Apollo High School
2280 Tamarack Rd
Owensboro KY, 42301, Daviess County
Phone: 270-852-7100
Ranking: 
(106 out of 223, top 48%)*
(106 out of 223, top 48%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Daviess County 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 | 79 | 82 | 77 | 65 | 81 | 82 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,344 | 1,321 | 1,333 | 1,330 | 1,353 | 1,391 | 1,421 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 371 | 27.6% | 383 | 29.0% | 333 | 25.0% | 359 | 27.0% | 344 | 25.4% | 372 | 26.7% | 388 | 27.3% |
| Grade 10: | 370 | 27.5% | 318 | 24.1% | 359 | 26.9% | 333 | 25.0% | 355 | 26.2% | 360 | 25.9% | 356 | 25.1% |
| Grade 11: | 304 | 22.6% | 327 | 24.8% | 321 | 24.1% | 339 | 25.5% | 328 | 24.2% | 338 | 24.3% | 335 | 23.6% |
| Grade 12: | 297 | 22.1% | 289 | 21.9% | 309 | 23.2% | 293 | 22.0% | 323 | 23.9% | 321 | 23.1% | 342 | 24.1% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.3% | 11 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 649 | 48.3% | 660 | 50.0% | 652 | 48.9% | 648 | 48.7% | 669 | 49.4% | 692 | 49.7% | 707 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 695 | 51.7% | 661 | 50.0% | 681 | 51.1% | 682 | 51.3% | 651 | 48.1% | 671 | 48.2% | 690 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 18 | 1.3% | 9 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.8% | 15 | 1.1% | 12 | 0.9% | 15 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 35 | 2.6% | 39 | 3.0% | 39 | 2.9% | 23 | 1.7% | 19 | 1.4% | 20 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 78 | 5.8% | 78 | 5.9% | 84 | 6.3% | 79 | 5.9% | 80 | 5.9% | 71 | 5.1% | 74 | 5.2% |
| White: | 1,162 | 86.5% | 1,148 | 86.9% | 1,160 | 87.0% | 1,192 | 89.6% | 1,217 | 89.9% | 1,265 | 90.9% | 1,298 | 91.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 49 | 3.6% | 44 | 3.3% | 37 | 2.8% | 21 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 534 | 39.7% | 498 | 37.7% | 467 | 35.0% | 536 | 40.3% | 429 | 31.7% | 379 | 27.2% | 373 | 26.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 159 | 11.8% | 172 | 13.0% | 192 | 14.4% | 125 | 9.4% | 174 | 12.9% | 158 | 11.4% | 144 | 10.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.72 | 16.75 | 16.22 | 17.20 | 20.88 | 17.10 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 62.9% | 50.7% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 60.5% | 51.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 46.3% | 42.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 36.1% | 45.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 64.0% | 61.7% |
| K-PREP EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 41.9% | 39.5% | 40% |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 34.8% | 37.2% | 36.0% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 25.7% | 25.9% | 30.3% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 42.9% | 40.5% | 36.3% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 51.7% | 56.1% | 52.2% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 59.9% | 60.8% | 55.8% |
| 2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 36.9% | 34.7% | 39.5% |
| 2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 49.4% | 57.8% | 51.3% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.74% | 42.46% | 39.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 36.57% | 39.85% | 38.53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.99% | 42.42% | 41.19% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 36.01% | 36.05% | 40.28% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 36.73% | 43.18% | 45.98% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 64.16% | 65.81% | 60.15% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 66.11% | 67.75% | 60.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 63.25% | 66% | 61.84% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 72.44% | 67.72% | 61.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 73.33% | 66.99% | 65.91% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.28% | 48.91% | 41.65% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.49% | 45.02% | 41.28% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 45.06% | 46.28% | 41.22% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 44.35% | 40.41% | 41.14% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 38.78% | 45.86% | 41.37% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 48.43% | 51.34% | 43.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.07% | 43.63% | 38.42% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 50.58% | 51.73% | 40.68% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 38.1% | 33.06% | 39.86% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.82% | 45.22% | 41.49% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 15.57% | 18.38% | 19.79% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 26.35% | 27.2% | 29.73% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 25.66% | 27.16% | 34.97% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 29.32% | 28.59% | 35.94% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 32.07% | 30.43% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 22.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 78.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 86.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,804.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,535.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,705.0 |
* Apollo High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.