📍 1335 W 11th Street, Owensboro, Daviess County, 42301
Emerson Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Owensboro, Daviess County. The school has 90 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Owensboro Independent school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 44%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Emerson Academy enrolls 90 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 22% Black or African American and 20% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 45 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
74 of the school's 90 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 72 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Emerson Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-20, state senate district 8, state house district 13.
Emerson Academy is one of 13 schools in Owensboro Independent, based in Owensboro, Kentucky. The district serves 5,049 students district-wide and employs 382 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 90 students, Emerson Academy is smaller than the district average of about 388 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small