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Cumberland Trace Elementary

Q: Is Cumberland Trace Elementary a good school?

Cumberland Trace Elementary ranks 186 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Cumberland Trace Elementary is a public elementary school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, serving 618 students from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Warren County School District, which is ranked 64 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cumberland Trace Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Kentucky, with a statewide ranking between 20 and 186 over the past 10 years. The school's students perform significantly better than the state and district averages in various subjects, including mathematics, reading, science, and writing. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 71% of 6th-grade students at Cumberland Trace Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 53% in the Warren County district and 41% statewide. The school's Hispanic and White students consistently rank in the top quartile of Kentucky elementary schools, while its Special Education and Disabled student subgroups have struggled.

Despite the school's strong academic performance, it has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 14.4% in the 2022-2023 school year to 25.0% in the 2024-2025 school year. This is a concerning trend that may impact student learning and achievement. However, Cumberland Trace Elementary outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Warren County and Bowling Green Independent school districts, particularly in mathematics and reading proficiency. The school's ability to serve a population with significant socioeconomic needs while maintaining strong academic outcomes is a testament to the dedication and effectiveness of its teachers and staff.

699

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,554

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2464 Cumberland Trace Rd
Bowling Green, KY 42103

(270) 781-1356

District: Warren County

Students who attend Cumberland Trace Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Drakes Creek Middle School
High:	Greenwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.5%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Asian:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (54% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Kentucky median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

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

!Editing and Mechanics scores 14 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg47%

Kentucky avg44%

186^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	68.5	186 of 685	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	153 of 685	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	174 of 687	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	95 of 684	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	84 of 517	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	52 of 700	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	83 of 691	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	78.2	111 of 694	84.0%	★★★★☆
2016	84.3	57 of 690	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	90.6	20 of 698	97.1%	★★★★★
2014	82.2	72 of 705	89.8%	★★★★☆
2013	73.3	137 of 719	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	84.4	55 of 713	92.3%	★★★★★
2011	82.1	86 of 688	87.5%	★★★★☆
2010	86.2	52 of 683	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	65.1	226 of 658	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.9	172 of 651	73.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	42.3	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	34.9	144 of 206	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	202 of 474	57.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	25 of 69	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.2	2 of 96	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	73.6	11 of 81	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	236 of 648	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	142 of 644	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	208 of 639	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.8	77 of 641	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	83 of 312	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	60 of 671	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	87 of 663	86.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	64.3	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	18 of 168	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	17 of 135	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	52.6	49 of 120	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.1	17 of 152	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	297 of 672	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	187 of 665	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	271 of 670	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	134 of 667	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	38 of 275	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	88 of 664	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	176 of 631	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	136 of 653	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	160 of 652	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	141 of 652	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	91 of 657	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.2	115 of 325	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.7	65 of 676	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	91 of 665	86.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	213 of 306	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	161 of 279	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	178 of 257	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	83.0	60 of 661	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	153 of 659	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	116 of 659	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	160 of 658	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	97 of 656	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	61 of 337	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	32 of 592	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	65 of 593	89.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)50th percentile-43 vs school

Asian (2022)37th percentile-49 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-42 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing64%+26 vs state

Science59%+22 vs state

Mathematics58%+16 vs state

Reading55%+5 vs state

Social Studies46%+8 vs state

Editing and Mechanics33%-14 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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cumberland Trace Elementary

Is Cumberland Trace Elementary a good school?

Cumberland Trace Elementary ranks 186^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Cumberland Trace Elementary in?

Warren County

What schools do graduates of Cumberland Trace Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cumberland Trace Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Drakes Creek Middle School
High : Greenwood High School

How many students attend Cumberland Trace Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 699 students attended Cumberland Trace Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cumberland Trace Elementary?

Students at Cumberland Trace Elementary are 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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