Owensboro Innovation Middle School

Owensboro Innovation Middle School, a small 6-8 campus in Owensboro, Kentucky, run under Owensboro Independent, caters to 311 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 44% smaller than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Owensboro Innovation Middle School is one of 10 schools operated by Owensboro Independent, a district that works with 5,035 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Owensboro Innovation Middle School logs that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Daviess County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Owensboro Innovation Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Daviess County) logs that median household income runs about $68,214, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Daviess County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,983 students), Owensboro Innovation Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Owensboro Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Owensboro Innovation Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Owensboro Innovation Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 48.3%.

Owensboro Innovation Middle School operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 59%: 753 students in 2018 compared to 311 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 70% across the same window.

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