Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWENSBORO INDEPENDENT·NCES 210459001129
Cravens Elementary School
2741 Cravens Avenue, Owensboro, KY 42301 · (270) 686-1010 · Daviess County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
350 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
31.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
32.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Cravens Elementary School
Cravens Elementary School's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cravens Elementary School this school | 396 | 88.4% | 28.4% |
| Newport Intermediate School Newport | 374 | 88.2% | 22.8% |
| Foust Elementary School Owensboro | 400 | 89.0% | 48.5% |
| Newport Primary School Newport | 369 | 87.0% | N/A |
| R E Stevenson Elementary School Russellville | 459 | 92.8% | 20.7% |
| Estes Elementary School Owensboro | 492 | 90.4% | 30.5% |
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 Cravens Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Daviess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #573 of 669 | #17 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #521 of 668 | #16 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #594 of 674 | #17 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #441 of 744 | #14 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #131 of 674 | #2 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #62 of 674 | #3 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #27 of 721 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +44.0% | #7 of 233 | #1 of 9 |
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
396
+23 (+6%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 396 | 29.8 | 13.3:1 | 88% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 32.1 | 11.7:1 | 94% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 32.4 | 11.4:1 | 92% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 78% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 275 | 22 | 12.5:1 | 92% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 88% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 279 | 25 | 11.2:1 | 92% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 14 | 22.7:1 | 67% (214) |
| 1990-91 | 367 | 19 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cravens Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (275 to 396); teachers up 35% (22 to 29.8).
About Cravens Elementary School
Cravens Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Owensboro, Kentucky. It enrolls 396 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Cravens Elementary School is part of a district of 10 schools: Owensboro Independent, with 5,035 students.
White students account for 46% of enrollment at Cravens Elementary School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 18% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 15% multiracial. Among people living in Daviess County, the White share is about 86%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cravens Elementary School scores 70%.
Classroom staffing at Cravens Elementary School totals 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. Compared with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 88% of students (350) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Daviess County, the average is 61%.
On the allk12 Grade, Cravens Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Cravens Elementary School scores 28.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Daviess County show that median household income comes to about $68,214, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Daviess County counts 37 public schools with about 15,983 students.
About 0.8 miles separate Cravens Elementary School from the closest public school, Foust Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Cravens Elementary School is 4th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Cravens Elementary School enrolled 373 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 396.
People who know Cravens Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Owensboro Independent
- Owensboro High SchoolHigh · 1,342 students
- Owensboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Newton Parrish Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Sutton Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Estes Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Foust Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 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
- Foust Elementary School0.8 mi · 400
- Hager Preschool0.8 mi · 120
- Emerson Academy1.1 mi · 104
- Valley Elementary School1.3 mi · 19
- Valley High School1.3 mi · 16
- Sutton Elementary School1.5 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Cravens Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cravens Elementary School?
Cravens Elementary School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Cravens Elementary School serve?
Cravens Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cravens Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Cravens Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cravens Elementary School?
At Cravens Elementary School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 18% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Cravens Elementary School public or private?
Cravens Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Owensboro Independent.
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