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Boone County Schools
Boone County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Boone County (Florence). SchoolGrade grades 27 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Boone County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Boone County
25 of 27 schools in Boone County carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 12C: 7D: 5
Best schools in Boone County
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Erpenbeck Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Shirley Mann Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Gray Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B+ Longbranch Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Conner Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B New Haven Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B North Pointe Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Thornwilde Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Conner High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Larry A Ryle High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Boone County
High schools (4)
- C- Boone County High School, Florence
- B- Conner High School, Hebron
- B- Larry A Ryle High School, Union
- B- Randall K Cooper High School, Union
Middle and junior high schools (6)
- B- Ballyshannon Middle School, Union
- C- Camp Ernst Middle School, Burlington
- B+ Conner Middle School, Hebron
- B+ Gray Middle School, Union
- C Ockerman Middle School, Florence
- D- Rector A Jones Middle School, Florence
Elementary and primary schools (15)
- C+ A M Yealey Elementary School, Florence
- B- Burlington Elementary School, Burlington
- C Charles H Kelly Elementary School, Burlington
- C+ Chester Goodridge Elementary School, Hebron
- A- Erpenbeck Elementary School, Florence
- D+ Florence Elementary School, Florence
- D Hillard Collins Elementary School, Florence
- B+ Longbranch Elementary School, Union
- B New Haven Elementary School, Union
- B North Pointe Elementary School, Hebron
- D+ Ockerman Elementary School, Florence
- B+ Shirley Mann Elementary School, Union
- Steeplechase Elementary School, Walton
- C Stephens Elementary School, Burlington
- B Thornwilde Elementary School, Hebron
Other schools and academies (2)
- Accel Academy, Burlington
- D- Rise Academy, Florence
Where Boone County schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Florence (9)
- Union (7)
- Burlington (5)
- Hebron (5)
- Walton (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Boone County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 20,356 students with 1,316 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,935 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2100510
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Erlanger-Elsmere Independent (8 schools, 8 mi)
- Beechwood Independent (3 schools, 11 mi)
- Walton-Verona Independent (4 schools, 11 mi)
- Kenton County (17 schools, 12 mi)
- Covington Independent (10 schools, 14 mi)
- Newport Independent (4 schools, 16 mi)
- Gallatin County (4 schools, 17 mi)
- Fort Thomas Independent (5 schools, 17 mi)
Questions about Boone County
How many schools are in Boone County?
SchoolGrade grades 27 public schools in Boone County, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Boone County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Florence, Union, Burlington, Hebron, Walton.
How good are the schools in Boone County?
Across the 25 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 37.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 44.4%. 28% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Boone County?
20,356 students were enrolled in Boone County in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Boone County?
Boone County is in Kentucky, based in Boone County, with its district office in Florence. Its boundary covers about 221 sq mi.