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Schools in Whitesville

Whitesville’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?10/17schools 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
Students per teacher
16.3
KY 15.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
10,667 students on the public path
In brief

Whitesville’s schools, in brief

School by school

10 of Whitesville’s 17 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

12 elementary schools serve Whitesville, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Daviess County High School and Apollo 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 Whitesville, with each school’s own grade.

12 schools teach K in Whitesville’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–512 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

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

The district

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

Reading46%
State average 44.7% · 5680 students tested
Math41%
State average 37.8% · 5717 students tested

Whitesville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Whitesville—Daviess County

Every school in Whitesville

19 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 Whitesvillein other towns
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
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 →
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 →
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 →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

Questions about Whitesville’s schools

Are Whitesville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Whitesville. Daviess County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitesville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 17 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Whitesville in?

Daviess County School District.

Where do Whitesville kids go to high school?

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

Are there private schools in Whitesville?

Yes: St. Mary of the Woods School (grades PK–8, 291 students) and Trinity High School (grades 9–12, 88 students).

Parents talk

What Whitesville families are saying about 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.