Dixie Heights High School

3010 Dixie Hwy, Edgewood KY, 41017 | Kenton County School District | 859-341-7650
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1438
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 53% 10% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 5 in Edgewood
  • Ranked #0 of 1864 in Kentucky
Proficiency Averages
62%Edgewood
48%Kentucky

Dixie Heights High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Kenton County School District" in Edgewood, KY. There are a total of 1,438 students and 71 teachers at Dixie Heights High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

Dixie Heights High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 53.0%, which is 10% higher than the Kentucky average.

Dixie Heights High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1438
Teachers71
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment500
Taking some courses396
Taking some courses (not tests)115
Passing some courses243
Passing no courses195

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Dixie Heights High School, there are a total of 500 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 396 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All50%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School50%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All56%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School56%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Dixie Heights High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKentuckyNational
White 85.4% 87.7% 79.4% 51.1%
Black 3.2% 2.5% 10.6% 15.9%
Asian 2.4% 1.5% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 5.5% 4.0% 5.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.0% 3.9% 2.9% 3.1%

Edgewood demographics profile

StatisticEdgewoodKentuckyNational
Population8,7794,467,673328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,06011491
Median age42.238.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)73%58%55%
Speak English99%95%79%
Speak Spanish0%3%13%

Education level achieved in Edgewood

IndexEdgewoodKentuckyNational
Completed 8th grade94.2%81.0%84.3%
Completed high school93.9%77.8%83.0%
Completed some college79.8%51.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree59.3%30.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors49.4%22.7%30.3%
Completed masters19.4%9.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree5.9%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.6%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Dixie Heights High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.