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Whitesville Elementary School

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Whitesville Elementary School ranks 198 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Whitesville Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 371 students in grades PK-5 in Whitesville, Kentucky. 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 from SchoolDigger.

Whitesville Elementary consistently outperforms the Daviess County and Kentucky state averages on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Whitesville 4th graders scored 66% proficient or better in reading, compared to 54% for Daviess County and 50% for the state. The school has also improved its statewide ranking over the past few years, moving from #447 out of 700 Kentucky elementary schools in 2018-2019 to #198 out of 685 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitesville Elementary performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, with male students ranking 126 out of 653 Kentucky elementary schools in 2024-2025, while female students ranked 308 out of 648. The school also outperforms many of the nearby schools in the Daviess County district, such as Southern Oaks, Deer Park, and Highland Elementary, on test scores and statewide rankings. However, Newton Parrish Elementary, which is in the Owensboro Independent district, also performs very well and ranks higher than Whitesville in some areas.

363

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,360

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9656 Ky 54
Whitesville, KY 42378

(270) 852-7670

District: Daviess County

Students who attend Whitesville Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.8%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (52% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Kentucky median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg51%

Kentucky avg44%

198^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	198 of 685	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	278 of 685	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	310 of 687	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	279 of 684	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	194 of 517	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	447 of 700	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	470 of 691	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.3	291 of 694	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.4	243 of 690	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.4	431 of 698	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.7	227 of 705	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.4	164 of 719	77.2%	★★★★☆
2012	71.9	154 of 713	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	72.2	168 of 688	75.6%	★★★★☆
2010	80.6	87 of 683	87.3%	★★★★☆
2009	73.0	156 of 658	76.3%	★★★★☆
2008	87.5	43 of 651	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	79.7	99 of 638	84.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	47.1	210 of 474	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	305 of 445	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	308 of 648	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	164 of 644	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	284 of 639	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	271 of 641	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	477 of 671	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	523 of 663	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	243 of 672	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	262 of 665	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	357 of 670	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	226 of 667	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	424 of 664	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	493 of 631	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	126 of 653	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	47.8	332 of 652	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	329 of 652	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	296 of 657	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	376 of 676	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	399 of 665	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	44.1	404 of 661	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	258 of 659	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	302 of 659	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	336 of 658	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	340 of 656	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	387 of 593	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)81st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2019)56th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2019)39th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%+14 vs state

Reading53%+4 vs state

Editing and Mechanics53%+6 vs state

Science47%+10 vs state

Social Studies41%+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 Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th 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
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%)	67.1	198^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.1%		56.5	278^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.4%	80	53.0	64.0	55.0		50.0	66.0	43.0		47.0		41.0	53.0	$16,360	$833	$253	$1,086	$10,645	$2,016	$12,661
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
South Hancock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8631 State Rt 69	Hawesville	42348	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 927-6762	213	16	13.0	51.2%	202 (94.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	59.6	258^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.3%		55.2	291^st of 685 public elementary schools	57.5%	33	58.0	36.0	47.0		47.0	49.0	60.0		38.0	43.0	57.0	53.0	$20,173	$838	$199	$1,037	$13,257	$4,309	$17,565
Fordsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	359 W Main St	Fordsville	42343	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 276-3601	245	16	15.5	68.2%	228 (93.1%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	78.2	119^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.6%		63.1	227^th of 685 public elementary schools	66.9%	108	65.0	70.0		53.0	53.0	70.0	68.0	58.0		53.0	41.0	76.0	$16,575	$1,580	$246	$1,827	$10,930	$2,463	$13,403
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
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
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%)	28.7	513^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.1%		48.2	342^nd of 685 public elementary schools	50.1%	171	40.0	38.0	34.0		49.0	42.0	29.0		23.0	26.0	28.0	35.0	$15,848	$1,155	$268	$1,423	$10,225	$1,802	$12,027
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitesville Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Whitesville Elementary School?

Students at Whitesville Elementary School are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

Is Whitesville Elementary School a good school?

Whitesville Elementary School ranks 198^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Whitesville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Whitesville Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Whitesville Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is Whitesville Elementary School in?

Daviess County

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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.

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