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What's the most underrated thing about W R McNeill Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOWLING GREEN INDEPENDENT·NCES 210057000107
W R McNeill Elementary School
1800 Creason Drive, Bowling Green, KY 42101 · (270) 746-2260 · Warren County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% 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
15.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
183 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63%
Community
6
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 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
68%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
60.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
51.0%
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 51 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 W R McNeill Elementary School
W R McNeill Elementary School's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W R McNeill Elementary School this school | 433 | 42.3% | 54.7% |
| Wheeler Elementary Louisville | 626 | 45.0% | 49.9% |
| Meadowthorpe Elementary School Lexington | 517 | 48.0% | 65.0% |
| Farmer Elementary Louisville | 737 | 44.9% | 48.4% |
| Glendover Elementary School Lexington | 482 | 42.9% | 64.4% |
| Wilder Elementary Louisville | 496 | 46.2% | 51.4% |
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 W R McNeill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #161 of 669 | #7 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #223 of 668 | #8 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #160 of 674 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #370 of 744 | #17 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #419 of 674 | #7 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #80 of 674 | #9 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.3% | #651 of 721 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.3% | #97 of 233 | #10 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
433
+116 (+37%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 433 | 28.2 | 15.4:1 | 42% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 27.3 | 16.7:1 | 52% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 25.6 | 17.1:1 | 51% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 40% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 23.5 | 16.9:1 | 35% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 34% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 21 | 18.5:1 | 22% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 15 | 25.6:1 | 23% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 22 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W R McNeill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (396 to 433); teachers up 20% (23.5 to 28.2).
About W R McNeill Elementary School
The public elementary school W R McNeill Elementary School is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It enrolled 433 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Bowling Green Independent oversees W R McNeill Elementary School and 9 other schools, with 4,765 students in total.
Enrollment at W R McNeill Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 49%. The school is also 22% Black, 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 8% multiracial. That is lower than the 76% White share among all Warren County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at W R McNeill Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Its teaching staff equals 28.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.4:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 15.4:1, a similar figure. Around 42% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Warren County is 61%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, W R McNeill Elementary School 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.
W R McNeill Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (54.7%) and its predicted rate (49.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
Census estimates describe Warren County this way: median household income is about $65,794, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Warren County number 45 and enroll about 23,324.
The closest public school to W R McNeill Elementary School is Bowling Green Learning Center, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 54.7% average proficiency ranks 1st among 6 nearby schools.
W R McNeill Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
W R McNeill Elementary School saw enrollment rise 37% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 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
- 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
- Bowling Green Learning Center0.5 mi · 30
- Warren Central High School0.5 mi · 1,070
- GEO International High School0.7 mi · 148
- Warren Elementary0.7 mi · 714
- T C Cherry Elementary School0.9 mi · 431
- Dishman McGinnis Elementary School1.0 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About W R McNeill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend W R McNeill Elementary School?
W R McNeill Elementary School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does W R McNeill Elementary School serve?
W R McNeill Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W R McNeill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W R McNeill Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at W R McNeill Elementary School?
Student demographics at W R McNeill Elementary School are roughly 49% White, 10% Hispanic, 22% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is W R McNeill Elementary School in?
W R McNeill Elementary School is part of Bowling Green Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.