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Enrollment
580
Middle
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN COUNTY·NCES 210573001604
Henry F. Moss Middle School
2565 Russellville Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42101 · (270) 843-0166 · Warren County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Kentucky public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
523 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 7 | 286 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 294 | 51% |
Student demographics
78%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
30.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
25.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Henry F. Moss Middle School
Henry F. Moss Middle School's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry F. Moss Middle School this school | 580 | 90.2% | 24.3% |
| Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North Louisville | 470 | 78.3% | 15.0% |
| Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South Louisville | 543 | 78.6% | 12.1% |
| Holmes Middle School Covington | 631 | 83.5% | 23.7% |
| Newburg Middle Louisville | 615 | 67.8% | 26.4% |
| Owensboro Middle School Owensboro | 790 | 71.6% | 28.4% |
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 Henry F. Moss Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #200 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #193 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #197 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #101 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #30 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.6% | #1 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #1 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #32 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
580
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 580 | 42 | 13.8:1 | 90% (523) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 36.9 | 15.9:1 | 89% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 36.5 | 15.5:1 | 89% (506) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 79% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 38.9 | 14.0:1 | 81% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 84% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 57% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 554 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 47% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 554 | 29 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry F. Moss Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (543 to 580); teachers up 8% (38.9 to 42).
About Henry F. Moss Middle School
Henry F. Moss Middle School is one of the public schools in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It is a medium-sized middle school. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 580 students.
Henry F. Moss Middle School is one school in Warren County, a system of 30 schools with 18,559 students.
Henry F. Moss Middle School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 29%. It is also 27% Hispanic, 22% Black, 14% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Warren County's residents are about 76% White, 47 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Henry F. Moss Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 78%.
Henry F. Moss Middle School operates with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.8:1. That ratio is under the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. Henry F. Moss Middle School reports 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 29 points above the 61% average for public schools in Warren County.
The allk12 Grade for Henry F. Moss Middle School is C-. Compared with Kentucky public middle schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Henry F. Moss Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.3% and a predicted 31.6%.
Federal survey data for Warren County show that median household income is about $65,794, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 45 public schools operate in Warren County, serving about 23,324 students.
Jennings Creek Elementary is the public school closest to Henry F. Moss Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Henry F. Moss Middle School ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 580, 3% above the 565 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Henry F. Moss Middle School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Jennings Creek Elementary0.1 mi · 852
- Lost River Elementary1.0 mi · 856
- Warren Elementary1.5 mi · 714
- Bowling Green Junior High1.6 mi · 1,042
- Warren Central High School1.7 mi · 1,070
- GEO International High School1.7 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Henry F. Moss Middle SchoolHow many students attend Henry F. Moss Middle School?
Henry F. Moss Middle School enrolls approximately 580 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Henry F. Moss Middle School serve?
Henry F. Moss Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Henry F. Moss Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Henry F. Moss Middle School is approximately 13.8:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Henry F. Moss Middle School?
At Henry F. Moss Middle School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 27% Hispanic, 22% Black, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Henry F. Moss Middle School in?
Henry F. Moss Middle School is part of Warren County.
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