Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIESS COUNTY·NCES 210147000303
Sorgho Elementary School
5390 KY Hwy 56, Owensboro, KY 42301 · (270) 852-7470 · Daviess County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
210 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 22 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
53%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
49.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Sorgho Elementary School
Sorgho Elementary School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorgho Elementary School this school | 341 | 61.6% | 40.1% |
| Overdale Elementary School Louisville | 390 | 65.6% | 39.9% |
| Madison Kindergarten Academy Richmond | 403 | 64.8% | N/A |
| Hearn Elementary Frankfort | 476 | 59.9% | 38.2% |
| Early Learning Village Frankfort | 360 | 66.1% | N/A |
| Grapevine Elementary School Madisonville | 318 | 61.0% | 52.7% |
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 Sorgho Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Daviess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #419 of 669 | #14 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #295 of 668 | #11 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #343 of 674 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #517 of 744 | #16 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #138 of 674 | #3 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #204 of 674 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #441 of 721 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #51 of 437 | #1 of 8 |
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
341
-44 (-11%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 341 | 25.5 | 13.4:1 | 62% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 64% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 63% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 53% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 55% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 58% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 57% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 45% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 12 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sorgho Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (464 to 341); teachers down 9% (28 to 25.5).
About Sorgho Elementary School
This page covers Sorgho Elementary School, a small elementary school in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 341 students in 2024-25.
Daviess County counts 10,948 students in its 23 schools, and Sorgho Elementary School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Sorgho Elementary School is 66% White. Enrollment also includes 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 20 points below the 86% share among Daviess County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
For every teacher at Sorgho Elementary School, there are about 13.4 students; the school has 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 62%. The figure for public schools in Daviess County is close, at 61%.
Sorgho Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.2%.
In the wider Daviess County area, median household income comes to about $68,214, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Daviess County counts 37 public schools with about 15,983 students.
Audubon Elementary School is about 1.9 miles from Sorgho Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 42.9% proficiency; Sorgho Elementary School posts 40.1%.
Locale data from NCES put Sorgho Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000 (Suburb: Small).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 341, from 385 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Sorgho Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Audubon Elementary School1.9 mi · 408
- Cravens Elementary School2.8 mi · 396
- Heritage Park High School2.9 mi · 140
- The Center for Academic Improvement2.9 mi · 17
- Valley Elementary School3.0 mi · 19
- Valley High School3.0 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Sorgho Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sorgho Elementary School?
Sorgho Elementary School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sorgho Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sorgho Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sorgho Elementary School have?
Sorgho Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sorgho Elementary School?
At Sorgho Elementary School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Sorgho Elementary School public or private?
Sorgho Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Daviess County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.