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Enrollment
699
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN COUNTY·NCES 210573001346
Cumberland Trace Elementary
2464 Cumberland Trace Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42103 · (270) 781-1356 · Warren County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
377 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 106 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (106).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
58.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Cumberland Trace Elementary
Cumberland Trace Elementary's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Trace Elementary this school | 699 | 53.9% | 55.4% |
| River Ridge Elementary School Villa Hills | 889 | 55.0% | 49.9% |
| Alvaton Elementary Alvaton | 785 | 53.4% | 57.1% |
| Middletown Elementary Louisville | 573 | 48.7% | 37.3% |
| Farmer Elementary Louisville | 737 | 44.9% | 48.4% |
| Concord Elementary School Paducah | 606 | 52.0% | 59.8% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary 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 Cumberland Trace Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #150 of 669 | #6 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #137 of 668 | #4 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #244 of 674 | #8 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #45 of 744 | #10 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #548 of 674 | #14 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #157 of 674 | #13 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #557 of 721 | #14 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.4% | #26 of 233 | #5 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
699
+173 (+33%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 699 | 42.4 | 16.5:1 | 54% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 36.6 | 16.9:1 | 50% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 37.1 | 16.3:1 | 52% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 43% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 32.5 | 17.3:1 | 49% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 49% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 35% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 27 | 21.5:1 | 31% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 26 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cumberland Trace Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (562 to 699); teachers up 30% (32.5 to 42.4).
About Cumberland Trace Elementary
Students in Bowling Green, Kentucky, attend Cumberland Trace Elementary, a large elementary school. A federal count lists 699 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Kentucky) has about 421 students.
Warren County runs Cumberland Trace Elementary along with 29 other schools, enrolling 18,559 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Cumberland Trace Elementary is 61% White. It is also 16% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Warren County is roughly 76% White. Cumberland Trace Elementary has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, lower than at this school. Cumberland Trace Elementary reports 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Cumberland Trace Elementary is A-. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cumberland Trace Elementary is +10.4 points: 55.4% actual, 45.0% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Warren County show that median household income is about $65,794, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 45 public schools operate in Warren County, serving about 23,324 students.
The school nearest to Cumberland Trace Elementary is Briarwood Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Cumberland Trace Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Cumberland Trace Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 699 was 33% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 526.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Cumberland Trace Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Warren County
- South Warren High SchoolHigh · 1,548 students
- Greenwood High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 1,070 students
- Rich Pond ElementaryElementary · 990 students
- Warren East High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Lost River ElementaryElementary · 856 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
- Bowling Green Junior HighMiddle · 1,042 students
- Rich Pond ElementaryElementary · 990 students
Nearby schools
- Briarwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 685
- Potter Gray Elementary1.8 mi · 499
- Bowling Green High School2.5 mi · 1,377
- Rivendell Elementary2.5 mi · 34
- Rivendell High School2.5 mi · 59
- Greenwood High School2.7 mi · 1,451
Frequently asked questions
About Cumberland Trace ElementaryHow many students attend Cumberland Trace Elementary?
Cumberland Trace Elementary enrolls approximately 699 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Cumberland Trace Elementary serve?
Cumberland Trace Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cumberland Trace Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cumberland Trace Elementary is approximately 16.5:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cumberland Trace Elementary?
Cumberland Trace Elementary reports a student body of 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Cumberland Trace Elementary public or private?
Cumberland Trace Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warren County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.