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Owensboro Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 326 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Owensboro Middle School serves 790 students in grades 6–8 in Owensboro, Kentucky. Its latest KSA results are below the state and district in every reported subject, and it had the lowest result among five nearby schools in every reported grade-level comparison.

Writing is a relative strength compared with the district and state, while reading and Editing and Mechanics have the largest gaps against nearby schools. Across grades 6–8, the school averaged 31% proficiency in math and 36% in reading, compared with 50% and 57% at nearby schools; it also trailed the Owensboro Independent district and state in both subjects. In grade 8 writing, 42% matched the district and was 6 points below the state, but 18 points below nearby schools. Social studies was 29%, 8 points below the district and 17 below nearby schools. Editing and Mechanics was also 29%, 6 points below the district, 13 below the state and 20 below nearby schools.

Results over time are mixed: grade 8 writing rose 17 points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, while math was essentially flat at 31% and reading rose just 1 point; the math and reading gaps to the state widened. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 19th percentile (rank 263 of 326, 1 star), up 5 percentile points from the prior year but well below nearby schools’ 57th–89th percentile range. The school has the group’s lowest student-teacher ratio, 12.7, and 72% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism improved from 35% in 2021–22 to 26% in 2025–26, though it remains above the state’s 24% and district’s 23%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves African American students was at the 37th percentile, compared with 19th overall; its measure for multiracial students fell from the 30th percentile in 2024–25 to the 2nd in 2025–26.

790

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,232

Per pupil spending ?

71.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1300 Booth Ave
Owensboro, KY 42301

(270) 686-1130

District: Owensboro Independent

Students who attend Owensboro Middle School usually attend:

High:

Owensboro High School

Feeder schools for Owensboro Middle School:

Elementary:	Cravens Elementary School
	Estes Elementary School
	Foust Elementary School
	Newton Parrish Elementary School
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	Sutton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.1%

Hispanic:

17.0%

African American:

15.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg38%

Kentucky avg42%

263^rd of 326

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Owensboro Independent

97^th of 158Owensboro 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
2026	22.8	263 of 326	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	275 of 320	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	266 of 324	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	256 of 327	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	255 of 320	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	222 of 282	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	214 of 335	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	242 of 322	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.5	236 of 330	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.7	185 of 331	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.9	178 of 337	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.3	203 of 335	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	54 of 86	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.3	66 of 83	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	60 of 80	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	44 of 79	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	45 of 84	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	53 of 96	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	73 of 96	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	26 of 32	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	31 of 35	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	35.9	140 of 226	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	171 of 219	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	75.6	3 of 38	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	2 of 35	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	222 of 299	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	245 of 298	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	251 of 300	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	252 of 295	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	255 of 299	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	195 of 233	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	220 of 299	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	202 of 290	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	33.9	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	54.5	36 of 62	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	112 of 134	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	108 of 131	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	89 of 123	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	96 of 119	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	94 of 120	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	65 of 120	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	75 of 116	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	238 of 313	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	265 of 314	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	259 of 311	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	216 of 309	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	254 of 310	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	170 of 224	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	180 of 303	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	213 of 285	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	271 of 299	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	274 of 303	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	258 of 304	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	228 of 307	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	243 of 304	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	182 of 222	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	187 of 303	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	243 of 293	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	105 of 107	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	71 of 101	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	73 of 99	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	65 of 95	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	80 of 98	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	65 of 87	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	79 of 85	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	138 of 142	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	120 of 126	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	120 of 130	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	121 of 124	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	172 of 294	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	217 of 316	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.6	254 of 314	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	245 of 316	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	251 of 320	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	237 of 314	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	160 of 213	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	151 of 266	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	154 of 253	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)92nd percentile+56 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2019)38th percentile~ school

African American (2026)37th percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+5 vs school

Foster Care (2019)20th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)2nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Writing42%-6 vs state

Reading36%-12 vs state

Mathematics31%-9 vs state

Social Studies29%-10 vs state

Editing and Mechanics29%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)			KSA Reading (2026)			KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Owensboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 Booth Ave	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1130	790	62	12.7	71.6%	396 (50.1%)	124 (15.7%)	134 (17.0%)	39 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	89 (11.3%)	22.8	263^rd of 326 public middle schools	19.3%		18	275^th of 320 public middle schools	14.1%	12	28.0	28.0	36.0	41.0	36.0	30.0		42.0	29.0	29.0	$17,232	$1,065	$14,381
Owensboro Innovation Middle School	Public	6-8	2631 S Griffith Ave	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1128	311	19	16.3	59.5%	218 (70.1%)	24 (7.7%)	34 (10.9%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.0%)	82	37^th of 326 public middle schools	88.7%		59.3	119^th of 320 public middle schools	62.8%	82	60.0	51.0	64.0	68.0	63.0	57.0	48.0	46.0	66.0	56.0	$16,559	$518	$14,202
F T Burns Middle School	Public	6-8	4610 Goetz Drive	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7400	757	51	14.9	64.3%	481 (63.5%)	47 (6.2%)	101 (13.3%)	61 (8.1%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	56 (7.4%)	51.9	141^st of 326 public middle schools	56.7%		57.4	127^th of 320 public middle schools	60.3%	14	40.0	40.0	45.0	55.0	54.0	39.0	25.0	59.0	39.0	45.0
College View Middle School	Public	6-8	5061 New Hartford Road	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7500	821	52	15.8	50.3%	646 (78.7%)	31 (3.8%)	64 (7.8%)	38 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.0%)	58.5	112^th of 326 public middle schools	65.6%		43.1	181^st of 320 public middle schools	43.4%	69	49.0	42.0	38.0	64.0	53.0	44.0	30.0	55.0	41.0	48.0
Daviess County Middle School	Public	6-8	3901 Fairview Dr	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7600	870	53	16.5	55.1%	711 (81.7%)	21 (2.4%)	67 (7.7%)	34 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	81.7	39^th of 326 public middle schools	88.0%		80.6	36^th of 320 public middle schools	88.8%	3	53.0	48.0	60.0	64.0	58.0	56.0	42.0	79.0	52.0	64.0
McLean County Middle School	Public	6-8	1901 Hwy 136 E	Calhoun	42327	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	No	(270) 273-5191	321	24	13.4	48.6%	295 (91.9%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	63.3	90^th of 326 public middle schools	72.4%		69.2	86^th of 320 public middle schools	73.1%	4	51.0	59.0	46.0	76.0	64.0	33.0	39.0	60.0	33.0	32.0	$18,835	$925	$13,580

Frequently Asked Questions about Owensboro Middle School

How many students attend Owensboro Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 790 students attended Owensboro Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Owensboro Middle School attend?

Students who attend Owensboro Middle School usually go on to attend Owensboro High School

Is Owensboro Middle School a good school?

Owensboro Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.3% of Kentucky middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Owensboro Middle School?

Students at Owensboro Middle School are 50% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% African American, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Owensboro Middle School in?

Owensboro Independent

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