 Us 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5325	716	44	16.2	27.1%	620 (86.6%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.1%)	44 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.0%)	94.2	15^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.8%		95.7	6^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.1%	9	78.0	75.0	69.0	65.0	73.0	76.0	69.0	72.0	65.0	71.0	$12,282	$457	$567	$1,024	$10,187	$1,071	$11,258
Kenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11246 Madison Pk	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 356-3781	650	42	15.4	38.5%	563 (86.6%)	20 (3.1%)	30 (4.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	81.3	94^th of 685 public elementary schools	86.3%		85.1	68^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.1%	26	66.0	70.0	68.0	64.0	69.0	57.0	43.0	70.0	40.0	64.0	$15,780	$652	$413	$9,363	$1,372	$1,065	$10,734

Frequently Asked Questions about Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary

What district is Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary in?

Grant County

Is Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary a good school?

Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary attend?

Students who attend Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grant County Middle School
High : Grant County High School

What is the racial makeup of Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary?

Students at Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary.

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