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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOWLING GREEN INDEPENDENT·NCES 210057000106
T C Cherry Elementary School
1001 Liberty Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42104 · (270) 746-2230 · Warren County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
325 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 89 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
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
44.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
36.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 T C Cherry Elementary School
T C Cherry Elementary School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| T C Cherry Elementary School this school | 431 | 75.4% | 38.5% |
| Oakland Elementary Oakland | 432 | 75.0% | 26.4% |
| Woodland Elementary School Radcliff | 537 | 72.1% | 33.2% |
| Meadow View Elementary School Radcliff | 514 | 70.8% | 36.4% |
| South Heights Elementary School Henderson | 413 | 78.5% | 32.6% |
| Sanders Elementary Louisville | 394 | 77.7% | 23.4% |
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 T C Cherry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #442 of 669 | #14 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #449 of 668 | #14 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #439 of 674 | #14 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #374 of 744 | #19 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #501 of 674 | #10 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #35 of 674 | #6 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #185 of 721 | #7 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +53.4% | #3 of 233 | #2 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
431
+175 (+68%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 431 | 26.9 | 16.1:1 | 75% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 29.1 | 14.0:1 | 82% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 25.6 | 16.7:1 | 84% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 23 | 11.1:1 | 79% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 21.7 | 13.0:1 | 82% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 72% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 65% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 233 | 10 | 23.3:1 | 47% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 18 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for T C Cherry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (281 to 431); teachers up 24% (21.7 to 26.9).
About T C Cherry Elementary School
T C Cherry Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 431 students on the rolls.
Bowling Green Independent counts 4,765 students in its 10 schools, and T C Cherry Elementary School is one of them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at T C Cherry Elementary School is White, with 43% of students. Other groups make up 26% Black, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 7% Pacific Islander. Warren County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, T C Cherry Elementary School scores 72%.
T C Cherry Elementary School reported 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.1:1. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is close to this figure. There are 325 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 75% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Warren County average 61%.
T C Cherry Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 39% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, T C Cherry Elementary School would be expected to post about 37.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.5%.
Looking at the county, Warren County, median household income comes to about $65,794, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 45, with about 23,324 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Bowling Green High School, is about 0.8 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. T C Cherry Elementary School is 4th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 256 to 431. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.1:1.
The allk12 page for T C Cherry Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- 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
- Bowling Green High School0.8 mi · 1,377
- W R McNeill Elementary School0.9 mi · 433
- Bowling Green Junior High1.2 mi · 1,042
- Bowling Green Learning Center1.2 mi · 30
- Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr1.3 mi · 35
- Dishman McGinnis Elementary School1.4 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About T C Cherry Elementary SchoolHow large is T C Cherry Elementary School?
T C Cherry Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does T C Cherry Elementary School serve?
T C Cherry Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at T C Cherry Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at T C Cherry Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at T C Cherry Elementary School?
At T C Cherry Elementary School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 13% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is T C Cherry Elementary School in?
T C Cherry Elementary School is part of Bowling Green Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.