Owensboro High School
1800 Frederica St
Owensboro KY, 42301, Daviess County
Phone: 270-686-1110
Ranking: (61 out of 223, top 27%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Owensboro Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 76 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 60 | 77 | 78 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,133 | 1,125 | 1,047 | 1,015 | 998 | 976 | 1,029 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 312 | 27.5% | 337 | 30.0% | 297 | 28.4% | 304 | 30.0% | 304 | 30.5% | 271 | 27.8% | 267 | 25.9% |
Grade 10: | 289 | 25.5% | 270 | 24.0% | 283 | 27.0% | 253 | 24.9% | 250 | 25.1% | 229 | 23.5% | 261 | 25.4% |
Grade 11: | 260 | 22.9% | 282 | 25.1% | 243 | 23.2% | 252 | 24.8% | 222 | 22.2% | 242 | 24.8% | 256 | 24.9% |
Grade 12: | 262 | 23.1% | 232 | 20.6% | 222 | 21.2% | 203 | 20.0% | 214 | 21.4% | 233 | 23.9% | 243 | 23.6% |
Ungraded: | 10 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 580 | 51.2% | 588 | 52.3% | 544 | 52.0% | 529 | 52.1% | 498 | 49.9% | 477 | 48.9% | 497 | 48.3% |
Female: | 553 | 48.8% | 537 | 47.7% | 503 | 48.0% | 486 | 47.9% | 460 | 46.1% | 461 | 47.2% | 503 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 34 | 3.0% | 24 | 2.1% | 16 | 1.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 44 | 3.9% | 31 | 2.8% | 27 | 2.6% | 22 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.6% | 12 | 1.2% |
Black: | 217 | 19.2% | 224 | 19.9% | 207 | 19.8% | 206 | 20.3% | 193 | 19.3% | 192 | 19.7% | 211 | 20.5% |
White: | 777 | 68.6% | 787 | 70.0% | 753 | 71.9% | 754 | 74.3% | 758 | 76.0% | 742 | 76.0% | 776 | 75.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 57 | 5.0% | 55 | 4.9% | 41 | 3.9% | 25 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 653 | 57.6% | 646 | 57.4% | 548 | 52.3% | 600 | 59.1% | 554 | 55.5% | 510 | 52.3% | 566 | 55.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 93 | 8.2% | 96 | 8.5% | 97 | 9.3% | 90 | 8.9% | 103 | 10.3% | 109 | 11.2% | 87 | 8.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.94 | 15.28 | 13.77 | 13.44 | 16.61 | 12.70 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 51.5% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 45.8% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 33.2% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 31.3% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 37.5% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 49.1% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 12.6% | 11.7% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 22.9% | 21.3% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 17.8% | 16.8% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 32.2% | 29.7% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 41.4% | 38.7% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 49.0% | 47.6% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 27.8% | 26.1% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 53.8% | 49.8% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.97% | 43.78% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 33.88% | 33.88% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 45.83% | 45.83% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 41.4% | 41.4% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.64% | 43.64% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 63.74% | 63.88% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 60.47% | 60.47% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 77.78% | 77.78% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 68.16% | 68.16% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 63.57% | 63.57% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 49.14% | 48.93% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.15% | 42.15% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 48.33% | 48.33% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.79% | 42.79% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 53.65% | 53.42% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 39.67% | 39.67% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 46.25% | 46.25% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.47% | 40.47% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 44.07% | 44.07% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 23.04% | 23.04% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.44% | 40.27% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.52% | 40.77% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 44.7% | 44.7% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.36% | 42.36% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 28.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 72.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,281.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,129.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,375.0 |
* Owensboro High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.