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Highland Elementary School

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Highland Elementary School ranks 130 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Owensboro, Kentucky, serving 444 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Highland Elementary consistently outperforms the Daviess County and Kentucky state averages in academic proficiency across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 67% of Highland's 5th-grade students achieved proficiency in Mathematics, compared to 53% for Daviess County and 43% for the state. The school's 5th-grade Reading proficiency rate of 74% is also significantly higher than the Daviess County (59%) and state (50%) averages. However, Highland has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8% in 2020-2021 to 25% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Highland Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than Tamarack Elementary and Deer Park Elementary, which also serve the Owensboro area. However, some Owensboro Independent schools, like Newton Parrish Elementary, have shown comparable or even stronger academic results in certain subject areas and grade levels.

440

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,350

Per pupil spending ?

43.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2909 Kentucky 54
Owensboro, KY 42303-2100

(270) 852-7370

District: Daviess County

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Daviess County Middle School
High:	Daviess County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.3%

Asian:

10.9%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 58th percentile in 2024 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (58% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 81st (2025) from a 58th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg50%

Kentucky avg44%

130^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Elementary 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	76.4	130 of 685	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	289 of 685	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	261 of 687	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	217 of 684	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	103 of 517	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	226 of 700	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	202 of 691	70.8%	★★★★☆
2017	71.7	156 of 694	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	88.8	32 of 690	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	87.5	40 of 698	94.3%	★★★★★
2014	87.2	37 of 705	94.8%	★★★★★
2013	86.2	52 of 719	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	92.4	19 of 713	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	73 of 688	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	87.0	44 of 683	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	94.1	11 of 658	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	94.2	13 of 651	98.0%	★★★★★
2007	94.2	12 of 638	98.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	22.6	402 of 474	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.9	143 of 445	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	86 of 648	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	44.3	354 of 644	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	261 of 639	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	210 of 641	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	66 of 312	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	166 of 671	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	226 of 663	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	147 of 672	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	41.3	394 of 665	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	348 of 670	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	373 of 667	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	443 of 664	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	410 of 631	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	137 of 653	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	198 of 652	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	256 of 652	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	208 of 657	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	69 of 325	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	271 of 676	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	203 of 665	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	98 of 306	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	156 of 279	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.6	168 of 661	74.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	152 of 659	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	48.9	318 of 659	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	248 of 658	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	240 of 656	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	77 of 337	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	187 of 592	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	180 of 593	69.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)87th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2019)15th percentile-53 vs school

Asian (2023)9th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading67%+18 vs state

Writing61%+23 vs state

Mathematics58%+14 vs state

Social Studies54%+16 vs state

Editing and Mechanics47%~ state avg

Science40%+3 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 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th 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
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%)	76.4	130^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.0%		55.4	289^th of 685 public elementary schools	57.8%	159	60.0	46.0	67.0	66.0	62.0	74.0	40.0	61.0	54.0	47.0	$15,350	$1,025	$239	$1,264	$10,191	$1,656	$11,847
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%)	56.5	288^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.0%		56.2	279^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.3%	9	36.0	46.0	58.0	41.0	44.0	63.0	38.0	55.0	37.0	60.0	$18,821	$1,104	$325	$1,429	$10,892	$1,632	$12,524
Estes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1675 Leitchfield Rd	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1030	492	37	13.4	90.4%	221 (44.9%)	61 (12.4%)	119 (24.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (16.9%)	19.5	571^st of 685 public elementary schools	16.6%		32.4	476^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.5%	95	14.0	45.0	27.0	28.0	38.0	37.0	29.0	16.0	28.0	23.0	$18,026	$1,678	$364	$2,042	$11,402	$2,785	$14,187
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%)	64.8	221^st of 685 public elementary schools	67.7%		61.8	235^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.7%	14	40.0	47.0	66.0	44.0	54.0	65.0	47.0	46.0	49.0	54.0	$16,329	$782	$403	$1,185	$11,182	$1,794	$12,976
Newton Parrish Elementary School	Public	K-5	510 Byers Ave	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1100	545	37	14.9	66.4%	348 (63.9%)	42 (7.7%)	54 (9.9%)	27 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (12.8%)	81.4	92^nd of 685 public elementary schools	86.6%		72.8	137^th of 685 public elementary schools	80.0%	45	55.0	68.0	59.0	68.0	68.0	65.0	49.0	50.0	45.0	71.0	$16,358	$1,186	$508	$1,694	$10,558	$2,099	$12,657
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%)	65.7	211^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.2%		72.3	140^th of 685 public elementary schools	79.6%	71	42.0	40.0	49.0	55.0	57.0	64.0	47.0	61.0	41.0	60.0	$15,436	$1,019	$344	$1,363	$10,126	$1,765	$11,891
Foust Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Foust Ave	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1060	400	33	12.1	89.0%	172 (43.0%)	81 (20.3%)	87 (21.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (14.0%)	58.6	267^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.0%		53.5	312^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.5%	45	61.0	52.0	50.0	48.0	48.0	50.0	47.0	40.0	38.0	46.0	$18,562	$1,587	$588	$2,176	$12,122	$2,201	$14,322
Sutton Elementary School	Public	K-5	2060 Lewis Ln	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1140	535	33	16.2	44.1%	386 (72.1%)	41 (7.7%)	34 (6.4%)	26 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.8%)	60.1	252^nd of 685 public elementary schools	63.2%		71.8	146^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.7%	106	45.0	55.0	48.0	46.0	63.0	59.0	53.0	30.0	40.0	46.0	$16,045	$951	$513	$1,464	$10,711	$1,839	$12,550
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%)	88.6	50^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.7%		91.3	27^th of 685 public elementary schools	96.1%	23	70.0	55.0	67.0	68.0	77.0	73.0	48.0	55.0	72.0	77.0	$15,965	$1,164	$267	$1,432	$10,380	$1,699	$12,079
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%)	68.9	182^nd of 685 public elementary schools	73.4%		67.4	192^nd of 685 public elementary schools	72.0%	10	74.0	58.0	52.0	51.0	53.0	55.0	51.0	43.0	43.0	54.0	$16,928	$1,315	$295	$1,610	$10,589	$1,802	$12,391

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary School

How many students attend Highland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Highland Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Daviess County Middle School
High : Daviess County High School

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary School?

Students at Highland Elementary School are 74% White, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks 130^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Highland Elementary School in?

Daviess County

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