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Dry Ridge Elementary

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Dry Ridge Elementary ranks 350 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Dry Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school serving 421 students in grades PK-5 in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, which is part of the Grant County School District. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.

Dry Ridge Elementary's test scores are generally below the state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 43% compared to the state average of 43% and the Grant County average of 28%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.5% to 28% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Dry Ridge Elementary has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.75% to 71.26% over the past few years.

When comparing Dry Ridge Elementary to the other nearby schools in the Grant County and Pendleton County districts, it becomes clear that Dry Ridge is one of the lower-performing schools in the region. For example, Northern Elementary School in Pendleton County outperforms Dry Ridge Elementary across nearly all subject areas and grade levels, with significantly higher proficiency rates.

400

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,314

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 School Road
Dry Ridge, KY 41035

(859) 824-4484

District: Grant County

Students who attend Dry Ridge Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.0%

Hispanic:

6.0%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Grant County

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg33%

Kentucky avg44%

350^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	47.9	350 of 685	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	406 of 685	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	405 of 687	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	442 of 684	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	383 of 517	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	567 of 700	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	518 of 691	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.6	518 of 694	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.8	448 of 690	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.7	411 of 698	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.0	528 of 705	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.2	440 of 719	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.2	518 of 713	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.5	501 of 688	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	57.7	301 of 683	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.3	379 of 658	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	22.1	407 of 474	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	345 of 445	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	298 of 648	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	355 of 644	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	322 of 639	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	385 of 641	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.1	298 of 312	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	578 of 671	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	462 of 663	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	405 of 672	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	370 of 665	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	353 of 670	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	446 of 667	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	224 of 275	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	559 of 664	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	503 of 631	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	425 of 653	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	422 of 652	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	444 of 652	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	470 of 657	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	247 of 325	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	494 of 676	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	532 of 665	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	251 of 306	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	508 of 661	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	386 of 659	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	437 of 659	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	449 of 658	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	506 of 656	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	515 of 592	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	513 of 593	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-31 vs school

Disabled (2019)14th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing50%+12 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Reading44%-5 vs state

Science43%+6 vs state

Editing and Mechanics39%-8 vs state

Social Studies36%~ state avg

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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
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
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
Mason-Corinth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Heekin Rd.	Williamstown	41097	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 824-9510	299	17	17.5	73.9%	280 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	15.5	602^nd of 685 public elementary schools	12.1%		3.9	674^th of 685 public elementary schools	1.6%	72	28.0	26.0	22.0	41.0	40.0	22.0			17.0	22.0	$13,349	$1,396	$227	$1,624	$11,238	$3,428	$14,772
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
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
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
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)
Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Fairgrounds Rd	Falmouth	41040	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 654-6981	542	37	14.8	63.7%	507 (93.5%)	5 (0.9%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	26.2	527^th of 685 public elementary schools	23.1%		31.3	490^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.5%	37	23.0	37.0	40.0	31.0	44.0	30.0	34.0	33.0	25.0	33.0	$19,189	$668	$822	$1,491	$10,183	$2,155	$12,338
Northern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Hwy 177 E	Butler	41006	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 472-7341	501	32	15.9	58.7%	476 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	63.7	225^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.2%		55.7	286^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.2%	61	49.0	57.0	57.0	42.0	61.0	57.0	40.0	40.0	41.0	61.0	$19,497	$563	$837	$1,400	$10,402	$2,322	$12,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Dry Ridge Elementary

What schools do graduates of Dry Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dry Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Dry Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Dry Ridge Elementary.

Is Dry Ridge Elementary a good school?

Dry Ridge Elementary ranks 350^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dry Ridge Elementary?

Students at Dry Ridge Elementary are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Dry Ridge Elementary in?

Grant County

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