Newton Parrish Elementary School

Regular School · Owensboro, KY

Newton Parrish Elementary School is a regular school school in Owensboro, Kentucky, serving grades KG–05 with 545 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

545

Teachers (FTE)

36.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	348	64%
Two or more races	70	13%
Hispanic/Latino	54	10%
Black or African American	42	8%
Asian	27	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	545	265M / 280F

English Language Learners: 5 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	47.0% +15.8pp	31.2%	247
Reading Proficiency	49.0% +6.5pp	42.5%	247
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	79

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.34 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

54 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

138

25.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	545	100%

Contact & Location

510 Byers Ave

Owensboro, KY 42303

Phone: (270)686-1100

District

Owensboro Independent

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,567

District enrollment: 5,040

Other Schools in District

Cravens Elementary School Elementary
Estes Elementary School Elementary
Foust Elementary School Elementary
Sutton Elementary School Elementary
Emerson Academy High
Owensboro High School High
Owensboro Innovation Academy High
Owensboro Innovation Middle School Middle

View all 12 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 42303) → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

210459001135

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD