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Owensboro High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1800 Frederica St, Owensboro, KY 42301 · (270) 686-1110 · Part of Owensboro Independent School District

Owensboro’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Kentucky school districts

Directions
Students
1,342
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Owensboro High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Kentucky’s public schools

On the path

Where Owensboro kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Owensboro High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 41.3%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1800 Frederica St, Owensboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9396
Grade 10320
Grade 11291
Grade 12334
Ungraded1
Enrollment over time
1,318’20
1,312’21
1,334’22
1,329’23
1,342’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 16%Black 13%Two or more races 12%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Owensboro High School from Owensboro families.

Other schools in Owensboro Independent School District

The district →
Estes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
C−
492 students13:1
Hager Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Owensboro
120 students10:1
Newton Parrish Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Owensboro
A
545 students15:1
Sutton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Owensboro
B+
535 students16:1
Foust Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Owensboro
C
400 students12:1
Cravens Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Owensboro
D
396 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kentucky’s other public schools; Owensboro’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.