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What's something Potter Gray Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOWLING GREEN INDEPENDENT·NCES 210057000103
Potter Gray Elementary
610 Wakefield Dr., Bowling Green, KY 42103 · (270) 746-2280 · Warren County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
18.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
166 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
46%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
62.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
56.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Potter Gray Elementary
Potter Gray Elementary's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potter Gray Elementary this school | 499 | 33.3% | 57.5% |
| North Pointe Elementary School Hebron | 429 | 29.8% | 59.4% |
| Donald E. Cline Elementary School Cold Spring | 398 | 33.7% | 65.4% |
| Centerfield Elementary School Crestwood | 519 | 33.5% | 48.8% |
| Old Mill Elementary School Mount Washington | 591 | 33.2% | 45.8% |
| Clays Mill Elementary School Lexington | 527 | 27.1% | 74.9% |
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 Potter Gray Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #125 of 669 | #3 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #152 of 668 | #5 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #129 of 674 | #4 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #244 of 744 | #14 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #647 of 674 | #20 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #230 of 674 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #683 of 721 | #20 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #79 of 233 | #7 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
499
+161 (+48%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 499 | 27.1 | 18.4:1 | 33% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 24.3 | 19.0:1 | 35% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 32% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 26% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 25.9 | 17.2:1 | 28% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 26 | 17.3:1 | 27% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 23 | 19.0:1 | 20% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 23% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 21 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Potter Gray Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (445 to 499); teachers up 5% (25.9 to 27.1).
About Potter Gray Elementary
Potter Gray Elementary, located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 499 students.
Potter Gray Elementary reports to Bowling Green Independent, which has 10 schools and 4,765 students.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at Potter Gray Elementary. Smaller groups are 9% Black, 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. For comparison, Warren County is about 76% White. Potter Gray Elementary has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Potter Gray Elementary total 27.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 33%. The average for public schools in Warren County is 61%.
The allk12 Grade for Potter Gray Elementary is B+. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Potter Gray Elementary are 4.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (57.5% actual, 52.6% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Warren County show that median household income is about $65,794, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 45 public schools operate in Warren County, serving about 23,324 students.
The nearest other public school, Briarwood Elementary School, is about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Potter Gray Elementary is 1st of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Potter Gray Elementary is City: Small.
In 2020-21 the school reported 338 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 499. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.4:1 to 18.4:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Potter Gray Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- W R McNeill Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- T C Cherry Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Parker-Bennett-Curry SchoolElementary · 400 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
- Briarwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 685
- Childrens Crisis Stabilization Unit1.3 mi · 12
- T C Cherry Elementary School1.7 mi · 431
- Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr1.7 mi · 35
- Parker-Bennett-Curry School1.7 mi · 400
- Cumberland Trace Elementary1.8 mi · 699
Frequently asked questions
About Potter Gray ElementaryHow large is Potter Gray Elementary?
Potter Gray Elementary enrolls approximately 499 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Potter Gray Elementary serve?
Potter Gray Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Potter Gray Elementary?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Potter Gray Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Potter Gray Elementary?
Student demographics at Potter Gray Elementary are roughly 72% White, 5% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Potter Gray Elementary in?
Potter Gray Elementary is part of Bowling Green Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.