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Enrollment
564
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIESS COUNTY·NCES 210147000306
Tamarack Elementary School
1733 Tamarack Road, Owensboro, KY 42301 · (270) 852-7550 · Daviess County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
378 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 | 56 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
Student demographics
61%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
72.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
64.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Tamarack Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Daviess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #52 of 669 | #1 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #78 of 668 | #1 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #36 of 674 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #166 of 744 | #1 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #550 of 674 | #14 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #149 of 674 | #5 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #342 of 721 | #6 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #138 of 233 | #6 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
564
+75 (+15%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 564 | 34.2 | 16.5:1 | 67% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 33.2 | 16.4:1 | 67% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 33.2 | 16.8:1 | 70% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 62% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 32.2 | 16.7:1 | 66% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 63% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 62% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 469 | 20 | 23.4:1 | 40% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 29 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tamarack Elementary School.
About Tamarack Elementary School
Tamarack Elementary School is an elementary school located in Owensboro, Kentucky, in Daviess County. A federal count lists 564 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Kentucky) has about 421 students.
Tamarack Elementary School is one school in Daviess County, a system of 23 schools with 10,948 students.
Tamarack Elementary School's enrollment is 59% White. The next largest groups are 14% Asian, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. In Daviess County overall, about 86% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Tamarack Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.5:1, with 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 67%.
Tamarack Elementary School outperforms its prediction by 25.4 points. The model expects 40.2% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Kentucky; the school's rate is 65.6%.
In Daviess County (population about 103,648), median household income is about $68,214, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 37 public schools operate in Daviess County, serving about 15,983 students.
F T Burns Elementary School is located about 0.6 miles from Tamarack Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 65.6% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 489 in 2020-21 and 564 in 2024-25, a gain of 75 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.8:1 in 2020-21 to 16.5:1 in 2024-25.
The Tamarack Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Deer Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 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
- F T Burns Elementary School0.6 mi · 440
- The Center for Academic Improvement0.6 mi · 17
- Heritage Park High School0.6 mi · 140
- F T Burns Middle School0.7 mi · 757
- Owensboro Innovation Middle School0.8 mi · 311
- Apollo High School0.8 mi · 1,265
Frequently asked questions
About Tamarack Elementary SchoolHow large is Tamarack Elementary School?
Tamarack Elementary School enrolls approximately 564 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Tamarack Elementary School serve?
Tamarack Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tamarack Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tamarack Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tamarack Elementary School?
Tamarack Elementary School reports a student body of 59% White, 8% Hispanic, 10% Black, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Tamarack Elementary School public or private?
Tamarack 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.