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Bowling Green High School

Q: Is Bowling Green High School a good school?

Bowling Green High School ranks 72 nd of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Bowling Green High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,377 students attended Bowling Green High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bowling Green High School?

Students at Bowling Green High School are 42% White, 23% Hispanic, 23% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools feed into Bowling Green High School?

Bowling Green High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dishman McGinnis Elementary School Elementary : Parker-Bennett-Curry School Elementary : Potter Gray Elementary Elementary : T C Cherry Elementary School Elementary : W R McNeill Elementary School Middle : Bowling Green Junior High

Public Grades 9-12

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 72% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Bowling Green High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with an enrollment of 1,290 students. The school is part of the Bowling Green Independent School District, which is ranked 85 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bowling Green High School consistently ranks in the top 30% of Kentucky high schools, with a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students outperform the district and state averages in key academic areas, including mathematics, reading, and social studies. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 49% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 45% for the district and 41% for the state. Additionally, Bowling Green High School maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 92.2% to 96.2% over the past few years, which are above the district and state averages.

While Bowling Green High School generally outperforms nearby schools like Bowling Green Learning Center and Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center, it lags behind the higher-performing South Warren High School and Greenwood High School, which are part of the Warren County School District. The school's challenges with chronic absenteeism and subgroup disparities present opportunities for improvement and further investigation.

1,377

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,258

Per pupil spending ?

50.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 Rockingham Lane
Bowling Green, KY 42104

(270) 746-2300

District: Bowling Green Independent

Feeder schools for Bowling Green High School:

Elementary:	Dishman McGinnis Elementary School
	Parker-Bennett-Curry School
	Potter Gray Elementary
	T C Cherry Elementary School
	More...
	W R McNeill Elementary School
Middle:	Bowling Green Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.0%

Hispanic:

22.9%

African American:

22.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Kentucky median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg41%

Kentucky avg39%

72^nd of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	62.0	72 of 254	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	104 of 290	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	88 of 276	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	75 of 271	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	61 of 267	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	49 of 285	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	72 of 271	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	67.3	79 of 287	72.5%	★★★★☆
2016	69.9	66 of 288	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	73.0	63 of 295	78.6%	★★★★☆
2014	59.6	106 of 290	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.7	60 of 291	79.4%	★★★★☆
2012	67.5	52 of 229	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	54.9	88 of 226	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.5	54 of 223	75.8%	★★★★☆
2009	70.8	44 of 217	79.7%	★★★★☆
2008	84.5	20 of 217	90.8%	★★★★★
2007	83.5	22 of 217	89.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	35 of 75	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	57 of 93	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	62 of 83	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	70 of 89	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	30 of 78	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	52 of 89	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	46 of 94	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	8 of 27	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.8	12 of 26	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	12 of 28	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆
2018	48.3	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	63.3	23 of 153	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	22.1	132 of 154	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	97 of 166	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	152 of 166	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	50.1	16 of 48	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.5	36 of 41	12.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	30 of 37	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	18 of 29	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	27.8	26 of 30	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	73 of 239	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	118 of 261	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	108 of 253	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	96 of 252	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	86 of 236	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	121 of 249	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	76 of 234	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	15 of 17	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	77.6	6 of 23	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	74 of 102	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.2	63 of 115	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	82 of 115	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	89 of 124	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	61 of 116	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	72 of 114	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	64 of 92	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	34 of 88	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.2	59 of 80	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	100 of 242	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	129 of 274	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	136 of 272	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	129 of 266	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	135 of 234	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	108 of 254	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.0	162 of 232	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	98 of 239	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	104 of 262	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	69 of 259	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	66 of 257	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	54 of 238	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	38 of 251	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	73 of 237	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	0.0	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	58 of 89	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	30 of 87	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.9	60 of 76	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.5	27 of 77	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	29 of 42	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	55.3	46 of 168	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.6	59 of 162	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	56 of 226	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	17 of 251	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	28 of 273	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	20 of 264	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.8	22 of 260	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	23 of 203	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	27 of 219	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	18 of 198	90.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)93rd percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2024)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile-37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-43 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)12th percentile-60 vs school

Migrant (2022)<1st percentile-72 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics49%+8 vs state

Reading46%~ state avg

Social Studies46%+8 vs state

Editing and Mechanics44%+3 vs state

Writing43%~ state avg

Science29%+7 vs state

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Schools Near Bowling Green High 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 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th 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
Bowling Green High School	Public	9-12	1801 Rockingham Lane	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-2300	1,377	77	17.7	50.8%	578 (42.0%)	310 (22.5%)	315 (22.9%)	69 (5.0%)	3 (0.2%)	19 (1.4%)	83 (6.0%)	62	72^nd of 254 public high schools	71.7%		58.4	104^th of 290 public high schools	64.1%	32		49.0		46.0	29.0		43.0		46.0		44.0	$20,258	$655	$1,742	$2,397	$10,126	$3,305	$13,431
Bowling Green Learning Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	503 Old Morgantown Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 746-2321	30	5	6.0	83.3%	11 (36.7%)	7 (23.3%)	11 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Warren Central High School	Public	9-12	559 Morgantown Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 842-7302	1,070	69	15.5	75.0%	355 (33.2%)	267 (25.0%)	251 (23.5%)	106 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.4%)	64 (6.0%)	14.2	220^th of 254 public high schools	13.4%		24.5	214^th of 290 public high schools	26.2%	6		26.0		35.0	10.0		27.0		21.0		26.0	$16,882	$759	$922	$1,681	$8,563	$2,599	$11,162
Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center	Public	6-12	1020 Kentucky St	Bowling Green	42102	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 746-7155	35	3	11.6	100.0%	12 (34.3%)	20 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.6%)								(n/a)
GEO International High School	Public	9-12	1808 Loop Drive	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 842-7302	148	9	16.4	73.6%	4 (2.7%)	60 (40.5%)	74 (50.0%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Warren County Day Treatment	Public	7-12	877 Jackson Street	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 904-4131	21	2	10.5	95.2%	15 (71.4%)	3 (14.3%)	1 (4.8%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Greenwood High School	Public	9-12	5065 Scottsville Road	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 842-3627	1,451	77	18.8	48.7%	926 (63.8%)	108 (7.4%)	144 (9.9%)	185 (12.7%)	3 (0.2%)	27 (1.9%)	58 (4.0%)	80.4	30^th of 254 public high schools	88.2%		78.9	31^st of 290 public high schools	89.3%	1		56.0		56.0	30.0		55.0		52.0		55.0	$17,060	$535	$565	$1,100	$8,695	$2,819	$11,514
Lighthouse Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	877 Jackson St	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 782-5410	41	12	3.3	85.4%	21 (51.2%)	6 (14.6%)	8 (19.5%)	2 (4.9%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	2 (4.9%)								(n/a)
Beacon Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1022 West Main Street	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 781-5150	137	4	34.2	56.2%	116 (84.7%)	6 (4.4%)	9 (6.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	17.3	214^th of 254 public high schools	15.7%		20.6	226^th of 290 public high schools	22.1%	12	38.0	12.0	46.0	39.0		54.0		54.0		69.0
Rivendell High School	Public	9-12	1035 Porter Pike Rd	Bowling Green	42103	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 843-1199	59	5	11.8	27.1%	49 (83.1%)	5 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.5%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Bowling Green High School

What schools feed into Bowling Green High School?

Bowling Green High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dishman McGinnis Elementary School
Elementary : Parker-Bennett-Curry School
Elementary : Potter Gray Elementary
Elementary : T C Cherry Elementary School
Elementary : W R McNeill Elementary School
Middle : Bowling Green Junior High

What district is Bowling Green High School in?

Bowling Green Independent

What is the racial makeup of Bowling Green High School?

Students at Bowling Green High School are 42% White, 23% Hispanic, 23% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Bowling Green High School a good school?

Bowling Green High School ranks 72^nd of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bowling Green High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,377 students attended Bowling Green High School.

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