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Enrollment
754
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN COUNTY·NCES 210573002327
Jody Richards Elementary
2100 Elrod Rd., Bowling Green, KY 42104 · (270) 904-1901 · Warren County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- BTest 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
16.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
383 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 | 45 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (104).
Student demographics
60%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
51.8%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
48.8%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Jody Richards Elementary
Jody Richards Elementary's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jody Richards Elementary this school | 754 | 50.8% | 47.6% |
| Brenda Cowan Elementary Lexington | 586 | 44.9% | 47.7% |
| Wellington Elementary Lexington | 608 | 36.0% | 66.9% |
| Lowe Elementary Louisville | 608 | 25.2% | 52.9% |
| William H. Natcher Elementary Bowling Green | 713 | 72.8% | 55.5% |
| Tamarack Elementary School Owensboro | 564 | 67.0% | 65.6% |
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 Jody Richards Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #273 of 669 | #9 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #248 of 668 | #9 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #298 of 674 | #10 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #26 of 744 | #5 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #542 of 674 | #13 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #150 of 674 | #12 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #587 of 721 | #16 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #230 of 233 | #13 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
754
-64 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 754 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 51% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 46 | 16.9:1 | 49% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 737 | 48 | 15.3:1 | 48% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 818 | 44 | 18.6:1 | 44% (363) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 37.5 | 20.0:1 | 29% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 40 | 18.2:1 | 22% (159) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jody Richards Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (751 to 754); teachers up 23% (37.5 to 46).
About Jody Richards Elementary
Jody Richards Elementary is a large elementary school with an address in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 754 students. That is 79% larger than the average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
A total of 30 schools make up Warren County, with 18,559 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Jody Richards Elementary is 56% White. Enrollment also includes 27% Asian, 7% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 19 points below the 76% share among Warren County residents. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Jody Richards Elementary are from different groups.
Staffing at Jody Richards Elementary comes to 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.4:1. On the income side, 51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Warren County average 61%.
Jody Richards Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 54% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Jody Richards Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.6%, compared with a predicted 46.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Warren County, the median household earns about $65,794 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Warren County has 45 public schools with about 23,324 students, including Jody Richards Elementary.
Jody Richards Elementary is about 2.1 miles from William H. Natcher Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Jody Richards Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 818 to 754, an 8% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.6:1 to 16.4:1.
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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 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
- William H. Natcher Elementary2.1 mi · 713
- Lost River Elementary2.5 mi · 856
- Drakes Creek Middle School2.7 mi · 704
- Rich Pond Elementary2.9 mi · 990
- Greenwood High School2.9 mi · 1,451
- Bowling Green Junior High3.1 mi · 1,042
Frequently asked questions
About Jody Richards ElementaryHow large is Jody Richards Elementary?
Jody Richards Elementary enrolls approximately 754 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Jody Richards Elementary serve?
Jody Richards Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Jody Richards Elementary have?
Jody Richards Elementary employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
How diverse is Jody Richards Elementary?
Jody Richards Elementary reports a student body of 56% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Black, 27% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Jody Richards Elementary?
Jody Richards Elementary is overseen by Warren County in Warren County.
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