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What's the biggest difference between Owensboro High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,342
High
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWENSBORO INDEPENDENT·NCES 210459001136
Owensboro High School
1800 Frederica St, Owensboro, KY 42301 · (270) 686-1110 · Daviess County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,342 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Kentucky public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
839 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 396 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 320 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 291 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 334 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
40.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
35.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Owensboro High School
Owensboro High School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owensboro High School this school | 1,342 | 62.5% | 33.3% |
| Warren East High School Bowling Green | 967 | 60.8% | 37.3% |
| East Jessamine High School Nicholasville | 1,222 | 58.2% | 36.3% |
| Franklin-Simpson High School Franklin | 830 | 59.2% | 37.3% |
| Tates Creek High School Lexington | 1,723 | 56.8% | 33.0% |
| Glasgow High School Glasgow | 608 | 61.0% | 37.0% |
Matched among Kentucky high 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 Owensboro High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Daviess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #145 of 211 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #146 of 211 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #162 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,342 | #39 of 304 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #108 of 217 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #34 of 217 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #81 of 230 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #59 of 72 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,342
+24 (+2%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,038
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,342 | 80.7 | 16.6:1 | 63% (839) |
| 2023-24 | 1,329 | 86.7 | 15.3:1 | 67% (889) |
| 2022-23 | 1,334 | 87.5 | 15.3:1 | 58% (775) |
| 2020-21 | 1,318 | 77 | 17.1:1 | 60% (793) |
| 2017-18 | 1,307 | 74.2 | 17.6:1 | 69% (901) |
| 2015-16 | 1,224 | 73 | 16.8:1 | 65% (794) |
| 2010-11 | 1,015 | 75 | 13.5:1 | 68% (690) |
| 2000-01 | 1,048 | 78 | 13.4:1 | 46% (481) |
| 1990-91 | 1,038 | 77 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owensboro High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,307 to 1,342); teachers up 9% (74.2 to 80.7).
About Owensboro High School
Owensboro High School is a public high school run by Owensboro Independent in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school counted 1,342 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 141% bigger than the average of about 558 students for high schools in Kentucky.
Owensboro Independent has 10 schools; together they serve 5,035 students.
At Owensboro High School, 56% of students are White. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Daviess County is roughly 86% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Owensboro High School scores 63%.
Owensboro High School has 80.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. It is about the same as the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. The school has 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Daviess County average a similar 61%.
Owensboro High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of Kentucky public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.8%.
In the surrounding county, Daviess County, the median household earns about $68,214 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Daviess County has 37 public schools with about 15,983 students, including Owensboro High School.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Emerson Academy, is the closest to Owensboro High School. Owensboro High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 33.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,318 to 1,342, a small change.
Owensboro High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Owensboro Independent
- Owensboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Newton Parrish Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Sutton Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Estes Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Foust Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Cravens Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
Other schools in Owensboro
- 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
- Owensboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- F T Burns Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
Nearby schools
- Emerson Academy0.9 mi · 104
- Owensboro Middle School0.9 mi · 790
- Owensboro Innovation Middle School1.1 mi · 311
- Newton Parrish Elementary School1.2 mi · 545
- Sutton Elementary School1.2 mi · 535
- Hager Preschool1.2 mi · 120
Frequently asked questions
About Owensboro High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Owensboro High School?
Owensboro High School enrolls approximately 1,342 students in grades 09-12.
Is Owensboro High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Owensboro High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Owensboro High School have?
Owensboro High School employs 81 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Owensboro High School?
At Owensboro High School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Owensboro High School public or private?
Owensboro High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Owensboro Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.