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What's the one class at Jennings Creek Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
852
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN COUNTY·NCES 210573002465
Jennings Creek Elementary
2617 Russellville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101 · (270) 904-9200 · Warren County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL852 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
739 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 | 79 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (104).
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
30.8%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
29.8%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Jennings Creek Elementary
Jennings Creek Elementary's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Creek Elementary this school | 852 | 86.7% | 27.6% |
| Lost River Elementary Bowling Green | 856 | 78.4% | 26.8% |
| Gutermuth Elementary Louisville | 451 | 78.0% | 27.6% |
| Goldsmith Elementary Louisville | 651 | 71.6% | 27.6% |
| Auburndale Elementary Louisville | 596 | 75.7% | 27.1% |
| Warren Elementary Bowling Green | 714 | 86.0% | 16.6% |
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 Jennings Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #582 of 669 | #15 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #542 of 668 | #15 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #596 of 674 | #17 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 852 | #8 of 744 | #3 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #442 of 674 | #8 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.9% | #1 of 674 | #1 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #47 of 721 | #2 of 20 |
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
852
+83 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 852 | 54.8 | 15.5:1 | 87% (739) |
| 2023-24 | 819 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 79% (651) |
| 2022-23 | 744 | 49.6 | 15.0:1 | 81% (602) |
| 2020-21 | 769 | 49 | 15.7:1 | 76% (587) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jennings Creek Elementary.
About Jennings Creek Elementary
Jennings Creek Elementary is an elementary school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it is part of Warren County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 852 students in pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421 students, so this school is 102% bigger than average.
In Warren County, 30 schools enroll a combined 18,559 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Jennings Creek Elementary. The largest is White students, at 29%. Next come 22% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 20% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 76% White among all Warren County residents. Jennings Creek Elementary's diversity index is 78%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 15.5 students per teacher and 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 87%. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Warren County.
Jennings Creek Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 17% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 32.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Warren County, the median household income is $65,794, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Jennings Creek Elementary is one of 45 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Henry F. Moss Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Jennings Creek Elementary places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 852 students in 2024-25, 83 more than the 769 it had in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Jennings Creek Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Henry F. Moss Middle School0.1 mi · 580
- Lost River Elementary1.0 mi · 856
- Warren Elementary1.6 mi · 714
- Bowling Green Junior High1.7 mi · 1,042
- Warren Central High School1.8 mi · 1,070
- GEO International High School1.8 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Jennings Creek ElementaryHow large is Jennings Creek Elementary?
Jennings Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 852 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Jennings Creek Elementary serve?
Jennings Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Jennings Creek Elementary?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Jennings Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Jennings Creek Elementary?
Jennings Creek Elementary reports a student body of 29% White, 22% Hispanic, 20% Black, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Jennings Creek Elementary?
Jennings Creek Elementary is overseen by Warren County in Warren County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.