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Schools in Ryland Heights

Ryland Heights’s public schools

Kenton County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ryland Heights. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/8schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 18% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.7
KY 15.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
8,499 students on the public path
In brief

Ryland Heights’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Ryland Heights’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Ryland Heights Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Scott High School lowest (53%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ryland Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Ryland Heights Elementary SchoolKenton County School DistrictA
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kenton County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Kenton County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 18 schools · 13,834 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 17.7 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$12,024KY $14,752 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 44.7% · 7201 students tested
Math49%
State average 37.8% · 7210 students tested

Ryland Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Ryland Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ryland Heights—Kenton County
IndependenceAKenton County
CovingtonB+Kenton County PK–12 · Covington Independent PK–12
Taylor MillAKenton County
Fairview—Kenton County

All 4 neighbors share Kenton County with Ryland Heights, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Ryland Heights

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Ryland Heightsby address
Ryland Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Covington
A
443 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Ryland Heightsin other towns
Summit View Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Independence
B+
1,324 students16:1Rate it →
Turkey Foot Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edgewood
A−
1,006 students22:1Rate it →
Twenhofel Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Independence
B+
775 students19:1Rate it →
Woodland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Taylor Mill
A−
542 students17:1Rate it →
Simon Kenton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Independence
A−
1,893 students24:1Rate it →
Dixie Heights High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Mitchell
A−
1,499 students23:1Rate it →
Scott High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Taylor Mill
B−
1,017 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Ryland Heights’s schools

Are Ryland Heights’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ryland Heights. Kenton County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ryland Heights. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ryland Heights in?

Kenton County School District.

Where do Ryland Heights kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Simon Kenton High School, Dixie Heights High School and Scott High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.