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Schools in Pleasant Ridge

Pleasant Ridge’s public schools

Daviess County School District and Ohio County School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Ridge. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?15/25schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 10% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024 · Daviess County
Students per teacher
16.3
KY 15.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
14,347 students on the public path
In brief

Pleasant Ridge’s schools, in brief

School by school

15 of Pleasant Ridge’s 25 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Highland Elementary School places highest (better than 89%); Meadow Lands Elementary School lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

18 elementary schools serve Pleasant Ridge, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and three high schools: Daviess County High School, Apollo High School and Ohio County High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pleasant Ridge, with each school’s own grade.

18 schools teach K in Pleasant Ridge’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A, so check the specific school.
Wayland Alexander Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hartford
A−
635 students16:1Rate it →
Beaver Dam Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Beaver Dam
B
601 students18:1Rate it →
Tamarack Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
A−
564 students16:1Rate it →
Deer Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
B+
480 students19:1Rate it →
Meadow Lands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
C−
479 students18:1Rate it →
Southern Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Utica
A
468 students17:1Rate it →
Country Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
A
462 students16:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
A
440 students16:1Rate it →
F T Burns Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
B−
440 students16:1Rate it →
East View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
C+
440 students16:1Rate it →
Audubon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
B−
408 students15:1Rate it →
Whitesville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitesville
B+
363 students16:1Rate it →
Sorgho Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
B−
341 students13:1Rate it →
West Louisville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
A
319 students15:1Rate it →
Southern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Beaver Dam
C
269 students15:1Rate it →
Fordsville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fordsville
B−
245 students16:1Rate it →
Western Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centertown
C
221 students13:1Rate it →
Horse Branch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Horse Branch
B+
168 students13:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–518 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Daviess County School District.

Two districts serve Pleasant Ridge

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Daviess County School District46%
State average 44.7% · 5680 students tested
Math · PK–12, Daviess County School District41%
State average 37.8% · 5717 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ohio County School District45%
State average 44.7% · 1994 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ohio County School District35%
State average 37.8% · 1998 students tested

Pleasant Ridge vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Pleasant Ridge’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pleasant Ridge—Daviess County PK–12 · Ohio County PK–12

Every school in Pleasant Ridge

25 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Pleasant Ridgein other towns
Wayland Alexander Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hartford
A−
635 students16:1Rate it →
Beaver Dam Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Beaver Dam
B
601 students18:1Rate it →
Tamarack Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
A−
564 students16:1Rate it →
Deer Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
B+
480 students19:1Rate it →
Meadow Lands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
C−
479 students18:1Rate it →
Southern Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Utica
A
468 students17:1Rate it →
Country Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
A
462 students16:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
A
440 students16:1Rate it →
F T Burns Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
B−
440 students16:1Rate it →
East View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
C+
440 students16:1Rate it →
Audubon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
B−
408 students15:1Rate it →
Whitesville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitesville
B+
363 students16:1Rate it →
Sorgho Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
B−
341 students13:1Rate it →
West Louisville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owensboro
A
319 students15:1Rate it →
Southern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Beaver Dam
C
269 students15:1Rate it →
Fordsville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fordsville
B−
245 students16:1Rate it →
Western Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Centertown
C
221 students13:1Rate it →
Horse Branch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Horse Branch
B+
168 students13:1Rate it →
Daviess County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Owensboro
A−
870 students17:1Rate it →
College View Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Owensboro
B−
821 students16:1Rate it →
F T Burns Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Owensboro
B−
757 students15:1Rate it →
Ohio County Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hartford
B
523 students16:1Rate it →
Daviess County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Owensboro
B+
1,750 students21:1Rate it →
Apollo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Owensboro
B−
1,265 students16:1Rate it →
Ohio County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hartford
A−
1,018 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Pleasant Ridge’s schools

Are Pleasant Ridge’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pleasant Ridge. Daviess County School District and Ohio County School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Ridge. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 15 of its 25 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pleasant Ridge in?

Daviess County School District and Ohio County School District.

Where do Pleasant Ridge kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Daviess County High School, Apollo High School and Ohio County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.