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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWENSBORO INDEPENDENT·NCES 210459001130
Estes Elementary School
1675 Leitchfield Rd, Owensboro, KY 42303 · (270) 686-1030 · Daviess County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
445 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
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
34.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
28.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Estes Elementary School
Estes Elementary School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estes Elementary School this school | 492 | 90.4% | 30.5% |
| Foust Elementary School Owensboro | 400 | 89.0% | 48.5% |
| R E Stevenson Elementary School Russellville | 459 | 92.8% | 20.7% |
| Cravens Elementary School Owensboro | 396 | 88.4% | 28.4% |
| Newport Primary School Newport | 369 | 87.0% | N/A |
| Newport Intermediate School Newport | 374 | 88.2% | 22.8% |
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 Estes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Daviess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #547 of 669 | #16 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #562 of 668 | #17 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #563 of 674 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #255 of 744 | #4 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #151 of 674 | #4 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #61 of 674 | #2 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #16 of 721 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #147 of 233 | #7 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
492
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 492 | 36.5 | 13.5:1 | 90% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 37.5 | 11.8:1 | 90% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 36.4 | 12.2:1 | 85% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 62% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 29.9 | 15.8:1 | 90% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 91% (437) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 99% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 14 | 23.4:1 | 90% (296) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 29 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Estes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (470 to 492); teachers up 22% (29.9 to 36.5).
About Estes Elementary School
Estes Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Owensboro, Kentucky. Enrolled students number 492 students, in pre-K through 5.
Owensboro Independent oversees Estes Elementary School and 9 other schools, with 5,035 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Estes Elementary School is White (45%). Smaller groups are 24% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, and 12% Black. For comparison, the population of Daviess County is roughly 86% White. Estes Elementary School has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 90%. The average for public schools in Daviess County is 61%.
allk12 grades Estes Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Estes Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.5% and a predicted 31.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Daviess County show that median household income is about $68,214, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 37 public schools operate in Daviess County, serving about 15,983 students.
The next-closest public school is Highland Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 47.6% on proficiency, and Estes Elementary School is below that at 30.5%.
Estes Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 491 to 492. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.9 to 13.5 over 4 years.
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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 Owensboro Independent
- Owensboro High SchoolHigh · 1,342 students
- Owensboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Newton Parrish Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Sutton Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Foust Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Cravens Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 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
Other Estes Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Estes Elementary. Estes Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Estes ElementaryAsheville, NC · 754 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Elementary School1.1 mi · 440
- Daviess County Middle School1.4 mi · 870
- Meadow Lands Elementary School1.6 mi · 479
- Owensboro High School1.6 mi · 1,342
- Owensboro Day Treatment1.8 mi · 14
- Emerson Academy2.2 mi · 104
Frequently asked questions
About Estes Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Estes Elementary School?
Estes Elementary School enrolls approximately 492 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Estes Elementary School serve?
Estes Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Estes Elementary School have?
Estes Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is Estes Elementary School?
Estes Elementary School reports a student body of 45% White, 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Estes Elementary School public or private?
Estes Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Owensboro Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.