White's Tower Elementary School

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Regular School · Independence, KY

White's Tower Elementary School is a regular school school in Independence, Kentucky, serving grades PK–05 with 675 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

675

Teachers (FTE)

42.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	587	87%
Two or more races	52	8%
Hispanic/Latino	16	2%
Black or African American	16	2%
Asian	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	675	376M / 299F

English Language Learners: 4 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	60.0% +28.8pp	31.2%	240
Reading Proficiency	64.0% +21.5pp	42.5%	240
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	94

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.13 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

68 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

109

16.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	675	100%

Contact & Location

2977 Harris Pike

Independence, KY 41051

Phone: (859)356-9668

District

Kenton County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,189

District enrollment: 14,066

Other Schools in District

Beechgrove Elementary School Elementary
Ft Wright Elementary School Elementary
James A Caywood Elementary School Elementary
Kenton Elementary School Elementary
Piner Elementary School Elementary
R C Hinsdale Elementary School Elementary
River Ridge Elementary School Elementary
Ryland Heights Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 41051) → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

210309000824

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD