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Southern Oaks Elementary School

Q: Is Southern Oaks Elementary School a good school?

Southern Oaks Elementary School ranks 175 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Southern Oaks Elementary School is a public elementary school in Utica, Kentucky, serving 469 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Daviess County School District. The school consistently outperforms the state average in core academic subjects, with particularly strong results in mathematics, reading, and science. Southern Oaks' performance places it among the top 25% of Kentucky elementary schools for female, male, and white student subgroups.

However, the school's performance for Hispanic and special education students is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom 25% and bottom 15% of Kentucky elementary schools, respectively. This suggests that Southern Oaks may need to focus on addressing the needs of these underperforming student subgroups. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 13.9% in 2020-2021 to 25.0% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Tamarack Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 5% of Kentucky elementary schools and outperforming Southern Oaks in most academic areas. In contrast, the Owensboro Independent schools, such as Foust Elementary and Cravens Elementary, generally perform below the state and district averages, suggesting that Southern Oaks may have an advantage in terms of academic achievement compared to these schools.

468

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,324

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7525 U.S. Highway 431
Utica, KY 42376

(270) 852-7570

District: Daviess County

Students who attend Southern Oaks Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	College View Middle School
High:	Apollo High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

Hispanic:

12.0%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (53% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Daviess County

✓Above the Kentucky median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg50%

Kentucky avg44%

175^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	70.0	175 of 685	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	276 of 685	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	302 of 687	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	336 of 684	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	150 of 517	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	216 of 700	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	260 of 691	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.8	260 of 694	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.4	126 of 690	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	69.5	171 of 698	75.5%	★★★★☆
2014	58.2	286 of 705	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	83.7	61 of 719	91.5%	★★★★★
2012	77.9	105 of 713	85.3%	★★★★☆
2011	51.9	355 of 688	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	75.8	129 of 683	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	160 of 648	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	309 of 644	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	279 of 639	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	220 of 641	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	155 of 312	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	176 of 671	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	48.2	359 of 663	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	33.1	94 of 135	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	231 of 672	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	392 of 665	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	385 of 670	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	451 of 667	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	342 of 664	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	340 of 631	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	176 of 653	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	244 of 652	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	304 of 652	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	422 of 657	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	147 of 325	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	224 of 676	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	148 of 665	77.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	25.4	214 of 257	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.4	166 of 661	74.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	158 of 659	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	247 of 659	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	318 of 658	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	298 of 656	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	130 of 337	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	194 of 592	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	223 of 593	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2024)30th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2023)17th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics60%+13 vs state

Writing57%+19 vs state

Reading54%+5 vs state

Mathematics52%+9 vs state

Science51%+14 vs state

Social Studies48%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, March 6, 2020

We had a great experience with the school, teachers, guidance and after school programs. Our son loved going there and was ready for middle school transition on both maturity levels and academically. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, June 23, 2018

The staff is great!!! Ms. Humphries does an excellent job. My daughter has several issues and they have always worked with her and never gave up on her. When she was at Deer Park, we did not get that from the staff. I am so glad she changed over from Deer Park to Southern Oaks. Close Quote

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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
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%)	70	175^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.5%		56.9	276^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.7%	101	47.0	58.0	52.0	46.0	52.0	63.0	51.0	57.0	48.0	60.0	$15,324	$1,130	$221	$1,351	$10,045	$1,635	$11,680
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern Oaks Elementary School

Is Southern Oaks Elementary School a good school?

Southern Oaks Elementary School ranks 175^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Southern Oaks Elementary School?

Students at Southern Oaks Elementary School are 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Southern Oaks Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Southern Oaks Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : College View Middle School
High : Apollo High School

How many students attend Southern Oaks Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Southern Oaks Elementary School.

What district is Southern Oaks Elementary School in?

Daviess County

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