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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Country Heights Elementary School right now?
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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIESS COUNTY·NCES 210147001581
Country Heights Elementary School
4961 Kentucky 54, Owensboro, KY 42303 · (270) 852-7250 · Daviess County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
208 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 47% · US 70%
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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
51.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Country Heights Elementary School
Country Heights Elementary School's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Heights Elementary School this school | 462 | 45.0% | 51.1% |
| Taylor Mill Elementary School Covington | 508 | 44.3% | 62.9% |
| John W. Reiley Elementary School Alexandria | 530 | 45.3% | 64.2% |
| Coxs Creek Elementary School Coxs Creek | 474 | 47.5% | 42.1% |
| Olmstead Elementary School Olmstead | 398 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
| Spottsville Elementary School Spottsville | 514 | 44.2% | 67.3% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary 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 Country Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Daviess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #216 of 669 | #7 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #224 of 668 | #8 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #254 of 674 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #305 of 744 | #8 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #526 of 674 | #11 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #450 of 674 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #626 of 721 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #376 of 437 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25Enrollment
462
+67 (+17%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 462 | 28.5 | 16.2:1 | 45% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 28.5 | 16.4:1 | 46% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 29.5 | 16.0:1 | 46% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 42% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 29.5 | 16.3:1 | 42% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 44% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 48% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 22 | 21.9:1 | 34% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 20 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Country Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (479 to 462); teachers down 3% (29.5 to 28.5).
About Country Heights Elementary School
Owensboro, Kentucky, is home to Country Heights Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 462 students in pre-K through 5.
Country Heights Elementary School is one school in Daviess County, a system of 23 schools with 10,948 students.
By race and ethnicity, Country Heights Elementary School is 89% White. Other groups include 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. In Daviess County overall, the White share is about 86%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 20%.
Country Heights Elementary School reported 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.2:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.4:1. Roughly 45% of students at Country Heights Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Daviess County report 61%.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Country Heights Elementary School outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Country Heights Elementary School is 2.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (51.1% versus 48.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kentucky.
In Daviess County, the median household earns about $68,214 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Daviess County, 37 public schools serve about 15,983 students.
About 1.9 miles separate Country Heights Elementary School from the closest public school, Owensboro Day Treatment. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Country Heights Elementary School places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Country Heights Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000 (Suburb: Small).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 462, up from 395 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 13.6 in 2020-21 to 16.2 in 2024-25.
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Daviess County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Daviess County
- Daviess County High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Apollo High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Daviess County Middle SchoolMiddle · 870 students
- College View Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- F T Burns Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Tamarack Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
Other schools in Owensboro
- Daviess County High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Owensboro High SchoolHigh · 1,342 students
- Apollo High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Daviess County Middle SchoolMiddle · 870 students
- College View Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Owensboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
Nearby schools
- Owensboro Day Treatment1.9 mi · 14
- Daviess County Middle School2.3 mi · 870
- Highland Elementary School2.4 mi · 440
- Meadow Lands Elementary School2.6 mi · 479
- Virtual Academy3.3 mi · 75
- Deer Park Elementary School3.3 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Country Heights Elementary SchoolHow large is Country Heights Elementary School?
Country Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades PK-05.
Is Country Heights Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Country Heights Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Country Heights Elementary School have?
Country Heights Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is Country Heights Elementary School?
Country Heights Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Country Heights Elementary School?
Country Heights Elementary School is overseen by Daviess County in Daviess County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.