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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIESS COUNTY·NCES 210147002230
Southern Oaks Elementary School
7525 U.S. Highway 431, Utica, KY 42376 · (270) 852-7570 · Daviess County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
251 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 22 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
34%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
53.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
52.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Southern Oaks Elementary School
Southern Oaks Elementary School's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Oaks Elementary School this school | 468 | 53.6% | 51.8% |
| Cane Ridge Elementary School Paris | 453 | 56.1% | 30.9% |
| Collins Lane Frankfort | 509 | 53.0% | 44.0% |
| Hendron Lone Oak Elementary School Paducah | 498 | 53.0% | 68.0% |
| Kit Carson Elementary School Richmond | 445 | 53.9% | 42.4% |
| Peaks Mill Elementary Frankfort | 453 | 57.6% | 44.3% |
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 Southern Oaks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Daviess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #203 of 669 | #5 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #204 of 668 | #7 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #268 of 674 | #8 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #295 of 744 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #565 of 674 | #15 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #312 of 674 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #562 of 721 | #13 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #182 of 233 | #8 of 9 |
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
468
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 468 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 54% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 53% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 53% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 49% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 55% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 24 | 18.4:1 | 60% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 61% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southern Oaks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (455 to 468); teachers up 8% (26 to 28).
About Southern Oaks Elementary School
Southern Oaks Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Utica, Kentucky. It enrolled 468 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Southern Oaks Elementary School is in Daviess County, a district with 10,948 students across 23 schools.
White students make up 80% of enrollment at Southern Oaks Elementary School. Next come 12% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Southern Oaks Elementary School's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.7 students per teacher. That is 1.3 students per teacher above the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 54% of students.
Southern Oaks Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Southern Oaks Elementary School is 6.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Daviess County, the median household income is $68,214, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Southern Oaks Elementary School is one of 37 public schools in the county.
F T Burns Middle School is the closest public school, about 4.0 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 47.7%, lower than Southern Oaks Elementary School's 51.8%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 468, a 5% rise from 446 in 2020-21.
Discussions about Southern Oaks Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- F T Burns Middle School4.0 mi · 757
- F T Burns Elementary School4.1 mi · 440
- College View Middle School4.2 mi · 821
- Deer Park Elementary School4.3 mi · 480
- Apollo High School4.4 mi · 1,265
- Tamarack Elementary School4.7 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Southern Oaks Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southern Oaks Elementary School?
Southern Oaks Elementary School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Southern Oaks Elementary School serve?
Southern Oaks Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southern Oaks Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southern Oaks Elementary School is approximately 16.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southern Oaks Elementary School?
At Southern Oaks Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Southern Oaks Elementary School public or private?
Southern Oaks 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.