Summary:
ZIP code 42303 has seven elementary schools: two in Owensboro Independent and five in Daviess County. Newton Parrish serves kindergarten through fifth grade; the other six serve prekindergarten through fifth. In 2025–2026, the 68 available school results averaged 5 percentage points above matching state results, but that broad average hides substantial variation. The key takeaway is that four schools averaged at least 10 points above the state, while Estes averaged 16 points below.
Newton Parrish, Highland, Country Heights and Deer Park had the strongest overall results, averaging 12, 12, 11 and 10 points above the state, respectively. Their strengths differ: Country Heights led fifth-grade writing at 72% and social studies at 68%, while Highland had 17% in writing—a 55-point spread between them. Deer Park led fourth-grade reading with 72%, and Newton Parrish led fifth-grade math with 64%. Meadow Lands and East View were modestly above the state, averaging 3 and 2 points higher.
East View showed the broadest recent improvement: all ten available results rose or held steady year over year, with an average increase of 12 points per result. Highland had a more mixed pattern, including a 25-point rise in fourth-grade math but a 44-point drop in fifth-grade writing. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Highland rose from 58 to 78, and its rating went from three to four stars; Estes fell from the 31st to the 12th percentile and from two stars to one. All seven schools report free/reduced lunch eligible figures for sy 2024–2025; rates range from 43% at Highland to 91% at Estes, but similar rates do not correspond to similar results. Estes’ fourth-grade math and fifth-grade writing results are state-suppressed and unknown.
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