Simon Kenton High School
11132 Madison Pk
Independence KY, 41051, Kenton County
Phone: 859-960-0100
Ranking: 
(87 out of 223, top 39%)*
(87 out of 223, top 39%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Kenton County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 87 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 67 | 80 | 79 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,705 | 1,672 | 1,639 | 1,589 | 1,551 | 1,558 | 1,510 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 455 | 26.7% | 456 | 27.3% | 438 | 26.7% | 434 | 27.3% | 458 | 29.5% | 449 | 28.8% | 486 | 32.2% |
| Grade 10: | 446 | 26.2% | 428 | 25.6% | 426 | 26.0% | 434 | 27.3% | 402 | 25.9% | 418 | 26.8% | 382 | 25.3% |
| Grade 11: | 408 | 23.9% | 400 | 23.9% | 397 | 24.2% | 366 | 23.0% | 362 | 23.3% | 329 | 21.1% | 348 | 23.0% |
| Grade 12: | 394 | 23.1% | 380 | 22.7% | 370 | 22.6% | 347 | 21.8% | 323 | 20.8% | 357 | 22.9% | 294 | 19.5% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 906 | 53.1% | 874 | 52.3% | 874 | 53.3% | 824 | 51.9% | 787 | 50.7% | 775 | 49.7% | 757 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 799 | 46.9% | 798 | 47.7% | 765 | 46.7% | 765 | 48.1% | 738 | 47.6% | 758 | 48.7% | 732 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 1.5% | 25 | 1.5% | 22 | 1.3% | 24 | 1.5% | 14 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 21 | 1.2% | 24 | 1.4% | 32 | 2.0% | 25 | 1.6% | 19 | 1.2% | 24 | 1.5% | 20 | 1.3% |
| White: | 1,612 | 94.5% | 1,591 | 95.2% | 1,563 | 95.4% | 1,525 | 96.0% | 1,495 | 96.4% | 1,502 | 96.4% | 1,460 | 96.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 36 | 2.1% | 24 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 415 | 24.3% | 354 | 21.2% | 342 | 20.9% | 365 | 23.0% | 355 | 22.9% | 294 | 18.9% | 294 | 19.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 110 | 6.5% | 84 | 5.0% | 97 | 5.9% | 115 | 7.2% | 112 | 7.2% | 106 | 6.8% | 84 | 5.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.71 | 19.79 | 19.02 | 19.69 | 23.32 | 19.60 | 19.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 52.9% | 50.7% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 50.9% | 51.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 42.3% | 42.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 39.4% | 35.6% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 54.4% | 45.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 62.1% | 61.7% |
| K-PREP EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 34.8% | 35.8% | 40% |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 33.0% | 34.7% | 36.0% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 44.3% | 31.9% | 30.3% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 53.6% | 50.2% | 36.3% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 54.6% | 50.7% | 52.2% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 60.4% | 58.5% | 55.8% |
| 2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 42.4% | 47.2% | 39.5% |
| 2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 57.1% | 57.9% | 51.3% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 46.89% | 49.23% | 39.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 47.77% | 45.69% | 38.53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 45.48% | 44.44% | 41.19% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 37.4% | 39.79% | 40.28% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 38.75% | 43.04% | 45.98% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 59.84% | 63.71% | 60.15% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 59.84% | 61.6% | 60.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 60.61% | 62.87% | 61.84% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.04% | 56.18% | 61.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 59.81% | 62.7% | 65.91% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 46.23% | 43.82% | 41.65% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 44.21% | 44.78% | 41.28% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 49.1% | 43.66% | 41.22% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.66% | 41.69% | 41.14% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 41.73% | 43.14% | 41.37% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 45.57% | 47.23% | 43.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 41.54% | 42.82% | 38.42% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 41.27% | 41.19% | 40.68% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 39.34% | 44.02% | 39.86% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.11% | 44.18% | 41.49% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 11.88% | 16.44% | 19.79% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 50% | 36.48% | 29.73% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 48.43% | 45.13% | 34.97% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.18% | 36.64% | 35.94% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 47.44% | 42.02% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 32.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 67.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,682.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,271.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,289.0 |
* Simon Kenton High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.