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Which teacher or staff member at Rockfield Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
674
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN COUNTY·NCES 210573001351
Rockfield Elementary
7597 Russellville Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42101 · (270) 843-8437 · Warren County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL674 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-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
16.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
447 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 | 58 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (102).
Student demographics
56%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
50.8%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
44.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Rockfield Elementary
Rockfield Elementary's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockfield Elementary this school | 674 | 66.3% | 45.1% |
| Tamarack Elementary School Owensboro | 564 | 67.0% | 65.6% |
| Deer Park Elementary School Owensboro | 480 | 63.1% | 48.8% |
| Alvaton Elementary Alvaton | 785 | 53.4% | 57.1% |
| River Ridge Elementary School Villa Hills | 889 | 55.0% | 49.9% |
| Newton Parrish Elementary School Owensboro | 545 | 66.4% | 58.2% |
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 Rockfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #317 of 669 | #11 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #332 of 668 | #11 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #324 of 674 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 674 | #56 of 744 | #12 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #523 of 674 | #12 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #179 of 674 | #14 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #362 of 721 | #12 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #405 of 437 | #4 of 6 |
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
674
+81 (+14%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 674 | 41.6 | 16.2:1 | 66% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 39.6 | 16.5:1 | 57% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 38.6 | 15.8:1 | 62% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 60% (356) |
| 2017-18 | 686 | 40.5 | 16.9:1 | 56% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 58% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 38% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 46% (218) |
| 1990-91 | 574 | 30 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (686 to 674); teachers up 3% (40.5 to 41.6).
About Rockfield Elementary
At 7597 Russellville Rd in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Rockfield Elementary operates as a large elementary school. It serves 674 students in pre-K through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students.
Rockfield Elementary is among 30 schools run by Warren County, which serves 18,559 students.
At Rockfield Elementary, White students make up 64% of the student body. It is also 11% Asian, 9% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Warren County is roughly 76% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Rockfield Elementary's 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.2:1. That is higher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 66%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Rockfield Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.4%. Rockfield Elementary scores 45.1%.
Rockfield Elementary is located in Warren County, where the median household income is $65,794, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Rockfield Elementary, Warren County has 44 other public schools.
The closest public school to Rockfield Elementary is South Warren High School, about 2.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Rockfield Elementary is ahead of the 43.2% nearby average, ranking 6th of 9.
The NCES locale for Rockfield Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 674, a 14% increase from 593 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.4 to 16.2 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Rockfield Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rockfield Elementary. Rockfield Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Rockfield ElementaryGermantown, WI · 344 students
Nearby schools
- South Warren High School2.7 mi · 1,548
- South Warren Middle School2.7 mi · 805
- Rich Pond Elementary2.8 mi · 990
- Jennings Creek Elementary3.9 mi · 852
- Lost River Elementary3.9 mi · 856
- Henry F. Moss Middle School4.0 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Rockfield ElementaryHow many students attend Rockfield Elementary?
Rockfield Elementary enrolls approximately 674 students in grades PK-06.
Is Rockfield Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rockfield Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Rockfield Elementary have?
Rockfield Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Rockfield Elementary?
Student demographics at Rockfield Elementary are roughly 64% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Rockfield Elementary public or private?
Rockfield Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warren County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.