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Parker-Bennett-Curry School

Public Grades K-5

654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Parker-Bennett-Curry School is an elementary school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, serving 361 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Bowling Green Independent School District, which is ranked 85 out of 157 districts in the state.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending and smaller class sizes compared to nearby schools, Parker-Bennett-Curry School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Kentucky elementary schools and significantly underperforms on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 37-44% for the district and state. The school's reading proficiency rates are also low, ranging from 19% to 27% across the 3rd to 5th grades, compared to 41-50% for the district and state. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.6% to 28% over the past few years, well above the district and state averages.

Comparing Parker-Bennett-Curry School to its nearby peers in the Bowling Green Independent district, such as Potter Gray Elementary, T.C. Cherry Elementary, and Dishman McGinnis Elementary, highlights the significant performance gap, with the nearby schools generally outperforming Parker-Bennett-Curry School on academic measures. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the instructional and support practices of the higher-performing schools in the district.

400

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,363

Per pupil spending ?

100.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Reading scores 26 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg42%

Kentucky avg44%

654^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

85^th of 157Bowling 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
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
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
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
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
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

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

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

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics25%-22 vs state

Reading23%-26 vs state

Mathematics23%-21 vs state

Science15%-22 vs state

Social Studies14%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Parker-Bennett-Curry School

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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
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	100.3%	64 (16.0%)	146 (36.5%)	134 (33.5%)	23 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	27 (6.8%)	7.7	654^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.5%		18.3	580^th of 685 public elementary schools	15.3%	74	25.0	25.0	18.0		19.0	24.0	27.0		15.0		14.0	25.0	$22,363	$1,541	$1,652	$3,192	$10,612	$3,561	$14,173
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	70	174^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.6%		60.2	255^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.8%	81	66.0	49.0	47.0	61.0	64.0	50.0	56.0	61.0	40.0	65.0	42.0	57.0	$18,317	$1,085	$632	$1,717	$10,431	$2,112	$12,543
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%)	68.5	186^th of 685 public elementary schools	72.8%		71.3	153^rd of 685 public elementary schools	77.7%	33	47.0	61.0	54.0	71.0	52.0	49.0	44.0	74.0	59.0	64.0	46.0	33.0	$17,554	$1,389	$532	$1,921	$9,044	$2,543	$11,587
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

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 4.5% 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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