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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIESS COUNTY·NCES 210147000295

Apollo High School

2280 Tamarack Road, Owensboro, KY 42301 · (270) 852-7100 · Daviess County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,265 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Kentucky public high schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools

Enrollment
1,265
High
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 558
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
739 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 932426%
Grade 1030724%
Grade 1132726%
Grade 1230524%
Ungraded20%
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
92273%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
12910%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
706%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
826%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
585%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
65552%
Female
61048%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
62.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
48.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.

Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Apollo High School

Apollo High School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Apollo High School this school1,26558.4%43.5%
Owensboro High School
Owensboro
1,34262.5%33.3%
Southwestern High School
Somerset
1,21361.2%41.5%
Daviess County High School
Owensboro
1,75047.1%37.5%
East Jessamine High School
Nicholasville
1,22258.2%36.3%
North Bullitt High School
Shepherdsville
1,17855.2%27.0%
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Apollo High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Daviess County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.5%#52 of 211N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#63 of 211N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
62.0%#18 of 211N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,265#45 of 304#3 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.2:1#94 of 217N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
44.9%#60 of 217N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
58.4%#100 of 230N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.0%#57 of 139N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,265
-208 (-14%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,347
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,2657816.2:158% (739)
2023-241,3508016.9:158% (778)
2022-231,4408217.6:155% (795)
2020-211,4737818.9:148% (705)
2017-181,40579.117.8:151% (714)
2015-161,4037818.0:149% (686)
2010-111,3307717.3:150% (661)
2000-011,4008915.7:127% (380)
1990-911,3477717.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Apollo High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,405 to 1,265); teachers down 1% (79.1 to 78).

About Apollo High School

Apollo High School is a high-enrollment high school located in Owensboro, Kentucky. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 1,265 students. Against the 558-student average for high schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 127% higher.

Federal data list 23 schools in Daviess County, with 10,948 students enrolled.

At 73%, White students outnumber all other groups at Apollo High School combined. The school is also 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Daviess County's residents are about 86% White, 13 points above the school's share. Apollo High School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Staffing totals 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. High schools in Kentucky have a similar average ratio of 16.6:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Apollo High School is 58%.

Measured against Kentucky public high schools, Apollo High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Apollo High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.5%, compared with a predicted 43.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.

According to the American Community Survey, in Daviess County, median household income is about $68,214, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. A total of 37 public schools operate in Daviess County, serving about 15,983 students.

The nearest other public school, The Center for Academic Improvement, is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Apollo High School places 6th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.

The number of students dropped from 1,473 to 1,265 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 18.9:1 to 16.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Daviess County at a glance

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Population
103,648
Census ACS
Median income
$68,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
15,983 students

Quick facts

School name
Apollo High School
District
Daviess County
Address
2280 Tamarack Road, Owensboro, KY 42301
Phone
(270) 852-7100
County
Daviess County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,265
Teachers (FTE)
78
Student–teacher ratio
16.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
739 (58%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
210147000295
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Apollo High schools

3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Apollo High. Apollo High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Apollo High School
What is the total enrollment at Apollo High School?
Apollo High School enrolls approximately 1,265 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Apollo High School serve?
Apollo High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Apollo High School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Apollo High School.
What is the student diversity at Apollo High School?
Student demographics at Apollo High School are roughly 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Apollo High School in?
Apollo High School is part of Daviess County.
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