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Henry F. Moss Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Henry F. Moss Middle School is a public middle school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 588 students. The school is part of the Warren County School District, which is ranked 64 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Warren County district, Henry F. Moss Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 24-35% of students proficient or better in core subjects. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 28.0% in recent years, and a concerning increase in dropout rates, rising from 0.2% to 1.1% over the past few years. Additionally, the school serves a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 89% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Henry F. Moss Middle School to other nearby middle schools in the Warren County district, such as Warren East Middle School and Drakes Creek Middle School, the performance gap is quite significant. These other schools consistently outperform Henry F. Moss Middle School on standardized tests, have lower chronic absenteeism rates, and serve a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students. To address these challenges, the school and district should consider implementing comprehensive strategies to improve student attendance and engagement, provide targeted academic support, and address the socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.

580

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,054

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2565 Russellville Rd
Bowling Green, KY 42101

(270) 843-0166

District: Warren County

Students who attend Henry F. Moss Middle School usually attend:

High:

Warren Central High School

Feeder schools for Henry F. Moss Middle School:

Elementary:	Jennings Creek Elementary
	Lost River Elementary
	Rockfield Elementary
	Warren Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

28.6%

Hispanic:

26.7%

African American:

21.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg52%

Kentucky avg42%

283^rd of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle 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	16.9	283 of 320	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	280 of 324	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	264 of 327	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	290 of 320	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	271 of 282	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	297 of 335	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	276 of 322	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	302 of 330	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	301 of 331	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	31.4	258 of 337	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	271 of 335	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	292 of 335	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.3	251 of 319	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	250 of 304	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.3	197 of 299	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.9	163 of 289	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.5	145 of 287	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.7	123 of 284	56.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	63 of 83	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	61 of 80	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	63 of 79	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	81 of 84	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	81 of 96	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	70 of 96	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.5	20 of 24	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	30 of 35	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	18.3	219 of 226	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	157 of 219	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	39.5	24 of 38	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	15 of 35	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	267 of 298	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	262 of 300	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	244 of 295	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	280 of 299	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	228 of 233	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	277 of 299	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	262 of 290	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	36.8	55 of 63	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	98 of 131	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	107 of 123	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	79 of 119	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	99 of 120	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	91 of 120	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	97 of 116	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	246 of 314	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	240 of 311	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	214 of 309	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	253 of 310	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	203 of 224	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	248 of 303	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	206 of 285	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	267 of 303	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	277 of 304	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	254 of 307	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	273 of 304	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	210 of 222	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	277 of 303	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	256 of 293	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	72 of 101	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	53 of 99	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	37 of 85	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	17.5	262 of 294	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	260 of 314	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	267 of 316	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	237 of 320	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	267 of 314	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	206 of 213	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	242 of 266	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	214 of 253	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)37th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics43%-6 vs state

Writing41%-8 vs state

Reading30%-15 vs state

Mathematics26%-16 vs state

Social Studies25%-14 vs state

Science13%-16 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 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th 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	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
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%)	16.9	283^rd of 320 public middle schools	11.6%		18	280^th of 324 public middle schools	13.6%	3			24.0	27.0			35.0	25.0	13.0	41.0		25.0		43.0	$17,054	$1,017	$1,166	$2,183	$8,526	$2,256	$10,781
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%)	59.2	120^th of 320 public middle schools	62.5%		58.6	113^th of 324 public middle schools	65.1%	7		41.0	46.0	52.0		53.0	50.0	48.0	39.0	54.0		43.0		53.0	$19,229	$937	$1,600	$2,537	$9,369	$3,090	$12,458
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%)	91.9	11^th of 320 public middle schools	96.6%		92.5	10^th of 324 public middle schools	96.9%	1			60.0	65.0			66.0	65.0	45.0	85.0		63.0		68.0	$16,192	$857	$885	$1,743	$8,335	$2,077	$10,411
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%)	91.8	12^th of 320 public middle schools	96.3%		93.4	7^th of 324 public middle schools	97.8%	5			64.0	70.0			62.0	60.0	49.0	78.0		60.0		71.0	$15,678	$764	$786	$1,551	$8,016	$2,108	$10,124
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%)	42.3	183^rd of 320 public middle schools	42.8%		51.8	144^th of 324 public middle schools	55.6%	39			37.0	40.0			38.0	38.0	19.0	65.0		39.0		52.0	$16,852	$759	$962	$1,721	$8,485	$2,629	$11,114
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%)	43.5	180^th of 320 public middle schools	43.8%		45.8	164^th of 324 public middle schools	49.4%	16		47.0	46.0	36.0		59.0	44.0	44.0	27.0	40.0		36.0		41.0	$17,255	$1,197	$434	$1,631	$9,001	$2,563	$11,564
Edmonson County 5/6 Center	Public	5-6	191 W Center St	Brownsville	42210	Edmonson County	Edmonson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 597-3900	265	15	17.7	57.0%	247 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)								(n/a)	37.0	42.0			27.0	55.0					18.0		49.0		$15,947	$1,059	$250	$1,309	$9,900	$1,788	$11,702

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry F. Moss Middle School

What district is Henry F. Moss Middle School in?

Warren County

What high school do graduates of Henry F. Moss Middle School attend?

Students who attend Henry F. Moss Middle School usually go on to attend Warren Central High School

Is Henry F. Moss Middle School a good school?

Henry F. Moss Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Kentucky middle schools.

How many students attend Henry F. Moss Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Henry F. Moss Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Henry F. Moss Middle School?

Students at Henry F. Moss Middle School are 29% White, 27% Hispanic, 22% African American, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

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