Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIESS COUNTY·NCES 210147000309
West Louisville Elementary School
8400 HWY 56, Owensboro, KY 42301 · (270) 852-7650 · Daviess County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% 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
15.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
175 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 | 26 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
25%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
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 45 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 West Louisville Elementary School
West Louisville Elementary School's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Louisville Elementary School this school | 319 | 54.9% | 40.7% |
| Fancy Farm Elementary School Fancy Farm | 271 | 53.1% | 61.3% |
| White Hall Elementary School Richmond | 364 | 55.2% | 49.6% |
| Symsonia Elementary School Symsonia | 370 | 56.5% | 61.2% |
| New Castle Elementary School New Castle | 326 | 58.3% | 24.3% |
| Ekron Elementary School Ekron | 365 | 54.2% | 55.9% |
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 West Louisville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Daviess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #404 of 669 | #13 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #296 of 668 | #12 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #427 of 674 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #543 of 744 | #17 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #400 of 674 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.2% | #386 of 674 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #547 of 721 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #205 of 437 | #7 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
319
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 264
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 319 | 21 | 15.2:1 | 55% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 58% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 54% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 53% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 22 | 16.7:1 | 57% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 50% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 60% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 232 | 15 | 15.5:1 | 51% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 264 | 15 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Louisville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (368 to 319); teachers down 5% (22 to 21).
About West Louisville Elementary School
West Louisville Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 319 students. The school is 24% below the average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Daviess County has a total of 23 schools and 10,948 students, West Louisville Elementary School among them.
By race and ethnicity, West Louisville Elementary School is 86% White. Next come 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Daviess County overall, the White share is about 86%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.
West Louisville Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.2:1. That is in line with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 55% at West Louisville Elementary School.
On the allk12 Grade, West Louisville Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 34% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
West Louisville Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (40.7%) and its predicted rate (44.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
In Daviess County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $68,214, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 37 public schools and about 15,983 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Sorgho Elementary School, is about 4.9 miles. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, West Louisville Elementary School ranks 3rd of 5 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 319, compared with 310 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.2:1, from 13.5:1.
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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
- Sorgho Elementary School4.9 mi · 341
- Audubon Elementary School6.4 mi · 408
- Apollo High School7.3 mi · 1,265
- The Center for Academic Improvement7.3 mi · 17
- Heritage Park High School7.3 mi · 140
- Valley High School7.5 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About West Louisville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Louisville Elementary School?
West Louisville Elementary School enrolls approximately 319 students in grades PK-05.
Is West Louisville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Louisville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Louisville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Louisville Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at West Louisville Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Louisville Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is West Louisville Elementary School public or private?
West Louisville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Daviess County.
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