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Alumni: what's one memory from Rich Pond Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
990
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN COUNTY·NCES 210573001349
Rich Pond Elementary
530 Rich Pond Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42104 · (270) 781-9627 · Warren County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL990 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
17.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
434 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 | 40 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 139 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 139 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (139).
Student demographics
49%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
68.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
62.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Rich Pond Elementary
Rich Pond Elementary's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Pond Elementary this school | 990 | 43.8% | 61.8% |
| Plano Elementary Bowling Green | 750 | 43.2% | 57.6% |
| Erpenbeck Elementary School Florence | 764 | 36.1% | 67.5% |
| Alvaton Elementary Alvaton | 785 | 53.4% | 57.1% |
| Farmer Elementary Louisville | 737 | 44.9% | 48.4% |
| River Ridge Elementary School Villa Hills | 889 | 55.0% | 49.9% |
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 Rich Pond Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #88 of 669 | #1 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #90 of 668 | #1 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #67 of 674 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 990 | #3 of 744 | #1 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #629 of 674 | #19 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #219 of 674 | #15 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #639 of 721 | #17 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +68.9% | #1 of 233 | #1 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
990
+247 (+33%) vs 2020
+89% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 990 | 56 | 17.7:1 | 44% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 941 | 49 | 19.2:1 | 43% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 876 | 47 | 18.6:1 | 45% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 43% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 35.6 | 16.5:1 | 40% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 39% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 735 | 41 | 17.9:1 | 27% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 25 | 25.2:1 | 25% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 26 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rich Pond Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 69% (586 to 990); teachers up 57% (35.6 to 56).
About Rich Pond Elementary
Rich Pond Elementary is a large elementary school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, one of the schools in Warren County. It educates 990 students in pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421 students.
Warren County counts 30 schools and 18,559 students, including Rich Pond Elementary.
A majority of students at Rich Pond Elementary, 70%, are White. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Rich Pond Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
Teachers at Rich Pond Elementary total 56 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.7:1. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 434 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 44%. Among public schools in Warren County, the average eligibility rate is 61%.
allk12 grades Rich Pond Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.7%.
Warren County census figures show that median household income is about $65,794, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 45 public schools operate in Warren County, serving about 23,324 students.
The closest other public school is South Warren Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 42.3% on proficiency, and Rich Pond Elementary is above that at 61.8%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 990 was 33% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 743.
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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
- Warren East High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Lost River ElementaryElementary · 856 students
- Jennings Creek ElementaryElementary · 852 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
- Warren East High SchoolHigh · 967 students
Nearby schools
- South Warren Middle School0.3 mi · 805
- South Warren High School0.4 mi · 1,548
- Rockfield Elementary2.8 mi · 674
- Jody Richards Elementary2.9 mi · 754
- Lost River Elementary4.2 mi · 856
- Jennings Creek Elementary4.8 mi · 852
Frequently asked questions
About Rich Pond ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rich Pond Elementary?
Rich Pond Elementary enrolls approximately 990 students in grades PK-06.
Is Rich Pond Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rich Pond Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rich Pond Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rich Pond Elementary is approximately 17.7:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rich Pond Elementary?
Rich Pond Elementary reports a student body of 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Rich Pond Elementary?
Rich Pond 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.