Owen County Elementary/Primary School

Owen County Elementary/Primary School is an elementary campus of expansive scale in Owenton, Kentucky, one of the schools within Owen County, instructing 674 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 60% larger than the state mean of about 421.

Across the 3 schools in Owen County (1,680 students total), Owen County Elementary/Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Owen County Elementary/Primary School logs that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Owen County Elementary/Primary School shows 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Owen County Elementary/Primary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Owen County Elementary/Primary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Owen County put median household earnings sit near $61,134, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Owen County Elementary/Primary School is one of 3 public schools in Owen County (combined enrollment of about 1,680 students).

Owen County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Owen County Elementary/Primary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Owen County Elementary/Primary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 31.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Owen County Elementary/Primary School has fell 10%, going from 751 students in 2018 to 674 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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