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Parker-Bennett-Curry School

Public Grades K-5

636^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Parker-Bennett-Curry School is a 400-student K–5 elementary school in Bowling Green, part of Bowling Green Independent. Its clearest bright spot is 5th-grade writing, but most tested results are low compared with district and state results. Its most important academic finding is broad underperformance: in 2025–26 it scored below the state and district in every reported subject except writing, and below the wider nearby-school average even in writing.

Writing is its strongest subject relative to the district and its nearby district peers: the school scored 32%, compared with 30% for the district and an average of 30% at its four nearby district schools. It remained below the state’s 35% and the average of all nearby schools, 42%. Math and reading show larger gaps: the school averaged 23% in math, versus 36% for the district, 43% statewide and 38% at nearby schools; in reading it scored 26%, versus 43%, 50% and 46%, respectively. Editing and mechanics is the sharpest weakness: 18% were proficient, compared with 47% in the district and 48% statewide and nearby.

Math has dropped substantially, from an average of 40% across grades 3–5 in 2022–23 to 23% in 2025–26, while the state average rose from 42% to 43%. Reading edged up from 24% to 26%, but remained 24 points below the state in 2025–26. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 7th percentile with 0 stars in 2025–26, up from the 5th percentile the prior year; only nearby Dishman McGinnis Elementary School ranked lower. The student-teacher ratio was 11.9 in 2024–25, the lowest among nearby schools other than Rivendell. The school reported 92% directly certified for free meals in 2024–25 and is flagged as likely serving free meals to all students (Community Eligibility). SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for English Language Learner Students fell from the 83rd percentile in 2018–19 to the 17th in 2024–25, while the school’s overall ranking that year was at the 5th percentile. Its Hispanic Students ranking also fell, from the 36th percentile in 2023–24 to the 7th in 2025–26, matching the school’s overall percentile.

400

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,133

Per pupil spending ?

92.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

165 Webb Dr
Bowling Green, KY 42101-4210

(270) 746-2270

District: Bowling Green Independent

Students who attend Parker-Bennett-Curry School usually attend:

Middle:	Bowling Green Junior High
High:	Bowling Green High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.5%

Hispanic:

33.5%

White:

16.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 16th percentile in 2019 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (24% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 16th-percentile peak (2019) to 7th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg38%

Kentucky avg44%

636^th of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Bowling Green Independent

99^th of 158Bowling Green Independent 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
2026	11.7	636 of 684	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	654 of 685	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	580 of 685	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	600 of 687	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	597 of 684	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	586 of 700	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	595 of 691	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	679 of 694	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.4	681 of 690	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.4	693 of 698	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.0	688 of 705	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	659 of 719	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	690 of 713	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	615 of 688	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.0	622 of 683	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.6	568 of 658	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.9	593 of 651	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	610 of 638	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	125 of 142	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	82 of 140	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	88 of 129	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	85 of 118	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	83 of 185	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	75 of 184	59.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	57 of 69	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	39 of 65	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.1	16 of 96	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	22 of 81	72.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	584 of 657	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	618 of 648	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	533 of 644	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	552 of 639	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	595 of 641	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	564 of 671	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	579 of 663	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	156 of 168	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	148 of 168	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	86 of 135	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	77 of 120	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	83 of 114	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	75 of 152	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	111 of 153	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	599 of 674	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	617 of 672	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	508 of 665	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	504 of 670	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	516 of 667	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	410 of 664	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	632 of 651	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	624 of 653	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	567 of 652	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	559 of 652	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	512 of 657	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	573 of 676	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	571 of 665	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	14.4	270 of 279	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	523 of 661	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	598 of 659	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	533 of 659	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Writing32%-3 vs state

Reading26%-24 vs state

Mathematics23%-20 vs state

Social Studies19%-19 vs state

Science18%-22 vs state

Editing and Mechanics18%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)				KSA Reading (2026)				KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parker-Bennett-Curry School	Public	K-5	165 Webb Dr	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-2270	400	33	11.9	—	64 (16.0%)	146 (36.5%)	134 (33.5%)	23 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	27 (6.8%)	11.7	636^th of 684 public elementary schools	7.0%		7.7	654^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.5%	18	29.0	23.0	18.0		24.0	21.0	33.0		18.0	32.0	19.0	18.0	$20,133	$1,725	$15,126
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%)	9.7	648^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.3%		10.4	639^th of 685 public elementary schools	6.7%	9	26.0	21.0	30.0		24.0	28.0	33.0		16.0	8.0	14.0	25.0	$18,835	$1,180	$14,605
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%)	70.2	172^nd of 684 public elementary schools	74.9%		77.8	123^rd of 685 public elementary schools	82.0%	49	47.0	49.0	46.0		63.0	70.0	57.0		53.0	33.0	57.0	63.0	$15,440	$714	$12,252
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%)	30.2	495^th of 684 public elementary schools	27.6%		43.5	395^th of 685 public elementary schools	42.3%	100	33.0	25.0	29.0		23.0	42.0	43.0		28.0	34.0	34.0	61.0	$21,528	$1,162	$16,861
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%)	63.3	222^nd of 684 public elementary schools	67.5%		77.4	124^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.9%	98	48.0	59.0	40.0		52.0	60.0	46.0		54.0	45.0	38.0	63.0	$16,898	$862	$13,318
Warren Elementary	Public	K-6	1140 Charolais Ave	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%)	16.3	605^th of 684 public elementary schools	11.5%		5.5	663^rd of 685 public elementary schools	3.2%	58	20.0	22.0	21.0	25.0	31.0	31.0	28.0	38.0	25.0	46.0	15.0	37.0
Briarwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	265 Lovers Ln	Bowling Green	42103	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 782-5554	685	49	13.9	69.5%	307 (44.8%)	128 (18.7%)	128 (18.7%)	48 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.1%)	51 (7.4%)	65.5	206^th of 684 public elementary schools	69.9%		70	174^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.6%	32	52.0	53.0	48.0	66.0	45.0	52.0	53.0	68.0	48.0	52.0	40.0	53.0
Rivendell Elementary	Public	K-8	1035 Porter Pike Rd	Bowling Green	42103	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 843-1199	34	1	34.0	50.0%	27 (79.4%)	4 (11.8%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Cumberland Trace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2464 Cumberland Trace Rd	Bowling Green	42103	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 781-1356	699	42	16.4	53.9%	423 (60.5%)	47 (6.7%)	109 (15.6%)	64 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	44 (6.3%)	74.8	133^rd of 684 public elementary schools	80.6%		68.5	186^th of 685 public elementary schools	72.8%	53	41.0	73.0	54.0	66.0	56.0	68.0	62.0	73.0	67.0	43.0	45.0	48.0
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%)	18.6	587^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.2%		23.5	545^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.4%	42	16.0	22.0	27.0	26.0	29.0	29.0	38.0	40.0	19.0	65.0	24.0	23.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Parker-Bennett-Curry School

What is the racial makeup of Parker-Bennett-Curry School?

Students at Parker-Bennett-Curry School are 37% African American, 34% Hispanic, 16% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Parker-Bennett-Curry School in?

Bowling Green Independent

Is Parker-Bennett-Curry School a good school?

Parker-Bennett-Curry School ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Kentucky elementary schools.

How many students attend Parker-Bennett-Curry School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Parker-Bennett-Curry School.

What schools do graduates of Parker-Bennett-Curry School attend?

Students who attend Parker-Bennett-Curry School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bowling Green Junior High
High : Bowling Green High School

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