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Twenhofel Middle School

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Twenhofel Middle School ranks 56 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 82% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Twenhofel Middle School is a public middle school located in Independence, Kentucky, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 794 students. It is part of the Kenton County School District, which is ranked 20th out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Twenhofel Middle School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking among the top middle schools in the state.

Twenhofel Middle School consistently outperforms the Kenton County and Kentucky state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Twenhofel's 6th-grade students scored 55% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 49% for Kenton County and 41% for the state. Similarly, in Reading, Twenhofel's 6th-grade students scored 63% proficient or better, compared to 57% for Kenton County and 52% for the state. The school also has particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and multi-racial students.

However, Twenhofel Middle School's attendance and performance for special education and low-socioeconomic status (SES) students are areas that warrant further attention and improvement. The school's ranking for special education students has declined from 41st out of 294 Kentucky middle schools in 2018-2019 to 87th out of 126 in 2024-2025, with a 2-star rating. Similarly, the school's ranking for low-SES students has fluctuated, ranging from 70th to 103rd out of 309-314 Kentucky middle schools over the past few years. Nonetheless, Twenhofel Middle School generally outperforms the nearby middle schools in the Kenton County and surrounding districts, such as Turkey Foot Middle School, Woodland Middle School, and Ballyshannon Middle School.

775

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,066

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11846 Taylor Mill Rd
Independence, KY 41051

(859) 356-5559

District: Kenton County

Students who attend Twenhofel Middle School usually attend:

High:

Simon Kenton High School

Feeder schools for Twenhofel Middle School:

Elementary:	Kenton Elementary School
	Piner Elementary School
	White's Tower Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.2%

Hispanic:

4.1%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (55% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Kentucky middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg52%

Kentucky avg43%

56^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Kenton County

20^th of 157Kenton 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	75.6	56 of 320	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	51 of 324	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	56 of 327	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	89 of 320	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	78 of 282	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	62 of 335	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	37 of 322	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	69.0	74 of 330	77.6%	★★★★☆
2016	68.7	79 of 331	76.1%	★★★★☆
2015	68.9	81 of 337	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	74.2	50 of 335	85.1%	★★★★☆
2013	73.1	60 of 335	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	68.2	77 of 319	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	56.3	140 of 304	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.1	154 of 299	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.5	146 of 289	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.5	169 of 287	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.1	147 of 284	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	19 of 83	77.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	50.1	81 of 226	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	68 of 219	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	53 of 298	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	44 of 300	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	34 of 295	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	84 of 299	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	64 of 233	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	36 of 299	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	28 of 290	90.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	67.7	16 of 63	74.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	10 of 131	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	10 of 119	91.6%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	55.7	19 of 58	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	73 of 314	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	103 of 311	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	70 of 309	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.1	115 of 310	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	108 of 224	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	116 of 303	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	68 of 285	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	61 of 303	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	58 of 304	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	78 of 307	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	92 of 304	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	83 of 222	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	93 of 303	69.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	59 of 293	79.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	23 of 101	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	27 of 99	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	94.4	3 of 95	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	16.8	81 of 87	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	87 of 126	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	94 of 130	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	78.0	41 of 294	86.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	70 of 314	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	70 of 316	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	80 of 320	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	106 of 314	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	89 of 213	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	75 of 266	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	53 of 253	79.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)75th percentile-14 vs school

Homeless (2019)67th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2019)64th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing64%+15 vs state

Editing and Mechanics60%+11 vs state

Reading58%+11 vs state

Mathematics54%+13 vs state

Social Studies46%+7 vs state

Science41%+12 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 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
Twenhofel Middle School	Public	6-8	11846 Taylor Mill Rd	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-5559	775	40	19.3	35.9%	676 (87.2%)	30 (3.9%)	32 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.1%)	75.6	56^th of 320 public middle schools	82.5%		76.2	51^st of 324 public middle schools	84.3%	5	55.0	58.0	49.0	63.0	60.0	51.0	41.0	64.0	46.0	60.0	$15,066	$730	$413	$8,510	$1,422	$1,143	$9,932
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
Walton-Verona Middle School	Public	6-8	32 School Rd	Walton	41094	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 485-4181	425	31	13.7	38.1%	385 (90.6%)	5 (1.2%)	18 (4.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	90.8	15^th of 320 public middle schools	95.3%		86.1	25^th of 324 public middle schools	92.3%	10	59.0	66.0	61.0	66.0	64.0	75.0	45.0	85.0	60.0	76.0	$24,538	$297	$30	$327	$10,951	$3,141	$14,092
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
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
Campbell County Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 Alexandria Pk	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	No	(859) 635-6077	1,099	67	16.4	47.2%	977 (88.9%)	24 (2.2%)	23 (2.1%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.8%)	54.9	133^rd of 320 public middle schools	58.4%		47.6	157^th of 324 public middle schools	51.5%	24	47.0	51.0	51.0	52.0	44.0	43.0	31.0	60.0	38.0	50.0	$14,393	$913	$391	$1,304	$9,713	$3,375	$13,089
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Twenhofel Middle School

How many students attend Twenhofel Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended Twenhofel Middle School.

What district is Twenhofel Middle School in?

Kenton County

What is the racial makeup of Twenhofel Middle School?

Students at Twenhofel Middle School are 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Twenhofel Middle School a good school?

Twenhofel Middle School ranks 56^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Twenhofel Middle School attend?

Students who attend Twenhofel Middle School usually go on to attend Simon Kenton High School

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