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Drakes Creek Middle School

Q: Is Drakes Creek Middle School a good school?

Yes. Drakes Creek Middle School ranks in the top 6.4% of Kentucky middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Drakes Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 704 students attended Drakes Creek Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Drakes Creek Middle School?

Students at Drakes Creek Middle School are 59% White, 17% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Drakes Creek Middle School attend?

Students who attend Drakes Creek Middle School usually go on to attend Greenwood High School

Public Grades 7-8

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 326 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Drakes Creek Middle School serves 704 students in grades 7–8 in Bowling Green, in the Warren County area. Its strongest headline is broad achievement: in 2025–2026, its KSA proficiency rates were above both Warren County and Kentucky in all eight reported grade-and-subject results.

Reading stands out against nearby schools: Drakes Creek had the highest grade 7 reading rate, at 68%, just ahead of South Warren Middle School at 67%; its grade 8 rate of 60% also topped South Warren’s 58%. Drakes Creek tied South Warren for the best grade 7 science result, at 48%. Writing was especially strong against the state, with a 75% proficiency rate—27 points above Kentucky and 26 points above the nearby-school average. Editing and Mechanics was the relative weak spot: its 51% rate was only 3 points above the district and 8 points above the nearby average, though still above both district and state results.

Results have moved in different directions: science rose from 39% in 2022–2023 to 48% in 2025–2026, while Editing and Mechanics fell 17 points in the latest year, from 68% to 51%. SchoolDigger rated Drakes Creek 5 stars and ranked it 21st of 326 Kentucky schools, at the 94th percentile—down 3 percentile points from the prior two years, but second among nearby schools with a current ranking. In 2024–2025, 60% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the nearby comparison average of 63%; the student-teacher ratio was 16, within the nearby range of 13.8 to 18.7. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for African American students was at the 55th percentile, down 34 points from the prior year; its rating for how well the school serves English Language Learner Students was at the 50th percentile, down 39 points.

704

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

60.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

704 Cypress Wood
Bowling Green, KY 42104

(270) 843-0165

District: Warren County

Students who attend Drakes Creek Middle School usually attend:

High:

Greenwood High School

Feeder schools for Drakes Creek Middle School:

Elementary:	Alvaton Elementary
	Briarwood Elementary School
	Cumberland Trace Elementary
	William H. Natcher Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.1%

Asian:

17.0%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Kentucky middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg50%

Kentucky avg41%

21^st of 326

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 6%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Warren County

57^th of 158Warren 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
2026	88.8	21 of 326	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	91.9	11 of 320	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	10 of 324	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	13 of 327	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	10 of 320	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	11 of 282	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	8 of 335	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	14 of 322	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	87.8	18 of 330	94.5%	★★★★★
2016	82.8	22 of 331	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	86.6	21 of 337	93.8%	★★★★★
2014	79.8	35 of 335	89.6%	★★★★☆
2013	74.0	53 of 335	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	77.3	41 of 319	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	73.1	70 of 304	77.0%	★★★★☆
2010	80.4	38 of 299	87.3%	★★★★☆
2009	84.7	30 of 289	89.6%	★★★★☆
2008	90.3	14 of 287	95.1%	★★★★★
2007	94.7	11 of 284	96.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	39 of 86	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	82.9	9 of 83	89.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.4	10 of 80	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	5 of 79	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	65.2	25 of 84	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	96.6	4 of 96	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.8	10 of 96	89.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	11 of 30	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.4	8 of 32	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆
2023	44.3	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	23 of 35	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	54.8	26 of 111	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	84 of 226	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	62 of 219	71.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	8 of 16	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.8	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2024	59.5	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2022	49.5	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	4 of 38	89.5%	★★★★★
2018	67.5	4 of 35	88.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	20 of 299	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	92.0	7 of 298	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	10 of 300	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	15 of 295	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	10 of 299	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	77.5	28 of 233	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	12 of 299	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	14 of 290	95.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	68.3	12 of 62	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	2 of 63	96.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	8 of 134	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	75.8	17 of 131	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	8 of 123	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	11 of 119	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	11 of 120	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	66.0	27 of 120	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	14 of 116	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	17 of 313	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	12 of 314	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	13 of 311	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	13 of 309	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	12 of 310	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.8	7 of 224	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	11 of 303	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	19 of 285	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	22 of 299	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.7	14 of 303	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	7 of 304	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	8 of 307	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	15 of 304	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	1 of 222	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	7 of 303	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	16 of 293	94.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	22 of 107	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	19 of 101	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.6	3 of 99	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	2 of 95	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	51.3	44 of 98	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.0	8 of 87	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	6 of 85	92.9%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	38.0	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	49 of 142	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.8	55 of 126	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	40 of 130	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	55 of 124	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.6	6 of 294	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	14 of 316	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	93.3	7 of 314	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	7 of 316	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	9 of 320	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	7 of 314	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	5 of 213	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	6 of 266	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	12 of 253	95.3%	★★★★★

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 (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2019)81st percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)79th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2026)65th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2026)63rd percentile-30 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile-39 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile-44 vs school

Pacific Islander (2024)<1st percentile-97 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Writing75%+27 vs state

Reading64%+19 vs state

Mathematics58%+20 vs state

Social Studies57%+18 vs state

Editing and Mechanics51%+9 vs state

Science48%+20 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 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Drakes Creek Middle School	Public	7-8	704 Cypress Wood	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 843-0165	704	44	16.0	60.2%	416 (59.1%)	52 (7.4%)	74 (10.5%)	120 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	37 (5.3%)	88.8	21^st of 326 public middle schools	93.6%		91.9	11^th of 320 public middle schools	96.6%	10				59.0	58.0				68.0	60.0		48.0		75.0		57.0		51.0
Bowling Green Junior High	Public	6-8	900 Campbell Ln	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-2290	1,042	58	17.9	54.9%	459 (44.0%)	213 (20.4%)	218 (20.9%)	55 (5.3%)	5 (0.5%)	13 (1.2%)	79 (7.6%)	55.5	121^st of 326 public middle schools	62.9%		59.2	120^th of 320 public middle schools	62.5%	1			41.0	41.0	51.0			50.0	53.0	42.0		34.0		52.0		42.0		46.0	$16,587	$1,028	$12,805
Henry F. Moss Middle School	Public	7-8	2565 Russellville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 843-0166	580	42	13.8	90.2%	166 (28.6%)	127 (21.9%)	155 (26.7%)	81 (14.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.4%)	29 (5.0%)	13.2	297^th of 326 public middle schools	8.9%		16.9	283^rd of 320 public middle schools	11.6%	14				27.0	20.0				35.0	26.0		14.0		34.0		24.0		21.0
South Warren Middle School	Public	7-8	295 Rich Pond Road	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 467-7510	805	43	18.7	45.6%	569 (70.7%)	57 (7.1%)	42 (5.2%)	103 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	27 (3.4%)	93.7	12^th of 326 public middle schools	96.3%		91.8	12^th of 320 public middle schools	96.3%					64.0	72.0				67.0	58.0		48.0		84.0		59.0		66.0
Warren East Middle School	Public	7-8	7031 Louisville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 843-0181	491	33	14.9	65.2%	330 (67.2%)	53 (10.8%)	67 (13.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.7%)	45.5	173^rd of 326 public middle schools	46.9%		42.3	183^rd of 320 public middle schools	42.8%	10				37.0	39.0				51.0	39.0		26.0		50.0		34.0		43.0
James E Bazzell Middle School	Public	7-8	201 New Gallatin Rd	Scottsville	42164	Allen County	Allen County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 622-7140	448	28	16.0	55.6%	396 (88.4%)	6 (1.3%)	25 (5.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	22.6	264^th of 326 public middle schools	19.0%		27.6	243^rd of 320 public middle schools	24.1%	21				34.0	27.0				36.0	29.0		22.0		25.0		28.0		37.0	$13,301	$2,364	$10,937
Allen County Intermediate Center	Public	4-6	720 Oliver St	Scottsville	42164	Allen County	Allen County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 618-8200	665	39	16.9	65.9%	597 (89.8%)	6 (0.9%)	39 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)								(n/a)	46.0	29.0	32.0			48.0	36.0	47.0			42.0		10.0		22.0		29.0		$12,343	$2,248	$10,095
Franklin-Simpson Middle School	Public	6-8	322 S College St	Franklin	42134	Simpson County	Simpson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 586-4401	662	36	18.3	64.0%	488 (73.7%)	50 (7.6%)	67 (10.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.6%)	62.3	93^rd of 326 public middle schools	71.5%		43.5	180^th of 320 public middle schools	43.8%	87			44.0	50.0	38.0			64.0	57.0	44.0		37.0		50.0		45.0		48.0	$14,011	$953	$11,559

Frequently Asked Questions about Drakes Creek Middle School

How many students attend Drakes Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 704 students attended Drakes Creek Middle School.

Is Drakes Creek Middle School a good school?

Yes. Drakes Creek Middle School ranks in the top 6.4% of Kentucky middle schools.

What district is Drakes Creek Middle School in?

Warren County

What is the racial makeup of Drakes Creek Middle School?

Students at Drakes Creek Middle School are 59% White, 17% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Drakes Creek Middle School attend?

Students who attend Drakes Creek Middle School usually go on to attend Greenwood High School

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