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Daviess County Schools
Daviess County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Daviess County (Owensboro). SchoolGrade grades 21 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Daviess County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Daviess County
20 of 21 schools in Daviess County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 3C: 10D: 6F: 1
Best schools in Daviess County
Statewide rankings: all 225 high schools in Kentucky · all 207 middle schools in Kentucky · all 676 elementary schools in Kentucky
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- Highland Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Country Heights Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Daviess County Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C+ Southern Oaks Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Daviess County High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Tamarack Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C West Louisville Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Deer Park Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Whitesville Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C- Sorgho Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Daviess County
High schools (4)
- C- Apollo High School, Owensboro
- C Daviess County High School, Owensboro
- F Heritage Park High School, Owensboro
- Valley High School, Owensboro
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D+ College View Middle School, Owensboro
- B- Daviess County Middle School, Owensboro
- D+ F T Burns Middle School, Owensboro
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- C- Audubon Elementary School, Owensboro
- B- Country Heights Elementary School, Owensboro
- C Deer Park Elementary School, Owensboro
- D+ East View Elementary School, Owensboro
- C- F T Burns Elementary School, Owensboro
- B- Highland Elementary School, Owensboro
- D Meadow Lands Elementary School, Owensboro
- C- Sorgho Elementary School, Owensboro
- C+ Southern Oaks Elementary School, Utica
- C Tamarack Elementary School, Owensboro
- D+ Valley Elementary School, Owensboro
- C West Louisville Elementary School, Owensboro
- C Whitesville Elementary School, Whitesville
Other schools and academies (1)
- D+ The Center For Academic Improvement, Owensboro
Where Daviess County schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Owensboro (19)
- Utica (1)
- Whitesville (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Daviess County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 11,005 students with 678 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,656 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2101470
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Owensboro Independent (10 schools, 3 mi)
- McLean County (6 schools, 17 mi)
- Hancock County (4 schools, 18 mi)
- Ohio County (10 schools, 22 mi)
- Henderson County (13 schools, 27 mi)
- Breckinridge County (6 schools, 36 mi)
- Muhlenberg County (9 schools, 36 mi)
- Webster County (6 schools, 36 mi)
Questions about Daviess County
How many schools are in Daviess County?
SchoolGrade grades 21 public schools in Daviess County, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Daviess County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Owensboro, Utica, Whitesville.
How good are the schools in Daviess County?
Across the 20 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 29.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 38%. 20% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Daviess County?
11,005 students were enrolled in Daviess County in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Daviess County?
Daviess County is in Kentucky, based in Daviess County, with its district office in Owensboro. Its boundary covers about 451 sq mi.