White's Tower Elementary School
2977 Harris Pk
Independence KY, 41051, Kenton County
Phone: 859-356-9668
Ranking: 
(556 out of 943, bottom 41%)*
(556 out of 943, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Kenton County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 25 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 523 | 504 | 523 | 539 | 539 | 469 | 494 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 29 | 5.5% | 31 | 6.2% | 43 | 8.2% | 48 | 8.9% | 38 | 7.1% | 15 | 3.2% | 35 | 7.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 79 | 15.1% | 81 | 16.1% | 71 | 13.6% | 65 | 12.1% | 86 | 16.0% | 74 | 15.8% | 71 | 14.4% |
| Grade 1: | 89 | 17.0% | 75 | 14.9% | 71 | 13.6% | 86 | 16.0% | 82 | 15.2% | 79 | 16.8% | 84 | 17.0% |
| Grade 2: | 76 | 14.5% | 69 | 13.7% | 88 | 16.8% | 83 | 15.4% | 78 | 14.5% | 77 | 16.4% | 82 | 16.6% |
| Grade 3: | 78 | 14.9% | 84 | 16.7% | 87 | 16.6% | 84 | 15.6% | 85 | 15.8% | 78 | 16.6% | 83 | 16.8% |
| Grade 4: | 87 | 16.6% | 80 | 15.9% | 76 | 14.5% | 84 | 15.6% | 89 | 16.5% | 74 | 15.8% | 72 | 14.6% |
| Grade 5: | 85 | 16.3% | 84 | 16.7% | 87 | 16.6% | 89 | 16.5% | 81 | 15.0% | 72 | 15.4% | 67 | 13.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 254 | 48.6% | 247 | 49.0% | 270 | 51.6% | 280 | 51.9% | 273 | 50.6% | 235 | 50.1% | 266 | 53.8% |
| Female: | 269 | 51.4% | 257 | 51.0% | 253 | 48.4% | 259 | 48.1% | 253 | 46.9% | 221 | 47.1% | 220 | 44.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.3% | 12 | 2.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% |
| White: | 480 | 91.8% | 466 | 92.5% | 485 | 92.7% | 513 | 95.2% | 515 | 95.5% | 457 | 97.4% | 482 | 97.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 4.2% | 22 | 4.4% | 21 | 4.0% | 11 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 199 | 38.0% | 187 | 37.1% | 190 | 36.3% | 196 | 36.4% | 175 | 32.5% | 130 | 27.7% | 121 | 24.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 5.5% | 22 | 4.4% | 29 | 5.5% | 53 | 9.8% | 39 | 7.2% | 18 | 3.8% | 32 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.73 | 15.75 | 16.24 | 17.28 | 23.23 | 18.60 | 17.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 52.6% | 42.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 54.4% | 43.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 53.1% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 57.7% | 47.6% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 54.8% | 49.1% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 60.0% | 53.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 52.4% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 52.8% | 43.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 53.6% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 55.6% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 76% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 76.2% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 48.7% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 53.2% | 44.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 55.6% | 47.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 53.6% | 47.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 68.3% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 66.1% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 34% | 31.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 41.5% | 35.7% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 54.19% | 62.54% | 61.71% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 73.17% | 72.25% | 69.52% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 72.88% | 74.05% | 70.27% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 75.97% | 78.8% | 72.95% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 64.05% | 77.69% | 72.76% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 66.01% | 72.33% | 72.72% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 74.15% | 74.33% | 72.65% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 72.03% | 75.65% | 73.54% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 79.84% | 81.29% | 76.81% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 74.38% | 81.2% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 55.88% | 61.49% | 66.15% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 69.57% | 70.78% | 68.94% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 64% | 71.46% | 69.98% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 67.03% | 72.89% | 70.41% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 63.29% | 74.98% | 70.53% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 42.19% | 61.27% | 61.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 48.48% | 58.26% | 59.68% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 44.59% | 63.69% | 61.11% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 48.15% | 56.11% | 55.58% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 55.06% | 65.69% | 59.75% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 53.13% | 58.75% | 53.37% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 42.42% | 57.85% | 52.62% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 66.22% | 65.52% | 55.37% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 55.56% | 64% | 59.07% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 60.67% | 65.5% | 59.74% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 44.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 55.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,160.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,347.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,810.0 |
* White's Tower Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.