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Estes Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

571^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Estes Elementary School is a public elementary school in Owensboro, Kentucky, serving 444 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Owensboro Independent School District, which is ranked 96 out of 157 districts in the state.

Estes Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency was 14%, compared to 44% for the district and 43% for the state. The school's performance has been stagnant, with little to no improvement in proficiency rates over the past several years. Estes Elementary ranks in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a ranking of 571 out of 685 schools in 2024-2025. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 90.09% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Estes Elementary's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools in the Owensboro Independent district, such as Foust Elementary and Sutton Elementary, which consistently outperform Estes in academic proficiency. Nearby schools in the Daviess County district, such as Country Heights Elementary, Tamarack Elementary, and Deer Park Elementary, also significantly outperform Estes Elementary in academic achievement.

492

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,026

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1675 Leitchfield Rd
Owensboro, KY 42303

(270) 686-1030

District: Owensboro Independent

Students who attend Estes Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.9%

Hispanic:

24.2%

Two or more races:

16.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Editing and Mechanics scores 24 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg44%

Kentucky avg44%

571^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	19.5	571 of 685	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	476 of 685	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	477 of 687	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	611 of 684	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	485 of 517	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	632 of 700	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	519 of 691	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	585 of 694	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	629 of 690	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	660 of 698	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.1	663 of 705	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.8	692 of 719	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	671 of 713	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	47.6	93 of 185	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	17.0	440 of 474	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.2	219 of 445	50.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	46.2	47 of 96	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	23 of 81	71.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	510 of 648	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	465 of 644	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	395 of 639	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	550 of 641	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	306 of 312	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	621 of 671	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	560 of 663	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	164 of 168	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	63.8	39 of 135	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	9 of 120	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	36.1	72 of 114	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	95 of 152	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	55 of 153	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	538 of 672	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	395 of 665	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	382 of 670	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	576 of 667	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	264 of 275	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	577 of 664	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.4	358 of 631	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	553 of 653	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	477 of 652	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	505 of 652	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	599 of 657	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	599 of 676	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	424 of 665	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	37 of 57	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	54 of 58	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	56 of 59	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	12.9	605 of 661	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	420 of 659	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	444 of 659	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	535 of 658	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	614 of 656	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	322 of 337	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	546 of 592	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	416 of 593	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)51st percentile+41 vs school

African American (2019)50th percentile+40 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-15 vs state

Science29%-8 vs state

Mathematics29%-15 vs state

Social Studies28%-10 vs state

Editing and Mechanics23%-24 vs state

Writing16%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Estes 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Estes Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Estes Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Estes Elementary School a good school?

Estes Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What district is Estes Elementary School in?

Owensboro Independent

How many students attend Estes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Estes Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Estes Elementary School?

Students at Estes Elementary School are 45% White, 24% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 12% African American, 1% Asian.

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