Owensboro Public Schools is a school district

School district

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 that manages the public schools in
Owensboro, Kentucky

Owensboro, Kentucky

Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's...

, USA

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. This school system is independent of the county school system, Daviess County Public Schools

Daviess County Public Schools

Daviess County Public Schools is a school district that manages the public schools inDaviess County, Kentucky, USA; However within the city limits Owensboro Public Schools is an independent district from the county schools.-Apollo High School:...

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Owensboro High School

Owensboro High School is a high school

High school

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 located at 1800 Frederica Street in Owensboro, Kentucky

Owensboro, Kentucky

Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's...

. The school's newspaper is "The Scoop" and its yearbook is the Owensborian. Sports teams and other organizations are usually titled "Red Devils." The swim team is the "Devilfish" while the dance team is the "Devilettes." Ordell, a red blob-like devil with horns and a tail, is the school's anthropomorphic mascot. The primary school colors are red and black, and the secondary color is white.

Owensboro Middle School

Beginning the 2010-2011 school year, Owensboro Middle School will hold students in grades 5-8. The students will be separated into two buildings: a "North Campus," serving grades 7-8 and a "South Campus," serving grades 5-6. The North Campus is located at 1300 Booth Avenue and the South Campus is located at 2631 South Griffith Avenue. The two campuses are separated by a football field that is used by both campuses. The middle school bears the same "Red Devil" team names as Owensboro High School.

Elementary schools

Cravens Elementary

Estes Elementary

Foust Elementary

Hager Preschool

Newton Parrish Elementary

Sutton Elementary