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Schools in Zip Code 42303

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At a glance

Schools

7,214

Students

Districts

Top rankedDaviess County Middle School39^th of 326 Kentucky middle schools

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Biggest riser

East View Elementary School up 205 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Estes Elementary School 13.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 42303 has 12 schools serving elementary, middle and high school grades, including schools in the Daviess County and Owensboro Independent districts, plus two small specialized programs. On average, elementary and middle school results were above state averages: elementary students’ reported results averaged 50% versus 44% statewide, and middle school results averaged 47% versus 38%. The most important finding is that these averages conceal wide differences among schools and grades.

Daviess County Middle School stands out as the strongest and most consistent middle school: it beat the state in all 11 reported subject-and-grade results, including eighth-grade writing, where it scored 79% versus 48% statewide. It also led College View Middle School by 22 points in eighth-grade math and 24 points in writing. Among elementary schools, Highland Elementary reached 71% in fourth-grade math, while Country Heights Elementary scored 72% in fifth-grade writing. Estes Elementary was a clear low performer in several comparisons, including 31% in fourth-grade reading and 29% in fifth-grade editing and mechanics.

Recent results improved modestly relative to state trends overall, but not at every school: elementary results gained about 1 point relative to the state across matched comparisons, while middle school results gained about 3 points. East View Elementary averaged an 12-point increase across matched results, while Newton Parrish Elementary averaged a 4-point decline. SchoolDigger ranked Newton Parrish at the 79th percentile, compared with the Owensboro Independent district’s 39th percentile. As context, 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 43% at Highland to 91% at Estes; these figures do not explain the differing results. Daviess County High School had a 98% graduation rate versus 94% statewide, but chronic absenteeism was also higher: 25% versus 24% statewide. Comparable school-level proficiency results are not available for every high school or for the specialized programs.

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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 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Daviess County High School	Public	9-12	4255 New Hartford Road	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7300	1,750	85	20.5	47.1%	1,478 (84.5%)	42 (2.4%)	107 (6.1%)	62 (3.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (3.3%)	68.1	67^th of 262 public high schools	74.4%		51.3	117^th of 254 public high schools	53.9%	50							48.0							60.0			26.0			55.0			40.0			47.0
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
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%)	72.9	151^st of 684 public elementary schools	77.9%		76.4	130^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.0%	21	63.0	71.0	58.0					68.0	65.0	54.0					58.0			17.0			37.0			66.0
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%)	70.9	167^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.6%		65.7	211^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.2%	44	44.0	57.0	52.0					49.0	72.0	63.0					58.0			51.0			44.0			53.0
Owensboro Day Treatment	Public	7-12	3108 Fairview Drive	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 687-7247	14	3	4.6	78.6%	9 (64.3%)	1 (7.1%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (21.4%)								(n/a)
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
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%)	66.8	193^rd of 684 public elementary schools	71.8%		64.8	221^st of 685 public elementary schools	67.7%	28	38.0	33.0	62.0					55.0	45.0	69.0					40.0			72.0			68.0			69.0
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%)	53.1	308^th of 684 public elementary schools	55.0%		28.7	513^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.1%	205	53.0	46.0	43.0					51.0	42.0	48.0					42.0			47.0			35.0			53.0
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%)	54	297^th of 684 public elementary schools	56.6%		56.5	288^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.0%	9	35.0	53.0	46.0					45.0	46.0	55.0					38.0			47.0			43.0			57.0
Kentucky Technical - Daviess County Campus	Public		1901 Southeastern Pkwy	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 687-7260	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1622 Southeastern Parkway	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(270) 852-7000	75	1	75.0	73.3%	47 (62.7%)	8 (10.7%)	6 (8.0%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.3%)								(n/a)
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%)	16.4	603^rd of 684 public elementary schools	11.8%		19.5	571^st of 685 public elementary schools	16.6%	32	22.0		36.0					34.0	31.0	36.0					24.0						22.0			29.0			$17,192	$1,251	$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%)	73.7	142^nd of 684 public elementary schools	79.2%		81.4	92^nd of 685 public elementary schools	86.6%	50	46.0	58.0	64.0					53.0	63.0	69.0					45.0			46.0			53.0			59.0			$15,735	$839	$13,107
Owensboro Catholic Elementary School 4-6 Campus	Private, Roman Catholic	4-6	525 E 23rd St	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(270) 683-6989	299	15	19.9	—	282 (94.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)								(n/a)
Heritage Christian School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-8	3585 Thruston Dermont Rd	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(270) 685-4002				—															(n/a)
Maximilian Montessori Academy	Private, Roman Catholic	PK-K	1401b Spring Bank Dr Ste 4	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(270) 689-1402	47	8	1.7	—	14 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 42303

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Owensboro	0.66 mi	35	129^th
Utica	6.39 mi	1	63^rd
Whitesville	12.49 mi	1	97^th
Lewisport	16.15 mi	4	130^th
Calhoun	16.28 mi	4	37^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.