Sutton Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Owensboro, Kentucky, Sutton Elementary School teaches 535 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Owensboro Independent. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 27% bigger than typical.

Within Owensboro Independent, which oversees 10 schools and 5,035 students, Sutton Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Sutton Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian. By comparison, Daviess County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Sutton Elementary School records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Daviess County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sutton Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Daviess County put median household earnings sit near $68,214, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), Sutton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Owensboro Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sutton Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 46.7%.

Sutton Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Sutton Elementary School's enrollment has rose 33% since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 535). White enrollment moved from 83% to 72% across the same window.

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