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Daviess County

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At a glance

31^stof 158 Kentucky districts▲ 8

Better than 80% of Kentucky districts

Elementary 13 Middle 3 High 7Grades PK, KG-12

1622 Southeastern Parkway
Owensboro, KY 42303·(270) 852-7000·All Kentucky district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 80.4% of districts

Schools

10,948

Students

Top rankedDaviess County Middle School39^th of 326 Kentucky middle schools

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Biggest riser

East View Elementary School up 205 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Heritage Park High School 9.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Daviess County has 23 schools—13 elementary, 3 middle and 7 high schools—serving students across the county. In 2025–2026, the reported elementary and middle school averages were above matched state averages in every subject, and the two conventional high schools averaged above the state in all six reported subjects. The most important takeaway is that these area-wide averages mask wide differences between schools and between subjects within the same school.

Daviess County Middle School is the most consistent standout: it was above the state in all 10 reported subject-grade results and led or tied the other middle schools in nine. Its grade 8 writing was 79%, compared with 48% statewide. At the elementary level, Tamarack Elementary led grade 3 math and reading at 64% and 76%, respectively—21 and 27 points above state results—and ranked at the 85th percentile among Kentucky elementary schools in SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 ranking. Other elementary results are more uneven: Country Heights scored 72% in grade 5 writing, while Highland scored 17%; Highland led grade 4 math at 71%, while Country Heights scored 33%. Among conventional high schools, Daviess County High led in five of six subjects, while Apollo led in reading.

Recent results show gains and declines rather than one consistent trend. East View improved in all 10 reported year-to-year comparisons, including a 21-point rise in grade 5 writing; F T Burns Elementary fell 24 points in grade 3 math. SchoolDigger’s three-year rankings also vary: West Louisville rose from the 36th to the 66th percentile, while Tamarack moved from the 96th to the 85th. For context, free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025 were 67% at Tamarack, 73% at F T Burns Elementary and 43% at Highland; these figures describe student populations, not causes of results. Some small and alternative schools have suppressed scores, so they cannot be compared on those results.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)							KSA Reading (2026)							KSA Science (2026)			KSA Writing (2026)			KSA Social Studies (2026)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Total
Audubon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Worthington Road	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7150	408	28	14.8	63.2%	271 (66.4%)	33 (8.1%)	33 (8.1%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (11.5%)	60.6	241^st of 684 public elementary schools	64.8%		65.8	210^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.3%	31	18.0	42.0	52.0					40.0	51.0	78.0					34.0			63.0			62.0			72.0
Apollo High School	Public	9-12	2280 Tamarack Road	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7100	1,265	78	16.2	58.4%	922 (72.9%)	70 (5.5%)	129 (10.2%)	82 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (4.6%)	53	114^th of 262 public high schools	56.5%		64.7	67^th of 254 public high schools	73.6%	47							37.0							70.0			21.0			48.0			37.0			36.0
F T Burns Middle School	Public	6-8	4610 Goetz Drive	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7400	757	51	14.9	64.3%	481 (63.5%)	47 (6.2%)	101 (13.3%)	61 (8.1%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	56 (7.4%)	51.9	141^st of 326 public middle schools	56.7%		57.4	127^th of 320 public middle schools	60.3%	14				40.0	40.0	45.0					55.0	54.0	39.0			25.0			59.0			39.0			45.0
Daviess County High School	Public	9-12	4255 New Hartford Road	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7300	1,750	85	20.5	47.1%	1,478 (84.5%)	42 (2.4%)	107 (6.1%)	62 (3.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (3.3%)	68.1	67^th of 262 public high schools	74.4%		51.3	117^th of 254 public high schools	53.9%	50							48.0							60.0			26.0			55.0			40.0			47.0
Daviess County Middle School	Public	6-8	3901 Fairview Dr	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7600	870	53	16.5	55.1%	711 (81.7%)	21 (2.4%)	67 (7.7%)	34 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	81.7	39^th of 326 public middle schools	88.0%		80.6	36^th of 320 public middle schools	88.8%	3				53.0	48.0	60.0					64.0	58.0	56.0			42.0			79.0			52.0			64.0
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2909 Kentucky 54	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7370	440	28	15.7	43.2%	327 (74.3%)	15 (3.4%)	15 (3.4%)	48 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)	72.9	151^st of 684 public elementary schools	77.9%		76.4	130^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.0%	21	63.0	71.0	58.0					68.0	65.0	54.0					58.0			17.0			37.0			66.0
Deer Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4959 New Hartford Road	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7270	480	26	18.7	63.1%	345 (71.9%)	27 (5.6%)	26 (5.4%)	41 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.5%)	70.9	167^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.6%		65.7	211^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.2%	44	44.0	57.0	52.0					49.0	72.0	63.0					58.0			51.0			44.0			53.0
Sorgho Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5390 KY Hwy 56	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7470	341	26	13.3	61.6%	225 (66.0%)	19 (5.6%)	58 (17.0%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	56.1	281^st of 684 public elementary schools	58.9%		38.7	443^rd of 685 public elementary schools	35.3%	162	43.0	45.0	49.0					53.0	59.0	59.0					48.0			26.0			44.0			41.0
Tamarack Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1733 Tamarack Road	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7550	564	34	16.5	67.0%	334 (59.2%)	54 (9.6%)	43 (7.6%)	79 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.2%)	80.6	101^st of 684 public elementary schools	85.2%		88.6	50^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.7%	51	64.0	56.0	66.0					76.0	58.0	65.0					54.0			43.0			65.0			54.0
West Louisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 Hwy 56	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7650	319	21	15.1	54.9%	274 (85.9%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	61.5	233^rd of 684 public elementary schools	65.9%		44.9	381^st of 685 public elementary schools	44.4%	148	48.0	52.0	41.0					54.0	80.0	43.0					48.0			45.0			41.0			51.0
Whitesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9656 Ky 54	Whitesville	42378	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7670	363	23	15.7	45.7%	337 (92.8%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	61.4	234^th of 684 public elementary schools	65.8%		67.1	198^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.1%	36	45.0	50.0	67.0					49.0	49.0	62.0					30.0			40.0			45.0			69.0
F T Burns Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4514 Goetz Drive	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7170	440	27	16.2	73.0%	247 (56.1%)	37 (8.4%)	75 (17.0%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	50 (11.4%)	53.3	305^th of 684 public elementary schools	55.4%		68.9	182^nd of 685 public elementary schools	73.4%	123	50.0	53.0	50.0					44.0	59.0	44.0					40.0			34.0			40.0			45.0
Owensboro Day Treatment	Public	7-12	3108 Fairview Drive	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 687-7247	14	3	4.6	78.6%	9 (64.3%)	1 (7.1%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (21.4%)								(n/a)
College View Middle School	Public	6-8	5061 New Hartford Road	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7500	821	52	15.8	50.3%	646 (78.7%)	31 (3.8%)	64 (7.8%)	38 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.0%)	58.5	112^th of 326 public middle schools	65.6%		43.1	181^st of 320 public middle schools	43.4%	69				49.0	42.0	38.0					64.0	53.0	44.0			30.0			55.0			41.0			48.0
Valley Elementary School	Public	K-8	1000 Industrial Drive	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 689-6773	19	7	2.7	47.4%	16 (84.2%)	2 (10.5%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Heritage Park High School	Public	9-12	3361 Buckland Square	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7200	140	15	9.3	86.4%	102 (72.9%)	6 (4.3%)	16 (11.4%)	5 (3.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)								(n/a)														12.0
Country Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4961 Kentucky 54	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7250	462	28	16.2	45.0%	412 (89.2%)	7 (1.5%)	17 (3.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	66.8	193^rd of 684 public elementary schools	71.8%		64.8	221^st of 685 public elementary schools	67.7%	28	38.0	33.0	62.0					55.0	45.0	69.0					40.0			72.0			68.0			69.0
East View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6104 Ky Hwy 405	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7350	440	27	16.2	68.9%	350 (79.5%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	53.1	308^th of 684 public elementary schools	55.0%		28.7	513^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.1%	205	53.0	46.0	43.0					51.0	42.0	48.0					42.0			47.0			35.0			53.0
Valley High School	Public	9-12	1000 Industrial Dr.	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 689-6773	16	1	16.0	75.0%	14 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)
Meadow Lands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Hayden Road	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7450	479	27	17.7	62.4%	345 (72.0%)	21 (4.4%)	61 (12.7%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.2%)	54	297^th of 684 public elementary schools	56.6%		56.5	288^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.0%	9	35.0	53.0	46.0					45.0	46.0	55.0					38.0			47.0			43.0			57.0
Kentucky Technical - Daviess County Campus	Public		1901 Southeastern Pkwy	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 687-7260	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Southern Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7525 U.S. Highway 431	Utica	42376	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7570	468	28	16.7	53.6%	376 (80.3%)	5 (1.1%)	56 (12.0%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	69	180^th of 684 public elementary schools	73.7%		70	175^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.5%	5	53.0	58.0	52.0					59.0	55.0	59.0					50.0			45.0			42.0			54.0
The Center for Academic Improvement	Public	6-12	3361 Buckland Square	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7200	17	1	17.0	82.4%	13 (76.5%)	3 (17.6%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1622 Southeastern Parkway	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(270) 852-7000	75	1	75.0	73.3%	47 (62.7%)	8 (10.7%)	6 (8.0%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.3%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Owensboro Independent	1.66 mi	13	97^th
McLean County	16.02 mi	6	30^th
Henderson County	16.38 mi	16	48^th
Hancock County	18.8 mi	5	53^rd
Webster County	22.91 mi	6	127^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.