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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIESS COUNTY·NCES 210147001949
Meadow Lands Elementary School
3500 Hayden Road, Owensboro, KY 42303 · (270) 852-7450 · Daviess County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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
17.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
299 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 | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
45%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
46.7%
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 47 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Meadow Lands Elementary School
Meadow Lands Elementary School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Lands Elementary School this school | 479 | 62.4% | 44.5% |
| Graves County Central Elementary Mayfield | 480 | 61.7% | 69.0% |
| Lone Oak Elementary School Paducah | 495 | 60.4% | 74.5% |
| Mount Sterling Elementary School Mount Sterling | 464 | 64.9% | 43.4% |
| Pulaski Elementary School Somerset | 535 | 61.9% | 57.8% |
| North Calloway Elementary School Murray | 596 | 63.8% | 57.8% |
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 Meadow Lands Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Daviess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #327 of 669 | #12 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #278 of 668 | #10 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #350 of 674 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #275 of 744 | #6 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #630 of 674 | #16 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #240 of 674 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #427 of 721 | #10 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #96 of 233 | #4 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
479
+65 (+16%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 479 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 62% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 59% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 62% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 61% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 71% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 72% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 64% (299) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadow Lands Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (438 to 479); teachers down 4% (28 to 27).
About Meadow Lands Elementary School
Meadow Lands Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Owensboro, Kentucky. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 479 students.
Daviess County has 23 schools and 10,948 students, and Meadow Lands Elementary School is one of those schools.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at Meadow Lands Elementary School combined. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 86%. The chance that two students picked at random at Meadow Lands Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Meadow Lands Elementary School employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.7:1. That ratio is over the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 62% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Daviess County, the average is about the same, 61%.
Meadow Lands Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Meadow Lands Elementary School is 2.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 44.5%. Predicted: 41.9%.
Within Daviess County, median household income is about $68,214, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Federal data list 37 public schools in Daviess County, with a combined enrollment of about 15,983.
Daviess County Middle School is located about 0.6 miles from Meadow Lands Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Meadow Lands Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Meadow Lands Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
The student count in 2024-25 was 479, 16% above the 414 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.3:1 to 17.7:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Daviess County Middle School0.6 mi · 870
- Highland Elementary School0.9 mi · 440
- Owensboro Day Treatment1.5 mi · 14
- Estes Elementary School1.6 mi · 492
- Country Heights Elementary School2.6 mi · 462
- Owensboro High School3.1 mi · 1,342
Frequently asked questions
About Meadow Lands Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Meadow Lands Elementary School?
Meadow Lands Elementary School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Meadow Lands Elementary School serve?
Meadow Lands Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Meadow Lands Elementary School have?
Meadow Lands Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Meadow Lands Elementary School?
Student demographics at Meadow Lands Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Meadow Lands Elementary School in?
Meadow Lands Elementary School is part of Daviess County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.