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Jennings Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

545^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Jennings Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, serving 819 students in grades PK-6. 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.

Despite being part of the Warren County district, Jennings Creek Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading were significantly lower than the county and state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, Jennings Creek has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.7% to 28.0% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the state average.

When comparing Jennings Creek Elementary to other nearby schools in the Warren County and Bowling Green Independent districts, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming academically. For example, Rockfield Elementary, William H. Natcher Elementary, and Potter Gray Elementary all have significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics and reading compared to Jennings Creek. The data suggests that Jennings Creek Elementary could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the academic and attendance challenges faced by its student population.

852

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,091

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2617 Russellville Road
Bowling Green, KY 42101

(270) 904-9200

District: Warren County

Students who attend Jennings Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Henry F. Moss Middle School
High:	Warren Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

29.5%

Hispanic:

22.1%

Asian:

20.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2019 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Reading scores 19 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg47%

Kentucky avg44%

545^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 13 pts since 2019

From bottom 8% (2019) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	23.5	545 of 685	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	519 of 685	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	578 of 687	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	644 of 684	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	505 of 517	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	646 of 700	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	84 of 142	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	73 of 140	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	148 of 185	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	21 of 26	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	24.5	385 of 474	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	44 of 69	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	44 of 64	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	49 of 65	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	81 of 96	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	536 of 648	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	527 of 644	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	577 of 639	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	613 of 641	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	623 of 671	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	103 of 168	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	80 of 135	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	110 of 120	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	68 of 114	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	121 of 152	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	481 of 672	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	434 of 665	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	513 of 670	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	627 of 667	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	263 of 275	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	591 of 664	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	505 of 653	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	469 of 652	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	541 of 652	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	629 of 657	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	622 of 676	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	158 of 306	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.4	609 of 661	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	513 of 659	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	512 of 659	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	574 of 658	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	637 of 656	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	561 of 592	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)19th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)19th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing62%+24 vs state

Editing and Mechanics39%-8 vs state

Reading31%-19 vs state

Mathematics30%-13 vs state

Social Studies23%-15 vs state

Science19%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Jennings Creek Elementary

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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
Jennings Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2617 Russellville Road	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 904-9200	852	55	15.5	86.7%	251 (29.5%)	172 (20.2%)	188 (22.1%)	173 (20.3%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.5%)	36 (4.2%)	23.5	545^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.4%		27.5	519^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.2%	26	24.0	24.0	29.0	42.0	20.0	24.0	35.0	44.0	19.0	62.0	23.0	39.0	$17,091	$1,434	$829	$2,263	$8,505	$2,264	$10,769
Lost River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Modern Way	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-0334	856	49	17.4	78.4%	318 (37.1%)	117 (13.7%)	217 (25.4%)	102 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.9%)	68 (7.9%)	16.3	598^th of 685 public elementary schools	12.7%		20.1	572^nd of 685 public elementary schools	16.5%	26	21.0	23.0	19.0	34.0	27.0	33.0	26.0	47.0	28.0	36.0	16.0	22.0	$16,121	$855	$801	$1,656	$8,046	$2,377	$10,423
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
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
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
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
Jody Richards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2100 Elrod Rd.	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 904-1901	754	46	16.3	50.8%	424 (56.2%)	52 (6.9%)	44 (5.8%)	201 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.1%)	58.2	273^rd of 685 public elementary schools	60.1%		60.8	251^st of 685 public elementary schools	63.4%	22	47.0	54.0	39.0	55.0	46.0	56.0	52.0	53.0	45.0	49.0	37.0	50.0	$16,444	$1,079	$510	$1,589	$8,577	$2,251	$10,827
Rockfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7597 Russellville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 843-8437	674	42	16.2	66.3%	430 (63.8%)	62 (9.2%)	46 (6.8%)	75 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.1%)	46 (6.8%)	53.5	306^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.3%		48.3	341^st of 685 public elementary schools	50.2%	35	51.0	37.0	30.0	59.0	56.0	48.0	37.0	62.0	42.0	52.0	36.0	47.0	$16,504	$1,049	$778	$1,828	$8,812	$1,824	$10,636
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jennings Creek Elementary

What district is Jennings Creek Elementary in?

Warren County

Is Jennings Creek Elementary a good school?

Jennings Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Jennings Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jennings Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henry F. Moss Middle School
High : Warren Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Jennings Creek Elementary?

Students at Jennings Creek Elementary are 29% White, 22% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 20% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Jennings Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 852 students attended Jennings Creek Elementary.

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