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What's one thing William H. Natcher Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
713
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN COUNTY·NCES 210573001691
William H. Natcher Elementary
1434 Cave Mill Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42104 · (270) 842-1364 · Warren County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL713 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
519 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 | 60 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
68%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
66.8%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
59.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 William H. Natcher Elementary
William H. Natcher Elementary's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William H. Natcher Elementary this school | 713 | 72.8% | 55.5% |
| Jody Richards Elementary Bowling Green | 754 | 50.8% | 47.6% |
| Jennings Creek Elementary Bowling Green | 852 | 86.7% | 27.6% |
| Tamarack Elementary School Owensboro | 564 | 67.0% | 65.6% |
| Luhr Elementary Louisville | 544 | 62.7% | 38.0% |
| Brenda Cowan Elementary Lexington | 586 | 44.9% | 47.7% |
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 William H. Natcher Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #149 of 669 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #127 of 668 | #3 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #91 of 674 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 713 | #40 of 744 | #8 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #322 of 674 | #5 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #85 of 674 | #10 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.8% | #223 of 721 | #9 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #362 of 437 | #3 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
713
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 691
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
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 | 713 | 48.6 | 14.7:1 | 73% (519) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 68% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 45.2 | 15.0:1 | 75% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 42 | 17.3:1 | 72% (520) |
| 2017-18 | 742 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 65% (480) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 57% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 24% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 688 | 27 | 25.5:1 | 24% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 691 | 32 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William H. Natcher Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (742 to 713); teachers up 6% (46 to 48.6).
About William H. Natcher Elementary
William H. Natcher Elementary sits in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and is classified as an elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 713 students. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students, which makes this school 69% larger than average.
Warren County is made up of 30 schools with 18,559 students in all.
The largest racial or ethnic group at William H. Natcher Elementary is White, with 43% of students. Other groups include 34% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 76% White. The diversity index for William H. Natcher Elementary is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at William H. Natcher Elementary is 14.7:1, based on 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. William H. Natcher Elementary counts 73% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Warren County average 61%.
William H. Natcher Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for William H. Natcher Elementary is +17.5 points, in the top 10% of Kentucky. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.5%, and the predicted rate is 38.0%.
In Warren County, the median household earns about $65,794 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Warren County has 45 public schools with about 23,324 students, including William H. Natcher Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Bowling Green Junior High is about 1.5 miles from William H. Natcher Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 45.6% proficiency; William H. Natcher Elementary posts 55.5%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
William H. Natcher Elementary had 725 students in 2020-21 and 713 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.3:1 to 14.7:1.
The William H. Natcher Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Bowling Green Junior High1.5 mi · 1,042
- Bowling Green High School1.5 mi · 1,377
- Lost River Elementary1.9 mi · 856
- Drakes Creek Middle School2.0 mi · 704
- Jody Richards Elementary2.1 mi · 754
- Greenwood High School2.2 mi · 1,451
Frequently asked questions
About William H. Natcher ElementaryHow large is William H. Natcher Elementary?
William H. Natcher Elementary enrolls approximately 713 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does William H. Natcher Elementary serve?
William H. Natcher Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at William H. Natcher Elementary?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at William H. Natcher Elementary.
What is the student diversity at William H. Natcher Elementary?
Student demographics at William H. Natcher Elementary are roughly 43% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 34% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is William H. Natcher Elementary in?
William H. Natcher Elementary is part of Warren County.
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