Daviess County High School
4255 New Hartford Rd
Owensboro KY, 42303, Daviess County
Phone: 270-852-7300
Ranking: (73 out of 223, top 33%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Daviess County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 91 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 79 | 94 | 97 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,639 | 1,555 | 1,578 | 1,599 | 1,648 | 1,676 | 1,753 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 481 | 29.3% | 451 | 29.0% | 401 | 25.4% | 433 | 27.1% | 465 | 28.2% | 489 | 29.2% | 474 | 27.0% |
Grade 10: | 437 | 26.7% | 387 | 24.9% | 425 | 26.9% | 399 | 25.0% | 430 | 26.1% | 399 | 23.8% | 440 | 25.1% |
Grade 11: | 351 | 21.4% | 393 | 25.3% | 363 | 23.0% | 413 | 25.8% | 372 | 22.6% | 401 | 23.9% | 420 | 24.0% |
Grade 12: | 369 | 22.5% | 324 | 20.8% | 389 | 24.7% | 354 | 22.1% | 381 | 23.1% | 387 | 23.1% | 419 | 23.9% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 824 | 50.3% | 763 | 49.1% | 778 | 49.3% | 809 | 50.6% | 836 | 50.7% | 846 | 50.5% | 905 | 51.6% |
Female: | 815 | 49.7% | 792 | 50.9% | 800 | 50.7% | 790 | 49.4% | 789 | 47.9% | 814 | 48.6% | 836 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 26 | 1.6% | 17 | 1.1% | 13 | 0.8% | 14 | 0.9% | 21 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.1% | 20 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 29 | 1.8% | 20 | 1.3% | 23 | 1.5% | 21 | 1.3% | 25 | 1.5% | 20 | 1.2% | 11 | 0.6% |
Black: | 32 | 2.0% | 27 | 1.7% | 22 | 1.4% | 21 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.1% | 25 | 1.5% | 25 | 1.4% |
White: | 1,521 | 92.8% | 1,469 | 94.5% | 1,501 | 95.1% | 1,524 | 95.3% | 1,568 | 95.1% | 1,604 | 95.7% | 1,689 | 96.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 31 | 1.9% | 22 | 1.4% | 19 | 1.2% | 18 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 449 | 27.4% | 400 | 25.7% | 373 | 23.6% | 433 | 27.1% | 380 | 23.1% | 347 | 20.7% | 355 | 20.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 160 | 9.8% | 164 | 10.5% | 142 | 9.0% | 108 | 6.8% | 163 | 9.9% | 137 | 8.2% | 136 | 7.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.09 | 17.43 | 17.25 | 17.34 | 20.81 | 17.80 | 18.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 62.9% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 60.5% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 46.3% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 36.1% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 64.0% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 45.5% | 39.5% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 46.0% | 37.2% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 27.2% | 25.9% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 41.6% | 40.5% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 60.5% | 56.1% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 66.0% | 60.8% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 36.7% | 34.7% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 71.2% | 57.8% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 46.19% | 42.46% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.89% | 39.85% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.84% | 42.42% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 36.18% | 36.05% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 48.52% | 43.18% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 69.73% | 65.81% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 68.93% | 67.75% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 68.51% | 66% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 64.43% | 67.72% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 61.9% | 66.99% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 49.78% | 48.91% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 46.62% | 45.02% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 47.54% | 46.28% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 37.19% | 40.41% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.71% | 45.86% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 56.5% | 51.34% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.98% | 43.63% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 52.71% | 51.73% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 28.89% | 33.06% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 48.75% | 45.22% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 21.39% | 18.38% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 29.34% | 27.2% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 31.14% | 27.16% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 27.97% | 28.59% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 29.1% | 30.43% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 18.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 79.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,772.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,321.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,414.0 |
* Daviess County 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.