Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOWLING GREEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 390436300189
Kenwood Elementary School
710 Kenwood Ave, Bowling Green, OH 43402 · (419) 354-0500 · Wood County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
130 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 17% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Bowling Green City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.8pp since 2021
Math
68.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +15.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.5% | 68.6% |
| 2023-24 | 78.2% | 68.5% |
| 2022-23 | 59.8% | 60.4% |
| 2021-22 | 66.7% | 52.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 →
Where Kenwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Wood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #382 of 673 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #692 of 1,569 | #10 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #550 of 1,569 | #7 of 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.4pp | #250 of 1,514 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #1,310 of 1,808 | #15 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #227 of 1,582 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #784 of 1,590 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #348 of 767 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.4% | #111 of 992 | #1 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
293
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 293 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 44% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 24 | 12.2:1 | 47% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 22.1 | 12.4:1 | 43% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 23.5 | 17.4:1 | 38% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 22 | 19.0:1 | 43% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 23 | 21.5:1 | 36% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 14% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 25 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenwood Elementary School.
About Kenwood Elementary School
In Bowling Green, Ohio, Kenwood Elementary School is a small elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 293 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Ohio is roughly 404 students; this school is 27% smaller than that.
A total of 6 schools make up Bowling Green City School District, with 2,537 students enrolled.
Roughly 79% of students at Kenwood Elementary School are White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Wood County residents are about 87% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 20 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.7:1. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Kenwood Elementary School is 44%. The rate at public schools in Wood County averages 35%, lower than here.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 72.0% for Kenwood Elementary School. The school posts 73.9%, 1.9 points above the prediction.
Federal survey data for Wood County show that the median household income is $74,216, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 38 public schools in Wood County, enrolling about 19,968 students in all.
The closest public school to Kenwood Elementary School is Crim Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Kenwood Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 71.8%, lower than Kenwood Elementary School's 73.9%.
NCES describes the area around Kenwood Elementary School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2020-21, when Kenwood Elementary School had 305 students, to 2024-25, when it had 293. The ratio was 13.3:1 in 2020-21 and 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,064
Census ACS
Median income
$74,216
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
19,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bowling Green City School District
- Bowling Green High SchoolHigh · 799 students
- Bowling Green Middle SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Conneaut Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Crim Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Bowling Green PreschoolElementary · 98 students
Other schools in Bowling Green
- Bowling Green High SchoolHigh · 799 students
- Bowling Green Middle SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Otsego High SchoolHigh · 474 students
- Conneaut Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Otsego Junior HighMiddle · 375 students
- Crim Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Crim Elementary School0.9 mi · 344
- Conneaut Elementary School1.1 mi · 414
- Bowling Green Preschool1.4 mi · 98
- Bowling Green High School1.6 mi · 799
- Bowling Green Middle School1.6 mi · 589
- Otsego Junior High6.2 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Kenwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kenwood Elementary School?
Kenwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Kenwood Elementary School serve?
Kenwood Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kenwood Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Kenwood Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Kenwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kenwood Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Kenwood Elementary School public or private?
Kenwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bowling Green City School District.
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