Jody Richards Elementary

Located at 2100 Elrod Rd., in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Jody Richards Elementary is a large K-5 school that teaches 754 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Warren County. Enrollment runs roughly 79% above the state mean of about 421.

Jody Richards Elementary is one of 30 schools operated by Warren County, a district that teaches 18,559 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Jody Richards Elementary lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Asian, 7% Black, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Warren County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Jody Richards Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at Jody Richards Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Warren County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jody Richards Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Warren County put median household earnings sit near $65,794, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Warren County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,324 students), Jody Richards Elementary is one campus in the mix.

William H. Natcher Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jody Richards Elementary comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 51.2%.

Jody Richards Elementary operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jody Richards Elementary has changed only slightly, going from 751 students in 2018 to 754 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 76% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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