Woodfill Elementary School, Fort Thomas KY

Original Research by School Decision on Woodfill Elementary School

Woodfill Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, a small, historic city on the Ohio River. The school is part of the Fort Thomas Independent district, which operates three elementaries, a middle school, and a high school. Fort Thomas is known as a primarily residential suburb with tree-lined streets, a modest commercial corridor, and a strong sense of civic life anchored by Tower Park, the Mess Hall, and the library. Home values in the area are well above the Kentucky median, and the population has been stable to slightly declining in recent years. The community is largely owner-occupied and the daytime population drops as many residents commute to Cincinnati and other parts of Northern Kentucky for work.

Woodfill itself enrolls a student body that is predominantly white, with a very small share of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. The school does not report the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, nor does it provide data on students with disabilities or English learners. That makes it difficult to assess the level of economic or academic diversity in the building. A parent may want to ask the district about those details directly, since they are common indicators of the type of support a school offers.

Academically, Woodfill stands out among elementary schools in Campbell County. On Kentucky’s state assessments, the school’s combined proficiency across all tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile when compared to other districts in the county. That is a strong signal. Results vary by grade and subject, but the pattern is one of solid performance that improves as students move through the grades. In both math and reading, proficiency rates in third grade are lower than they are in fifth grade, which suggests that the school builds skills effectively over time. Writing and science scores are similarly strong, and social studies results in fifth grade are also above the county midpoint. The upward trajectory across grade levels is a notable strength.

Because Woodfill only goes through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. That is standard for an elementary school. The district’s high school, Highlands High, serves Woodfill graduates, but the data provided does not include its outcomes. No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or staffing were available either, so those areas cannot be assessed.

The Fort Thomas Independent district recently rebuilt Johnson Elementary, which opened for the 2021-2022 school year. That investment signals ongoing attention to facilities, though no similar rebuild was reported for Woodfill. The district as a whole is small and has a reputation for strong academics, which is consistent with what Woodfill’s test results show.

For a family considering Woodfill, the academic picture is clear: this is a school where most students meet or exceed state standards, and achievement grows as children advance. The community is stable, prosperous, and historically minded, with a low-development ethos that may appeal to those seeking a settled suburban environment. The absence of certain demographic and support-program data is a gap worth exploring, but the academic record speaks for itself.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 58% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 73% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 576%

School 76% · District 74% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 67% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 16 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 477%

School 77% · District 82% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 583%

School 83% · District 82% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Science

Grade 467%

School 67% · District 68% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 29 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 568%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

This schoolFort Thomas Independent, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income69%36 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income73%Higher-income85%12 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income25%Higher-income57%32 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income64%Higher-income79%15 pp gap