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Cravens Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

589^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Cravens Elementary School is a public elementary school in Owensboro, Kentucky, serving 377 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Owensboro Independent School District, which is ranked 96 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cravens Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Cravens Elementary School Kentucky elementary schools, with a ranking between 520 and 658 over the past decade, and has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time period. The school underperforms compared to the district and state in academic assessments, with significantly lower proficiency rates in subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Science. Cravens Elementary also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.7% to 28.0% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

When comparing Cravens Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Owensboro Independent and Daviess County districts, it is clear that Cravens is underperforming academically. Schools like Newton Parrish, Sorgho Elementary, and Estes Elementary consistently outperform Cravens in test scores and overall school rankings. Addressing the challenges at Cravens Elementary School will require a comprehensive approach to improve instructional practices, increase student engagement, and provide targeted support for the school's most vulnerable student populations.

396

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,834

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2741 Cravens Avenue
Owensboro, KY 42301

(270) 686-1010

District: Owensboro Independent

Students who attend Cravens Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Owensboro Innovation Middle School
	Owensboro Middle School
High:	Owensboro High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.5%

African American:

18.4%

Hispanic:

17.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2022 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 14th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (28% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Editing and Mechanics scores 22 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg44%

Kentucky avg44%

589^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Owensboro Independent

96^th of 157Owensboro Independent 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	16.8	589 of 685	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	643 of 685	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	655 of 687	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	653 of 684	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	658 of 700	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	638 of 691	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	632 of 694	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	587 of 690	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.9	520 of 698	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.5	549 of 705	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.6	437 of 719	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	346 of 713	51.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	25.3	157 of 185	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	163 of 184	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	29.6	337 of 474	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	295 of 445	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	505 of 648	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	602 of 644	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	616 of 639	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	583 of 641	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	638 of 671	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	641 of 663	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	537 of 672	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	602 of 665	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	634 of 670	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	623 of 667	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	597 of 664	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	611 of 653	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	635 of 652	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	626 of 652	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	631 of 657	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	626 of 676	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	582 of 665	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	9.0	625 of 661	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	555 of 659	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	612 of 659	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	584 of 658	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	618 of 656	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	560 of 592	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	547 of 593	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)29th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile~ school

African American (2019)15th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2019)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-11 vs state

Reading31%-18 vs state

Social Studies25%-13 vs state

Editing and Mechanics25%-22 vs state

Science19%-18 vs state

Writing17%-21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Friday, May 27, 2016

Cravens is a truly family oriented school! The teachers and staff love every student and work to meet their individual needs, both academic and personal, daily. We at Cravens know every child comes with a unique quality and we strive to help each and every one find that quality and develop it for good! Close Quote

Schools Near Cravens Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Cravens Elementary School

What district is Cravens Elementary School in?

Owensboro Independent

What is the racial makeup of Cravens Elementary School?

Students at Cravens Elementary School are 46% White, 18% African American, 18% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Cravens Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Owensboro Innovation Middle School
Middle : Owensboro Middle School
High : Owensboro High School

Is Cravens Elementary School a good school?

Cravens Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Kentucky elementary schools.

How many students attend Cravens Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Cravens Elementary School.

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