The Center for Academic Improvement
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Owensboro, Kentucky
The Center for Academic Improvement in Owensboro, Kentucky enrolled 17 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Kentucky high-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 23% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
22 students in 2022-23, 24 students in 2023-24, 17 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 22 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 2023-24 | 24 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 2024-25 | 17 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Kentucky high schools
Among the 334 Kentucky high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection The Center for Academic Improvement enrolled 21 students and reported no counselor; it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent59.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.5% of students were White, 17.6% Black, 5.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White76.5%
- Black17.6%
- Hispanic5.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at The Center for Academic Improvement scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20% or less | 46% | 44.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% or less | 41% (2021-22) | 38.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
High schools in Owensboro
9 public high schools in Owensboro report 2024-25 enrollment; The Center for Academic Improvement is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daviess County High School | 1,750 | 20.6 | 40.3% |
| Owensboro High School | 1,342 | 16.6 | 59.6% |
| Apollo High School | 1,265 | 16.2 | 50.0% |
| Heritage Park High School | 140 | 9.3 | 81.4% |
| Emerson Academy | 104 | 10.4 | 88.5% |
| Virtual Academy | 75 | 75.0 | 68.0% |
| The Center for Academic Improvement | 17 | 17.0 | 82.4% |
| Valley High School | 16 | 16.0 | 75.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about The Center for Academic Improvement
- Heritage Park High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 140 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Apollo High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 1,265 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare The Center for Academic Improvement with Heritage Park High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Daviess County Public Schools spends per student$13,767 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,767
- The largest public schools in KentuckyThe Center for Academic Improvement is the number 306 by size of 349 Kentucky high schools open in 2024-25.#306 of 349
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.8 for high schools.17.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about The Center for Academic Improvement
How many students attend The Center for Academic Improvement?
17 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 22 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Owensboro, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at The Center for Academic Improvement?
17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is The Center for Academic Improvement a Title I school?
The Center for Academic Improvement was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at The Center for Academic Improvement do on state tests?
The students tested at The Center for Academic Improvement scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is The Center for Academic Improvement in?
Daviess County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2101470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210147002470 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.