F T Burns Elementary School

F T Burns Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized primary school in Owensboro, Kentucky, operated by Daviess County. Current enrollment sits at 440 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 23 schools in Daviess County (10,948 students total), F T Burns Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, F T Burns Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the resource side, On paper, F T Burns Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting F T Burns Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Daviess County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, F T Burns Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Daviess County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,214 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Daviess County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,983 students), F T Burns Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is F T Burns Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), F T Burns Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 20%: 548 students in 2018 compared to 440 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 64% to 56% over that span.

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