Foust Elementary School
601 Foust Ave
Owensboro KY, 42301, Daviess County
Phone: 270-686-1060
Ranking: 
(751 out of 943, bottom 20%)*
(751 out of 943, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
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: | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 27 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 387 | 387 | 394 | 326 | 316 | 270 | 358 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 88 | 22.7% | 77 | 19.9% | 97 | 24.6% | 65 | 19.9% | 63 | 19.9% | 66 | 24.4% | 71 | 19.8% |
| Grade 1: | 96 | 24.8% | 95 | 24.5% | 86 | 21.8% | 89 | 27.3% | 81 | 25.6% | 54 | 20.0% | 58 | 16.2% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 18.3% | 70 | 18.1% | 74 | 18.8% | 71 | 21.8% | 67 | 21.2% | 55 | 20.4% | 56 | 15.6% |
| Grade 3: | 62 | 16.0% | 71 | 18.3% | 76 | 19.3% | 51 | 15.6% | 55 | 17.4% | 56 | 20.7% | 54 | 15.1% |
| Grade 4: | 70 | 18.1% | 74 | 19.1% | 61 | 15.5% | 50 | 15.3% | 50 | 15.8% | 39 | 14.4% | 59 | 16.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 188 | 48.6% | 207 | 53.5% | 211 | 53.6% | 170 | 52.1% | 140 | 44.3% | 116 | 43.0% | 175 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 199 | 51.4% | 180 | 46.5% | 183 | 46.4% | 156 | 47.9% | 118 | 37.3% | 103 | 38.1% | 127 | 35.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 47 | 12.1% | 36 | 9.3% | 29 | 7.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 42 | 10.9% | 33 | 8.5% | 40 | 10.2% | 31 | 9.5% | 14 | 4.4% | 10 | 3.7% | 19 | 5.3% |
| Black: | 63 | 16.3% | 69 | 17.8% | 68 | 17.3% | 68 | 20.9% | 61 | 19.3% | 66 | 24.4% | 89 | 24.9% |
| White: | 176 | 45.5% | 187 | 48.3% | 189 | 48.0% | 176 | 54.0% | 190 | 60.1% | 149 | 55.2% | 196 | 54.7% |
| 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: | 58 | 15.0% | 61 | 15.8% | 67 | 17.0% | 50 | 15.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 305 | 78.8% | 318 | 82.2% | 324 | 82.2% | 288 | 88.3% | 280 | 88.6% | 227 | 84.1% | 319 | 89.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 0.5% | 19 | 4.9% | 22 | 5.6% | 18 | 5.5% | 20 | 6.3% | 19 | 7.0% | 18 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.33 | 14.88 | 15.15 | 12.78 | 19.63 | 10.00 | 10.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 40.4% | 42.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 43.0% | 43.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 41.6% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 47.3% | 47.6% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 56.6% | 49.1% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 53.3% | 53.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 30.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 39.1% | 43.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 50.4% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 43.6% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 70.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 74.5% | 68.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 46.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 53.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,415.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,233.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,724.0 |
* Foust Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.