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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sutton Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWENSBORO INDEPENDENT·NCES 210459001139
Sutton Elementary School
2060 Lewis Ln, Owensboro, KY 42301 · (270) 686-1140 · Daviess County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% 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.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
236 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
46%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
56.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
49.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Sutton Elementary School
Sutton Elementary School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Elementary School this school | 535 | 44.1% | 50.6% |
| A M Yealey Elementary School Florence | 534 | 44.4% | 43.0% |
| Stephens Elementary School Burlington | 577 | 42.1% | 43.2% |
| Helmwood Heights Elementary School Elizabethtown | 461 | 47.5% | 45.0% |
| Wilmore Elementary School Wilmore | 473 | 48.6% | 59.0% |
| Murray Elementary School Murray | 589 | 48.2% | 74.5% |
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 Sutton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Daviess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #222 of 669 | #8 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #243 of 668 | #9 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #224 of 674 | #6 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #193 of 744 | #3 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #524 of 674 | #10 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #234 of 674 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #638 of 721 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.8% | #17 of 233 | #2 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
535
+55 (+11%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
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 | 535 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 44% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 45% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 34.4 | 16.3:1 | 46% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 39% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 23.5 | 17.1:1 | 45% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 43% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 48% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 10 | 31.3:1 | 29% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 19 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sutton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (403 to 535); teachers up 40% (23.5 to 33).
About Sutton Elementary School
Sutton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Owensboro, Kentucky. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 535 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Kentucky) has about 421 students.
The district, Owensboro Independent, operates 10 schools serving 5,035 students.
Sutton Elementary School is 72% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 86% of Daviess County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Sutton Elementary School is 33 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.2:1. That is higher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The school counts 236 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 44%. Across public schools in Daviess County, the average is 61%.
allk12 grades Sutton Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.6% at Sutton Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.6%.
In Daviess County (population about 103,648), the median household income is $68,214, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Sutton Elementary School is one of 37 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Owensboro Middle School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sutton Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Sutton Elementary School is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment rise, from 480 in 2020-21 to 535 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 High SchoolHigh · 1,342 students
- Owensboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Newton Parrish Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 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
- 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
Other Sutton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Sutton Elementary. Sutton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Sutton Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 833 students
- SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT SMITH, AR · 411 students
- Sutton ElementarySutton, MA · 287 students
- SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSUTTON, NE · 225 students
- Sutton Elementary SchoolSutton, WV · 166 students
Nearby schools
- Owensboro Middle School0.4 mi · 790
- Owensboro Innovation Middle School0.5 mi · 311
- Tamarack Elementary School0.9 mi · 564
- The Center for Academic Improvement1.0 mi · 17
- Heritage Park High School1.0 mi · 140
- Newton Parrish Elementary School1.1 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About Sutton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sutton Elementary School?
Sutton Elementary School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sutton Elementary School serve?
Sutton Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sutton Elementary School have?
Sutton Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is Sutton Elementary School?
Sutton Elementary School reports a student body of 72% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Sutton Elementary School public or private?
Sutton Elementary 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.