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Enrollment
1,042
Middle
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOWLING GREEN INDEPENDENT·NCES 210057000104
Bowling Green Junior High
900 Campbell Ln, Bowling Green, KY 42104 · (270) 746-2290 · Warren County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,042 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Kentucky public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
572 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 351 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 349 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 342 | 33% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bowling Green Junior High→Bowling Green High School
Based on grade levels within Bowling Green Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bowling Green Junior High
Bowling Green Junior High's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Junior High this school | 1,042 | 54.9% | 45.9% |
| Westport Middle Louisville | 988 | 57.1% | 34.0% |
| Southern Middle School Lexington | 759 | 52.6% | 44.6% |
| Tates Creek Middle School Lexington | 767 | 57.0% | 37.4% |
| Ramsey Middle Louisville | 1,151 | 57.9% | 28.6% |
| Highland Middle Louisville | 639 | 56.0% | 36.3% |
Matched among Kentucky middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bowling Green Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #68 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #69 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #80 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,042 | #7 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #179 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #11 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #146 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #28 of 49 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,042
+322 (+45%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,042 | 58 | 18.0:1 | 55% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 971 | 60.1 | 16.2:1 | 64% (621) |
| 2022-23 | 963 | 56 | 17.2:1 | 65% (622) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 54 | 13.3:1 | 56% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 964 | 56.2 | 17.2:1 | 57% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 921 | 54 | 17.1:1 | 59% (540) |
| 2010-11 | 862 | 51 | 16.9:1 | 58% (496) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 60% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 35 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bowling Green Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (964 to 1,042); teachers up 3% (56.2 to 58).
About Bowling Green Junior High
Students in Bowling Green, Kentucky, attend Bowling Green Junior High, a high-enrollment middle-grades school. There are 1,042 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Kentucky, the average enrollment is about 558.
Bowling Green Independent has 10 schools and 4,765 students, and Bowling Green Junior High is one of those schools.
White students account for 44% of enrollment at Bowling Green Junior High, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 20% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among people living in Warren County, the White share is about 76%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bowling Green Junior High scores 71%.
There are 58 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 18.0:1. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 55% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Bowling Green Junior High holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 70% of Kentucky public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Bowling Green Junior High is 1.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
The school is in Warren County, where median household income comes to about $65,794, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Warren County counts 45 public schools with about 23,324 students.
The closest school to Bowling Green Junior High is Bowling Green High School, located about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 45.9% is above the 35.2% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
The school's enrollment figures are 720 for 2020-21 and 1,042 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. The ratio was 13.3:1 in 2020-21 and 18.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
140,918
Census ACS
Median income
$65,794
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
23,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bowling Green Independent
- Bowling Green High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Dishman McGinnis Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Potter Gray ElementaryElementary · 499 students
- W R McNeill Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- T C Cherry Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Parker-Bennett-Curry SchoolElementary · 400 students
Other schools in Bowling Green
- South Warren High SchoolHigh · 1,548 students
- Greenwood High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
- Bowling Green High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 1,070 students
- Rich Pond ElementaryElementary · 990 students
- Warren East High SchoolHigh · 967 students
Nearby schools
- Bowling Green High School0.9 mi · 1,377
- T C Cherry Elementary School1.2 mi · 431
- W R McNeill Elementary School1.2 mi · 433
- Lost River Elementary1.4 mi · 856
- William H. Natcher Elementary1.5 mi · 713
- Warren Central High School1.6 mi · 1,070
Frequently asked questions
About Bowling Green Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Bowling Green Junior High?
Bowling Green Junior High enrolls approximately 1,042 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bowling Green Junior High serve?
Bowling Green Junior High serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Bowling Green Junior High have?
Bowling Green Junior High employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
How diverse is Bowling Green Junior High?
Bowling Green Junior High reports a student body of 44% White, 21% Hispanic, 20% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Bowling Green Junior High?
Bowling Green Junior High is overseen by Bowling Green Independent in Warren County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.