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Mary A. Goetz Elementary School

Q: Is Mary A. Goetz Elementary School a good school?

Mary A. Goetz Elementary School ranks 428 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Mary A. Goetz Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ludlow, Kentucky, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 437 students. The school is part of the Ludlow Independent School District, which is ranked 101 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its small size, Mary A. Goetz Elementary School faces significant academic challenges. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with proficiency rates in mathematics and reading ranging from 29% to 56%, compared to the state averages of 41% to 52%. The school's performance is particularly low in subjects like writing (16% proficient) and social studies (21% proficient) for 5th-grade students. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.1% to 28% over the past three years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as River Ridge Elementary (Kenton County) and Beechwood Elementary (Beechwood Independent) consistently outperform Mary A. Goetz Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in core subjects and lower rates of chronic absenteeism. These higher-performing schools also have a lower percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, which may contribute to their academic success.

455

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,545

Per pupil spending ?

63.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

512 Oak St
Ludlow, KY 41016

(859) 261-2100

District: Ludlow Independent

Students who attend Mary A. Goetz Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Ludlow High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.4%

Two or more races:

10.5%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Writing scores 22 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Kentucky avg44%

428^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

101^st of 157Ludlow 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	40.0	428 of 685	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	472 of 685	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	483 of 687	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	449 of 684	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	322 of 517	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	393 of 700	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	435 of 691	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	441 of 694	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.5	461 of 690	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.8	499 of 698	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.1	502 of 705	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	524 of 719	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.6	583 of 713	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	608 of 688	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.4	557 of 683	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.3	476 of 658	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.8	388 of 651	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.4	253 of 638	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	68.3	105 of 474	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	102 of 445	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	415 of 648	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	378 of 644	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	365 of 639	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	435 of 641	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	390 of 671	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	427 of 663	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	389 of 672	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	475 of 665	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	390 of 670	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	364 of 667	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	280 of 664	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	354 of 631	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	421 of 653	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	529 of 652	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	467 of 652	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	459 of 657	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	158 of 325	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	368 of 676	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	435 of 665	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	42.4	422 of 661	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	415 of 659	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	493 of 659	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	509 of 658	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	452 of 656	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	375 of 592	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	419 of 593	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)78th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)36th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading46%-3 vs state

Science46%+9 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics39%-8 vs state

Social Studies21%-17 vs state

Writing16%-22 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th 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
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	512 Oak St	Ludlow	41016	Kenton County	Ludlow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 261-2100	455	31	14.4	63.7%	366 (80.4%)	6 (1.3%)	31 (6.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.5%)	40	428^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.5%		33.1	472^nd of 685 public elementary schools	31.1%	44	35.0	56.0	29.0	50.0	44.0	52.0	48.0	42.0	46.0	16.0	21.0	39.0	$21,545	$1,333	$1,061	$2,395	$9,687	$2,338	$12,025
John G Carlisle Elementary	Public	K-5	910 Holman St	Covington	41011	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5812	333	26	12.8	82.3%	81 (24.3%)	70 (21.0%)	139 (41.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.3%)	52.9	312^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.5%		34.6	461^st of 685 public elementary schools	32.7%	149	25.0	48.0	49.0		36.0	54.0	55.0		48.0	21.0	53.0	60.0	$20,783	$2,126	$1,480	$3,606	$11,658	$1,819	$13,477
Glenn O Swing Elementary	Public	K-5	501 W 19th St	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5821	392	33	11.8	78.3%	145 (37.0%)	88 (22.4%)	108 (27.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.0%)	66.8	201^st of 685 public elementary schools	70.7%		71.6	148^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.4%	53	45.0	49.0	33.0		61.0	57.0	68.0		49.0	29.0	63.0	75.0	$21,901	$2,064	$1,149	$3,213	$11,860	$2,077	$13,937
Beechwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	54 Beechwood Rd	Fort Mitchell	41017	Kenton County	Beechwood Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 331-1220	780	40	19.3	7.9%	649 (83.2%)	17 (2.2%)	70 (9.0%)	21 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	87.9	53^rd of 685 public elementary schools	92.3%		87.6	47^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.1%	6	53.0	73.0	73.0	63.0	60.0	68.0	77.0	66.0	71.0	62.0	58.0	67.0	$21,557	$472	$60	$532	$7,985	$2,186	$10,171
Sixth District Elementary School	Public	K-5	19th and Maryland	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5819	454	34	13.3	87.7%	107 (23.6%)	88 (19.4%)	195 (43.0%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.1%)	18.2	583^rd of 685 public elementary schools	14.9%		20.7	569^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.9%	14	19.0	36.0	23.0		43.0	38.0	30.0		33.0	19.0	15.0	14.0	$20,360	$2,241	$1,216	$3,457	$11,426	$2,244	$13,670
Newport Intermediate School	Public	3-6	95 W. 9th Street	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3021	374	38	9.7	88.2%	161 (43.0%)	79 (21.1%)	72 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.6%)	11.3	632^nd of 685 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.6	640^th of 685 public elementary schools	6.6%	8	29.0	11.0	18.0	36.0	34.0	16.0	25.0	40.0	16.0	22.0	13.0	18.0	$25,936	$3,152	$731	$3,883	$13,473	$4,592	$17,364
Ft Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Farrell Dr	Covington	41011	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 331-7742	469	38	12.3	56.1%	309 (65.9%)	40 (8.5%)	45 (9.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (14.9%)	85.9	68^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.1%		83	81^st of 685 public elementary schools	88.2%	13	49.0	69.0	65.0		62.0	68.0	72.0		59.0	55.0	61.0	69.0	$17,552	$1,086	$439	$10,565	$1,486	$1,524	$12,051
Newport Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1102 York St	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3011	369	33	11.1	87.0%	150 (40.7%)	69 (18.7%)	85 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.8%)								(n/a)													$27,339	$3,469	$723	$4,192	$14,326	$4,801	$18,420
River Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2772 Amsterdam Rd	Villa Hills	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 341-5260	889	60	14.7	55.0%	534 (60.1%)	83 (9.3%)	114 (12.8%)	81 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	72 (8.1%)	56.4	290^th of 685 public elementary schools	57.7%		71.2	154^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.5%	136	53.0	55.0	46.0		52.0	55.0	46.0		50.0	22.0	45.0	40.0	$16,557	$527	$433	$10,184	$1,429	$960	$11,613
Ninth District Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Indiana Ave	Covington	41015	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5823	324	29	11.1	83.6%	118 (36.4%)	71 (21.9%)	70 (21.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (19.4%)	16.5	594^th of 685 public elementary schools	13.3%		18	582^nd of 685 public elementary schools	15.0%	12	24.0	21.0	33.0		34.0	38.0	26.0		32.0		22.0	13.0	$21,221	$2,737	$1,489	$4,226	$11,029	$2,179	$13,208

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary A. Goetz Elementary School

Is Mary A. Goetz Elementary School a good school?

Mary A. Goetz Elementary School ranks 428^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Mary A. Goetz Elementary School in?

Ludlow Independent

What is the racial makeup of Mary A. Goetz Elementary School?

Students at Mary A. Goetz Elementary School are 80% White, 11% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Mary A. Goetz Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Mary A. Goetz Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Mary A. Goetz Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mary A. Goetz Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Ludlow High School

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