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Enrollment
757
Middle
DISTRICT 816 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIESS COUNTY·NCES 210147000296
F T Burns Middle School
4610 Goetz Drive, Owensboro, KY 42301 · (270) 852-7400 · Daviess County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Kentucky public middle schools
- BTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
487 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 256 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 268 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 233 | 31% |
Student demographics
56%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
49.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
45.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 F T Burns Middle School
F T Burns Middle School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| F T Burns Middle School this school | 757 | 64.3% | 43.5% |
| Owensboro Middle School Owensboro | 790 | 71.6% | 28.4% |
| Daviess County Middle School Owensboro | 870 | 55.1% | 55.0% |
| Robert D. Campbell Jr. High Winchester | 753 | 60.4% | 38.5% |
| Bluegrass Middle School Elizabethtown | 583 | 55.7% | 36.6% |
| Southern Middle School Somerset | 871 | 64.8% | 53.5% |
Matched among Kentucky middle 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 F T Burns Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #80 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #75 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #87 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #45 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #63 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #52 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #73 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #88 of 156 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
757
-40 (-5%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,124
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 757 | 50.7 | 14.9:1 | 64% (487) |
| 2023-24 | 756 | 51.5 | 14.7:1 | 69% (521) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 48 | 14.8:1 | 67% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 797 | 52 | 15.3:1 | 60% (482) |
| 2017-18 | 862 | 51.5 | 16.7:1 | 59% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | 52 | 16.1:1 | 57% (480) |
| 2010-11 | 832 | 56 | 14.9:1 | 58% (479) |
| 2000-01 | 783 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 32% (254) |
| 1990-91 | 1,124 | 62 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for F T Burns Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (862 to 757); teachers down 2% (51.5 to 50.7).
About F T Burns Middle School
F T Burns Middle School, located in Owensboro, Kentucky, is a medium-sized middle-grades school. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 757 students. Statewide, middle schools in Kentucky average about 558 students each.
Daviess County enrolls 10,948 students in 23 schools, including F T Burns Middle School.
F T Burns Middle School is 64% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. In Daviess County overall, about 86% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 50.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.9:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher below the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at F T Burns Middle School is 64%. That tracks the 61% average for public schools in Daviess County.
The allk12 Grade for F T Burns Middle School is B+. Compared with Kentucky public middle schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
F T Burns Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.5%, compared with a predicted 41.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Daviess County this way: the median household income is $68,214, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Besides F T Burns Middle School, Daviess County has 36 other public schools.
F T Burns Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of F T Burns Middle School. F T Burns Middle School places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when F T Burns Middle School had 797 students, to 2024-25, when it had 757.
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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
- Tamarack Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Deer Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 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
- F T Burns Elementary School0.1 mi · 440
- Apollo High School0.7 mi · 1,265
- Tamarack Elementary School0.7 mi · 564
- The Center for Academic Improvement1.0 mi · 17
- Heritage Park High School1.0 mi · 140
- Owensboro Innovation Middle School1.4 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About F T Burns Middle SchoolHow large is F T Burns Middle School?
F T Burns Middle School enrolls approximately 757 students in grades 06-08.
Is F T Burns Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
F T Burns Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at F T Burns Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at F T Burns Middle School is approximately 14.9:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at F T Burns Middle School?
Student demographics at F T Burns Middle School are roughly 64% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is F T Burns Middle School in?
F T Burns Middle School is part of Daviess County.
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