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Sorgho Elementary School

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Sorgho Elementary School ranks 443 rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Sorgho Elementary School is a public elementary school in Owensboro, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 378 students. The school is part of the Daviess County School District, which is ranked 39 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Sorgho Elementary School has shown fluctuating academic performance on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) in recent years. While the school's 3rd grade students performed above the Daviess County and state averages in Mathematics and Reading, its proficiency rates were below the district and state averages in several other grade levels and subjects, particularly in 4th and 5th grade Mathematics, 4th grade Science, and 5th grade Writing and Social Studies. The school's special education and low-income students have struggled, with their performance often ranking in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools in these categories.

Sorgho Elementary School has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.2% to 28.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state's average. Despite the higher per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's academic performance has been inconsistent, suggesting that factors beyond just resources may be influencing student outcomes. When compared to nearby schools, such as Newton Parrish Elementary and Cravens Elementary, Sorgho Elementary's performance is mixed, with the school outperforming some but lagging behind higher-performing institutions.

341

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,888

Per pupil spending ?

61.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5390 KY Hwy 56
Owensboro, KY 42301

(270) 852-7470

District: Daviess County

Students who attend Sorgho Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	F T Burns Middle School
High:	Apollo High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (39% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

!Writing scores 24 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg50%

Kentucky avg44%

443^rd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th 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	38.7	443 of 685	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	337 of 685	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	181 of 687	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.2	380 of 684	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	359 of 517	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	455 of 700	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	331 of 691	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.9	403 of 694	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	67.0	198 of 690	71.3%	★★★★☆
2015	68.0	187 of 698	73.2%	★★★★☆
2014	75.1	123 of 705	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	68.3	189 of 719	73.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.6	129 of 713	81.9%	★★★★☆
2011	63.3	243 of 688	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.7	175 of 683	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	71.9	163 of 658	75.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	34.9	288 of 474	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	137 of 445	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	488 of 648	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	320 of 644	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	263 of 639	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	446 of 641	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	457 of 671	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	323 of 663	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	422 of 672	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	366 of 665	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.9	166 of 670	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	37.7	418 of 667	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	435 of 664	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	276 of 631	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	385 of 653	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	346 of 652	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.1	144 of 652	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	50.6	298 of 657	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.7	304 of 325	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	421 of 676	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	321 of 665	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	127 of 306	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	173 of 279	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	410 of 661	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	424 of 659	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	295 of 659	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	146 of 658	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	41.4	373 of 656	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	224 of 337	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	407 of 592	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	301 of 593	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2019)39th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading50%~ state avg

Mathematics46%+3 vs state

Editing and Mechanics37%-10 vs state

Science25%-12 vs state

Social Studies24%-14 vs state

Writing14%-24 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
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%)	38.7	443^rd of 685 public elementary schools	35.3%		49	337^th of 685 public elementary schools	50.8%	106	61.0	34.0	43.0	59.0	41.0	49.0	25.0	14.0	24.0	37.0	$16,888	$966	$470	$1,436	$11,167	$1,846	$13,013
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%)	65.8	210^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.3%		56.1	280^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.1%	70	38.0	48.0	43.0	51.0	65.0	72.0	38.0	60.0	46.0	62.0	$17,125	$1,370	$345	$1,716	$11,106	$1,943	$13,048
Cravens Elementary School	Public	K-5	2741 Cravens Avenue	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1010	396	30	13.2	88.4%	184 (46.5%)	73 (18.4%)	71 (17.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	59 (14.9%)	16.8	589^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.0%		9.2	643^rd of 685 public elementary schools	6.1%	54	40.0	29.0	28.0	33.0	34.0	26.0	19.0	17.0	25.0	25.0	$16,834	$1,287	$457	$1,744	$11,665	$1,525	$13,190
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)
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
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
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
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
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%)	44.9	381^st of 685 public elementary schools	44.4%		37.5	440^th of 685 public elementary schools	35.8%	59	48.0	44.0	46.0	43.0	40.0	52.0	27.0		35.0	50.0	$17,814	$1,365	$344	$1,709	$12,255	$1,804	$14,059

Frequently Asked Questions about Sorgho Elementary School

What district is Sorgho Elementary School in?

Daviess County

What schools do graduates of Sorgho Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : F T Burns Middle School
High : Apollo High School

What is the racial makeup of Sorgho Elementary School?

Students at Sorgho Elementary School are 66% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Sorgho Elementary School a good school?

Sorgho Elementary School ranks 443^rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sorgho Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Sorgho Elementary School.

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