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South Warren High School

Public Grades 9-12

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 93% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

South Warren High School is a public high school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, serving 1,523 students in grades 9-12. 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.

South Warren High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Kentucky, with a statewide ranking between 15-28 over the past 10 years and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments and the ACT exam is significantly higher than the district and state averages across various subject areas. Additionally, South Warren High School maintains an impressive 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.2% to 98.8% in recent years, which is well above the district and state averages. The school's dropout rate is also exceptionally low, ranging from 0.0% to 1.3% in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Greenwood High School, Bowling Green High School, and the virtual schools in the Bowling Green Independent and Warren County school districts, South Warren High School consistently outperforms them on state assessments and ACT scores. The school's graduation and dropout rates are also significantly better than the nearby schools.

1,548

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,521

Per pupil spending ?

41.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8140 Nashville Rd
Bowling Green, KY 42104

(270) 467-7500

District: Warren County

Feeder schools for South Warren High School:

Elementary:	Jody Richards Elementary
	Plano Elementary
	Rich Pond Elementary
Middle:	South Warren Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.6%

Asian:

10.7%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (54% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Kentucky high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg45%

Kentucky avg39%

17^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High 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	86.4	17 of 254	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	15 of 290	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	27 of 276	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.9	28 of 271	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	85.6	21 of 267	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	15 of 285	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	21 of 271	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	87.3	15 of 287	94.8%	★★★★★
2016	84.7	22 of 288	92.4%	★★★★★
2015	85.1	22 of 295	92.5%	★★★★★
2014	86.2	17 of 290	94.1%	★★★★★
2013	86.6	18 of 291	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	86.9	17 of 229	92.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	19 of 75	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	7 of 93	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	4 of 83	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	4 of 89	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	8 of 78	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	9 of 89	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	74.8	13 of 94	86.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆
2024	43.4	13 of 27	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	16 of 26	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	17 of 28	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	10 of 23	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	44.9	70 of 153	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.3	128 of 154	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	89 of 166	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.9	36 of 166	78.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	78.9	4 of 48	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	57.0	9 of 41	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	15 of 37	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	12 of 239	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	15 of 261	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	21 of 253	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	20 of 252	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	14 of 236	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	11 of 249	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	11 of 234	95.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	4 of 23	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	46.6	21 of 38	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.4	4 of 102	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	71.2	27 of 115	76.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	13 of 115	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	10 of 124	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	70.9	14 of 116	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	22 of 114	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	13 of 92	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	94.2	2 of 88	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	65.8	22 of 80	72.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	15 of 242	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.2	33 of 274	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	21 of 272	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	59.6	87 of 266	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.8	29 of 234	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	28 of 254	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	35 of 232	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	27 of 239	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	17 of 262	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	73.6	34 of 259	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	36 of 257	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	27 of 238	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	18 of 251	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	25 of 237	89.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	6 of 89	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	62.7	24 of 87	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	4 of 76	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	58.8	22 of 77	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	23.9	39 of 49	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	72.3	10 of 42	76.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	127 of 168	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	80 of 162	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.8	13 of 226	94.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	20 of 251	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	22 of 273	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	36 of 264	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	32 of 260	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	25 of 203	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	22 of 219	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	21 of 198	89.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2024)24th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading65%+18 vs state

Writing65%+20 vs state

Mathematics59%+18 vs state

Editing and Mechanics57%+16 vs state

Social Studies52%+14 vs state

Science29%+7 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 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
South Warren High School	Public	9-12	8140 Nashville Rd	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 467-7500	1,548	81	19.0	41.1%	1,108 (71.6%)	111 (7.2%)	84 (5.4%)	165 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	72 (4.7%)	86.4	17^th of 254 public high schools	93.3%		87.6	15^th of 290 public high schools	94.8%	2		59.0		65.0	29.0		65.0		52.0		57.0	$16,521	$514	$530	$1,044	$7,985	$3,508	$11,493
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
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
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
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)
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 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)
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Warren High School

What is the racial makeup of South Warren High School?

Students at South Warren High School are 72% White, 11% Asian, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is South Warren High School a good school?

Yes. South Warren High School ranks in the top 6.7% of Kentucky high schools.

How many students attend South Warren High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,548 students attended South Warren High School.

What schools feed into South Warren High School?

South Warren High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jody Richards Elementary
Elementary : Plano Elementary
Elementary : Rich Pond Elementary
Middle : South Warren Middle School

What district is South Warren High School in?

Warren County

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