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Enrollment
674
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWEN COUNTY·NCES 210456001127
Owen County Elementary/Primary School
1960 Hwy 22 E, Owenton, KY 40359 · (502) 484-3417 · Owen County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL674 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest 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
14.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
419 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 75 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 137 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 19% larger than its 4th grade class (101).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Owen County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
35.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Owen County Elementary/Primary School
Owen County Elementary/Primary School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen County Elementary/Primary School this school | 674 | 62.2% | 36.0% |
| Crittenden County Elementary School Marion | 614 | 63.4% | 42.1% |
| Prichard Elementary School Grayson | 612 | 64.2% | 47.9% |
| Red Cross Elementary School Glasgow | 679 | 59.5% | 48.4% |
| Greenville Elementary School Greenville | 620 | 64.2% | 40.8% |
| Clarkson Elementary School Clarkson | 642 | 63.6% | 56.5% |
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 Owen County Elementary/Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #484 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #474 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #486 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 674 | #55 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #264 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #459 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #433 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #252 of 437 |
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
674
+33 (+5%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 829
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
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 | 674 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 62% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 63% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 690 | 46 | 15.0:1 | 62% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 65% (417) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 44.4 | 16.9:1 | 72% (540) |
| 2015-16 | 836 | 46 | 18.2:1 | 66% (555) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 61% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 20 | 22.9:1 | 48% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 829 | 48 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owen County Elementary/Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (751 to 674); teachers up 6% (44.4 to 47).
About Owen County Elementary/Primary School
Owen County Elementary/Primary School is a large elementary school in Owenton, Kentucky, under Owen County. It enrolled 674 students in pre-K through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.
Owen County has a total of 3 schools and 1,680 students, Owen County Elementary/Primary School among them.
Most students at Owen County Elementary/Primary School are White: 90% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Owen County Elementary/Primary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
With 47 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Owen County Elementary/Primary School was 14.3:1. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 62%.
Owen County Elementary/Primary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Owen County Elementary/Primary School, the prediction is 42.0% and the result is 36.0%.
Across Owen County, median household income is about $61,134, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Owen County number 3 and enroll about 1,680.
Nearby, Owen County High School is about 0.4 miles away. Owen County Elementary/Primary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Owen County Elementary/Primary School ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.0% against a local average of 30.5%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Owen County Elementary/Primary School went from 641 students to 674.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Owen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,330
Census ACS
Median income
$61,134
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,680 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Owen County
- Owen County High SchoolHigh · 531 students
- Maurice Bowling Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
Other schools in Owenton
- Owen County High SchoolHigh · 531 students
- Maurice Bowling Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Owen County High School0.4 mi · 531
- Maurice Bowling Middle School0.5 mi · 475
- Mason-Corinth Elementary13.4 mi · 299
- Eastern Elementary School14.0 mi · 189
- Grant County High School15.1 mi · 1,016
- Williamstown Jr. High15.6 mi · 172
Frequently asked questions
About Owen County Elementary/Primary SchoolHow many students attend Owen County Elementary/Primary School?
Owen County Elementary/Primary School enrolls approximately 674 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Owen County Elementary/Primary School serve?
Owen County Elementary/Primary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Owen County Elementary/Primary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Owen County Elementary/Primary School.
What is the student diversity at Owen County Elementary/Primary School?
Student demographics at Owen County Elementary/Primary School are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Owen County Elementary/Primary School in?
Owen County Elementary/Primary School is part of Owen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.