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Lost River Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

598^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Lost River Elementary is a public elementary school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, serving 805 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Warren County School District.

Despite being part of a district ranked 64 out of 157 in Kentucky, Lost River Elementary has consistently struggled, ranking in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past 10 years and maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces challenges across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% for female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, white students, English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Lost River Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14% to 28% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Academically, Lost River Elementary students perform significantly below the state and district averages in mathematics, reading, science, writing, social studies, and editing/mechanics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21-47% of Lost River students were proficient or better in these subjects, compared to 37-59% for the Warren County district and 37-52% for the state of Kentucky. This poor performance is notably weaker than the other nearby schools in the district, such as Rockfield Elementary, William H. Natcher Elementary, and Jody Richards Elementary, which generally have higher rankings, lower chronic absenteeism, and significantly better academic proficiency rates.

856

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,121

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 Modern Way
Bowling Green, KY 42101

(270) 746-0334

District: Warren County

Students who attend Lost River Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Henry F. Moss Middle School
High:	Warren Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.1%

Hispanic:

25.4%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (28% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg47%

Kentucky avg44%

598^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Warren County

64^th of 157Warren County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	598 of 685	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	572 of 685	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	597 of 687	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	534 of 684	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	417 of 517	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	563 of 700	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	605 of 691	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	591 of 694	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.3	519 of 690	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.0	534 of 698	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.9	408 of 705	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.1	475 of 719	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.4	444 of 713	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.1	384 of 688	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.2	387 of 683	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.6	418 of 658	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.7	361 of 651	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.4	231 of 638	63.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	115 of 142	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	109 of 140	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.0	42 of 185	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	29.3	145 of 184	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	22 of 25	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	165 of 206	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	334 of 474	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	376 of 445	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	58 of 69	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	38 of 64	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	61 of 65	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	62 of 96	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	32 of 81	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	548 of 648	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	588 of 644	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	559 of 639	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	526 of 641	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	546 of 671	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	606 of 663	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	147 of 168	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	119 of 135	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	104 of 120	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	73 of 114	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	87 of 152	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	70 of 153	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	550 of 672	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	499 of 665	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	542 of 670	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	463 of 667	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.1	107 of 275	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	454 of 664	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	532 of 631	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	588 of 653	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	517 of 652	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	586 of 652	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	521 of 657	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	529 of 676	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	554 of 665	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	49.9	116 of 279	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	13.5	252 of 257	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	509 of 661	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	541 of 659	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	452 of 659	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	504 of 658	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	472 of 656	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	307 of 337	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	471 of 592	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	518 of 593	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)58th percentile+42 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile~ school

African American (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing36%~ state avg

Reading33%-16 vs state

Science28%-9 vs state

Mathematics24%-18 vs state

Editing and Mechanics22%-25 vs state

Social Studies16%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Lost River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Modern Way	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-0334	856	49	17.4	78.4%	318 (37.1%)	117 (13.7%)	217 (25.4%)	102 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.9%)	68 (7.9%)	16.3	598^th of 685 public elementary schools	12.7%		20.1	572^nd of 685 public elementary schools	16.5%	26	21.0	23.0	19.0	34.0	27.0	33.0	26.0	47.0	28.0	36.0	16.0	22.0	$16,121	$855	$801	$1,656	$8,046	$2,377	$10,423
Jennings Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2617 Russellville Road	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 904-9200	852	55	15.5	86.7%	251 (29.5%)	172 (20.2%)	188 (22.1%)	173 (20.3%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.5%)	36 (4.2%)	23.5	545^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.4%		27.5	519^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.2%	26	24.0	24.0	29.0	42.0	20.0	24.0	35.0	44.0	19.0	62.0	23.0	39.0	$17,091	$1,434	$829	$2,263	$8,505	$2,264	$10,769
William H. Natcher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1434 Cave Mill Rd	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 842-1364	713	49	14.6	72.8%	310 (43.5%)	54 (7.6%)	62 (8.7%)	244 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	30 (4.2%)	76	132^nd of 685 public elementary schools	80.7%		81.7	85^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.6%	47	60.0	47.0	52.0	77.0	68.0	55.0	63.0	81.0	38.0	70.0	36.0	69.0	$17,710	$959	$838	$1,797	$9,817	$2,047	$11,864
Warren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1846 Loop Drive	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 781-2385	714	50	14.3	86.0%	114 (16.0%)	248 (34.7%)	244 (34.2%)	65 (9.1%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (4.9%)	5.5	663^rd of 685 public elementary schools	3.2%		4.9	669^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.3%	6	19.0		24.0	14.0	21.0	18.0	16.0	17.0	16.0	22.0	9.0	16.0	$17,751	$1,760	$967	$2,727	$8,839	$2,095	$10,935
W R McNeill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1800 Creason Drive	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-2260	433	28	15.3	42.3%	214 (49.4%)	96 (22.2%)	44 (10.2%)	37 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	34 (7.9%)	77.4	124^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.9%		71.5	150^th of 685 public elementary schools	78.1%	26	44.0	55.0	54.0		58.0	60.0	64.0		47.0	65.0	58.0	74.0	$18,321	$604	$1,647	$2,250	$9,411	$2,737	$12,148
Jody Richards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2100 Elrod Rd.	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 904-1901	754	46	16.3	50.8%	424 (56.2%)	52 (6.9%)	44 (5.8%)	201 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.1%)	58.2	273^rd of 685 public elementary schools	60.1%		60.8	251^st of 685 public elementary schools	63.4%	22	47.0	54.0	39.0	55.0	46.0	56.0	52.0	53.0	45.0	49.0	37.0	50.0	$16,444	$1,079	$510	$1,589	$8,577	$2,251	$10,827
T C Cherry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Liberty Ave	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-2230	431	27	16.0	75.4%	185 (42.9%)	112 (26.0%)	55 (12.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)	44 (10.2%)	43.5	395^th of 685 public elementary schools	42.3%		37.8	438^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.1%	43	45.0	29.0	36.0		43.0	45.0	45.0		31.0	47.0	38.0	58.0	$27,860	$2,609	$1,847	$4,456	$13,400	$3,795	$17,195
Dishman McGinnis Elementary School	Public	K-5	375 Glen Lily Road	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-2250	506	35	14.6	84.2%	92 (18.2%)	130 (25.7%)	214 (42.3%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	46 (9.1%)	10.4	639^th of 685 public elementary schools	6.7%		12.7	616^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.1%	23	26.0	23.0	21.0		30.0	27.0	21.0		15.0	18.0	21.0	29.0	$22,286	$1,161	$1,738	$2,898	$11,352	$2,985	$14,337
Rockfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7597 Russellville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 843-8437	674	42	16.2	66.3%	430 (63.8%)	62 (9.2%)	46 (6.8%)	75 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.1%)	46 (6.8%)	53.5	306^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.3%		48.3	341^st of 685 public elementary schools	50.2%	35	51.0	37.0	30.0	59.0	56.0	48.0	37.0	62.0	42.0	52.0	36.0	47.0	$16,504	$1,049	$778	$1,828	$8,812	$1,824	$10,636
Potter Gray Elementary	Public	K-5	610 Wakefield Dr.	Bowling Green	42103	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 746-2280	499	27	18.3	33.3%	359 (71.9%)	46 (9.2%)	23 (4.6%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	43 (8.6%)	77.8	123^rd of 685 public elementary schools	82.0%		73.4	132^nd of 685 public elementary schools	80.7%	9	49.0	48.0	72.0		55.0	61.0	72.0		49.0	47.0	58.0	76.0	$17,893	$524	$1,546	$2,069	$9,282	$2,528	$11,810

Frequently Asked Questions about Lost River Elementary

How many students attend Lost River Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 856 students attended Lost River Elementary.

What district is Lost River Elementary in?

Warren County

Is Lost River Elementary a good school?

Lost River Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lost River Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lost River Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henry F. Moss Middle School
High : Warren Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Lost River Elementary?

Students at Lost River Elementary are 37% White, 25% Hispanic, 14% African American, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

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