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F T Burns Middle School

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F T Burns Middle School ranks 127 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

F T Burns Middle School is a public middle school in Owensboro, Kentucky, serving 756 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Daviess County School District, which is ranked 39 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Academically, F T Burns Middle School has shown mixed performance compared to state and district averages. While the school excels in 8th grade Writing and Editing/Mechanics, its proficiency rates in Mathematics and Science lag behind. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with F T Burns Middle School students with disabilities and special education students struggling more than their peers. Additionally, the school faces higher chronic absenteeism and dropout rates than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, Daviess County Middle School, located just 4.69 miles away, consistently outperforms F T Burns Middle School in academic measures and has a higher statewide ranking. Understanding the practices and strategies employed at Daviess County Middle School could provide valuable insights for improving performance at F T Burns Middle School. Additionally, the school's proximity to Owensboro Middle School, which has significantly lower academic performance, may present opportunities for collaboration and resource-sharing between the two schools.

757

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,417

Per pupil spending ?

64.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4610 Goetz Drive
Owensboro, KY 42301

(270) 852-7400

District: Daviess County

Students who attend F T Burns Middle School usually attend:

High:

Apollo High School

Feeder schools for F T Burns Middle School:

Elementary:	F T Burns Elementary School
	Sorgho Elementary School
	Tamarack Elementary School
	West Louisville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.5%

Hispanic:

13.3%

Asian:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 27th percentile in 2019 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 60th (2025) from a 27th-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the Kentucky median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg49%

Kentucky avg43%

127^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Daviess County

39^th of 157Daviess County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	127 of 320	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	173 of 324	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	129 of 327	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	159 of 320	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	193 of 282	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	246 of 335	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.9	147 of 322	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.9	118 of 330	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.2	98 of 331	70.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.5	69 of 337	79.5%	★★★★☆
2014	65.7	91 of 335	72.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.6	41 of 335	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	67.3	79 of 319	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	60.2	118 of 304	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.6	61 of 299	79.6%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	54 of 289	81.3%	★★★★☆
2008	76.2	55 of 287	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.1	53 of 284	81.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	11 of 83	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	28 of 84	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.9	79 of 96	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.1	33 of 96	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	16 of 24	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	27 of 35	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	29.4	82 of 111	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	168 of 226	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.1	55 of 219	74.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	116 of 298	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	154 of 300	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.2	105 of 295	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	187 of 299	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	167 of 233	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	236 of 299	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	149 of 290	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	58 of 131	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	61 of 123	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	68 of 119	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	79 of 120	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	88 of 120	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	77 of 116	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	112 of 314	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	157 of 311	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	104 of 309	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	129 of 310	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	147 of 224	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	244 of 303	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.8	124 of 285	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	112 of 303	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	172 of 304	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	125 of 307	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	136 of 304	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.1	145 of 222	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	227 of 303	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	155 of 293	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	56 of 101	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	47 of 99	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.6	12 of 95	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	26 of 98	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	29.0	69 of 87	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	43 of 85	49.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	49 of 126	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	83 of 130	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	97 of 124	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	223 of 294	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	107 of 314	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	150 of 316	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	119 of 320	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	167 of 314	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	157 of 213	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	199 of 266	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	126 of 253	50.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)87th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing65%+16 vs state

Editing and Mechanics57%+8 vs state

Reading49%~ state avg

Social Studies47%+8 vs state

Mathematics45%+4 vs state

Science25%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
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%)	57.4	127^th of 320 public middle schools	60.3%		44.3	173^rd of 324 public middle schools	46.6%	46	39.0	46.0	51.0	52.0	47.0	49.0	25.0	65.0	47.0	57.0	$15,417	$634	$260	$895	$10,290	$1,857	$12,147
Owensboro Innovation Middle School	Public	6-8	2631 S Griffith Ave	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1128	311	19	16.3	59.5%	218 (70.1%)	24 (7.7%)	34 (10.9%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.0%)	59.3	119^th of 320 public middle schools	62.8%		53.3	133^rd of 324 public middle schools	59.0%	14	44.0	49.0	35.0	68.0	60.0	42.0	46.0	37.0	44.0	53.0	$16,407	$1,067	$374	$1,441	$10,470	$2,402	$12,872
Owensboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 Booth Ave	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1130	790	62	12.7	71.6%	396 (50.1%)	124 (15.7%)	134 (17.0%)	39 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	89 (11.3%)	18	275^th of 320 public middle schools	14.1%		20.9	266^th of 324 public middle schools	17.9%	9	31.0	34.0	33.0	37.0	31.0	31.0	13.0	41.0	26.0	32.0	$18,114	$1,488	$411	$1,899	$11,893	$2,328	$14,220
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%)	43.1	181^st of 320 public middle schools	43.4%		50.5	150^th of 324 public middle schools	53.7%	31	48.0	47.0	40.0	55.0	49.0	38.0	30.0	30.0	31.0	46.0	$15,434	$599	$215	$814	$10,339	$1,839	$12,178
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%)	80.6	36^th of 320 public middle schools	88.8%		79.8	42^nd of 324 public middle schools	87.0%	6	51.0	66.0	55.0	62.0	66.0	56.0	45.0	73.0	48.0	57.0	$15,402	$741	$162	$903	$10,556	$1,734	$12,290
McLean County Middle School	Public	6-8	1901 Hwy 136 E	Calhoun	42327	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	No	(270) 273-5191	321	24	13.4	48.6%	295 (91.9%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	69.2	86^th of 320 public middle schools	73.1%		76	52^nd of 324 public middle schools	84.0%	34	52.0	66.0	49.0	63.0	59.0	47.0	22.0	78.0	41.0	60.0	$14,970	$591	$186	$777	$10,404	$2,323	$12,727

Frequently Asked Questions about F T Burns Middle School

What is the racial makeup of F T Burns Middle School?

Students at F T Burns Middle School are 64% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is F T Burns Middle School a good school?

F T Burns Middle School ranks 127^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend F T Burns Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended F T Burns Middle School.

What high school do graduates of F T Burns Middle School attend?

Students who attend F T Burns Middle School usually go on to attend Apollo High School

What district is F T Burns Middle School in?

Daviess County

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