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Which teacher or staff member at Bowling Green Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
837
Elementary
DISTRICT 767 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510066000237
Bowling Green Elementary
17502 New Baltimore Road, Milford, VA 22514 · (804) 596-2391 · Caroline County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL837 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
678 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · 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 Caroline County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
57.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 51.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Bowling Green Elementary
Bowling Green Elementary's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Elementary this school | 837 | 81.0% | 56.5% |
| Richmond County Elementary Warsaw | 854 | 85.7% | 61.9% |
| Lewis and Clark Elementary Ruther Glen | 1,009 | 80.0% | 74.1% |
| Matoaca Elementary South Chesterfield | 676 | 76.5% | 73.5% |
| Ashland Elementary Ashland | 675 | 80.6% | N/A |
| Amelia County Elementary Amelia Court House | 778 | 84.2% | 53.3% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Bowling Green Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #894 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #924 of 1,111 ▲ 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #964 of 1,111 ▲ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 837 | #63 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #711 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #451 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.0% | #487 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.6% | #108 of 324 |
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
837
+143 (+21%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 837 | 57 | 14.7:1 | 81% (678) |
| 2023-24 | 809 | 50 | 16.2:1 | 80% (648) |
| 2022-23 | 757 | 51 | 14.8:1 | 74% (562) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 38 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 750 | 37 | 20.3:1 | 65% (489) |
| 2015-16 | 767 | 36 | 21.3:1 | 68% (525) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | 55% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 27 | 15.5:1 | 52% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 39 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bowling Green Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (750 to 837); teachers up 54% (37 to 57).
About Bowling Green Elementary
The public elementary school Bowling Green Elementary is located in Milford, Virginia. The latest federal count shows 837 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students, so this school is 68% bigger than average.
Caroline County Public Schools runs 5 schools with a combined 4,600 students. Bowling Green Elementary is one of them.
At Bowling Green Elementary, White students make up 53% of the student body. The school is also 23% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. That is lower than the 62% White share among all Caroline County residents. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Bowling Green Elementary employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.7:1. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 81% in 2024-25. That tracks the 81% average for public schools in Caroline County.
allk12 grades Bowling Green Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Bowling Green Elementary is 66.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.5%.
In the county around the school, Caroline County, the median household income is $87,407, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 5 public schools in Caroline County, enrolling about 4,600 students in all.
Nearest public school: Caroline Middle, about 4.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 64.9% on proficiency, and Bowling Green Elementary is below that at 56.5%.
Bowling Green Elementary falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 21% from 2020-21, when Bowling Green Elementary had 694 students, to 2024-25, when it had 837. The number of students per teacher fell from 18.3 to 14.7 over 4 years.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Caroline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,098
Census ACS
Median income
$87,407
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
4,600 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caroline County Public Schools
- Caroline HighHigh · 1,315 students
- Lewis and Clark ElementaryElementary · 1,009 students
- Caroline MiddleMiddle · 983 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 456 students
Other schools in Milford
- Caroline HighHigh · 1,315 students
- Caroline MiddleMiddle · 983 students
Other Bowling Green Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Bowling Green Elementary. Bowling Green Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Bowling Green ElementarySacramento, CA · 685 students
- BOWLING GREEN ELEM.BOWLING GREEN, MO · 472 students
- BOWLING GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBOWLING GREEN, FL · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Caroline Middle4.0 mi · 983
- Caroline High4.3 mi · 1,315
- Madison Elementary8.1 mi · 456
- Lewis and Clark Elementary10.3 mi · 1,009
- Thornburg Middle12.9 mi · 755
- Riverview Elementary13.0 mi · 691
Frequently asked questions
About Bowling Green ElementaryHow large is Bowling Green Elementary?
Bowling Green Elementary enrolls approximately 837 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bowling Green Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bowling Green Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bowling Green Elementary have?
Bowling Green Elementary employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is Bowling Green Elementary?
Bowling Green Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 13% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Bowling Green Elementary?
Bowling Green Elementary is overseen by Caroline County Public Schools in Caroline County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.