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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Parker-Bennett-Curry School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOWLING GREEN INDEPENDENT·NCES 210057000102
Parker-Bennett-Curry School
165 Webb Dr, Bowling Green, KY 42101 · (270) 746-2270 · Warren County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% 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
12.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
401 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
23.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
22.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 →
Where Parker-Bennett-Curry School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #636 of 669 | #19 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #613 of 668 | #19 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #642 of 674 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #430 of 744 | #20 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #43 of 674 | #1 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #28 of 674 | #4 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #1 of 721 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.4% | #44 of 233 | #6 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
400
+116 (+41%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 400 | 33.4 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 30 | 12.0:1 | 99% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 31.4 | 11.0:1 | 100% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 94% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 24.5 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 23 | 14.4:1 | 99% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 25 | 18.3:1 | 97% (445) |
| 2000-01 | 183 | 9 | 20.3:1 | 95% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 18 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parker-Bennett-Curry School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (335 to 400); teachers up 36% (24.5 to 33.4).
About Parker-Bennett-Curry School
Parker-Bennett-Curry School is an elementary school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it is part of Bowling Green Independent. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 400 students.
District-wide, Bowling Green Independent has 10 schools and 4,765 students.
The student body at Parker-Bennett-Curry School has no majority group. Black students lead at 37%. The remaining shares are 34% Hispanic, 16% White, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Warren County as a whole is about 9% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.4:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Parker-Bennett-Curry School lands at D, ahead of 10% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 27.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Warren County show that the median household earns about $65,794 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Warren County has 45 public schools with about 23,324 students, including Parker-Bennett-Curry School.
Measured in a straight line, Childrens Crisis Stabilization Unit is about 0.5 miles from Parker-Bennett-Curry School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Parker-Bennett-Curry School is City: Small.
In 2020-21 the school reported 284 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 400. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Parker-Bennett-Curry School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Bowling Green Independent
- Bowling Green High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Bowling Green Junior HighMiddle · 1,042 students
- Dishman McGinnis Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Potter Gray ElementaryElementary · 499 students
- W R McNeill Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- T C Cherry Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 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
- Childrens Crisis Stabilization Unit0.5 mi · 12
- Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr0.7 mi · 35
- Lighthouse Academy1.0 mi · 41
- Jackson Academy1.0 mi · 18
- Warren County Day Treatment1.0 mi · 21
- Beacon Academy1.0 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About Parker-Bennett-Curry SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Parker-Bennett-Curry School?
Parker-Bennett-Curry School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-05.
Is Parker-Bennett-Curry School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parker-Bennett-Curry School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Parker-Bennett-Curry School have?
Parker-Bennett-Curry School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parker-Bennett-Curry School?
At Parker-Bennett-Curry School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 34% Hispanic, 37% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Parker-Bennett-Curry School public or private?
Parker-Bennett-Curry School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bowling Green Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.