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Enrollment
805
Middle
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN COUNTY·NCES 210573002298
South Warren Middle School
295 Rich Pond Road, Bowling Green, KY 42104 · (270) 467-7510 · Warren County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL805 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Kentucky public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
367 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 389 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 416 | 52% |
Student demographics
48%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
61.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
67.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 South Warren Middle School
South Warren Middle School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Warren Middle School this school | 805 | 45.6% | 60.2% |
| Noe Middle Louisville | 1,155 | 42.8% | 60.8% |
| Echo Trail Middle School Louisville | 697 | 35.2% | 47.0% |
| Crosby Middle Middletown | 809 | 42.0% | 46.9% |
| Jessie M Clark Middle School Lexington | 1,002 | 34.9% | 57.5% |
| Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School Lexington | 1,125 | 31.5% | 65.2% |
Matched among Kentucky middle 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 South Warren Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #14 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #7 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #36 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 805 | #33 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #191 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #67 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #186 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.9% | #17 of 49 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
805
+85 (+12%) vs 2020
+62% since 2010-11, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 805 | 43 | 18.7:1 | 46% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 783 | 43 | 18.2:1 | 42% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 772 | 42 | 18.4:1 | 42% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 38 | 18.9:1 | 43% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 683 | 38.9 | 17.6:1 | 29% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 30% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 27 | 18.4:1 | 25% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Warren Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (683 to 805); teachers up 11% (38.9 to 43).
About South Warren Middle School
South Warren Middle School is a medium-sized middle school based in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Grades offered run from 7 through 8, with 805 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Kentucky average about 558 students.
Warren County enrolls 18,559 students in 30 schools, including South Warren Middle School.
At South Warren Middle School, White students make up 71% of the student body. The remaining shares are 13% Asian, 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
South Warren Middle School counts 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.7 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.9 above the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. About 46% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Warren County is 61%.
The allk12 Grade for South Warren Middle School is A+. Compared with Kentucky public middle schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
South Warren Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.2%, compared with a predicted 48.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Warren County, the median household income is $65,794, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. South Warren Middle School is one of 45 public schools in the county.
South Warren High School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of South Warren Middle School. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, South Warren Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around South Warren Middle School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, South Warren Middle School's enrollment grew 12%, to 805.
Threads on this page can be about 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 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
- South Warren High School0.1 mi · 1,548
- Rich Pond Elementary0.3 mi · 990
- Rockfield Elementary2.7 mi · 674
- Jody Richards Elementary3.2 mi · 754
- Lost River Elementary4.3 mi · 856
- Jennings Creek Elementary4.9 mi · 852
Frequently asked questions
About South Warren Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Warren Middle School?
South Warren Middle School enrolls approximately 805 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does South Warren Middle School serve?
South Warren Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does South Warren Middle School have?
South Warren Middle School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
What is the student diversity at South Warren Middle School?
Student demographics at South Warren Middle School are roughly 71% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is South Warren Middle School in?
South Warren Middle School is part of Warren County.
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