Bowling Green Junior High

Summary:

Bowling Green Junior High is a public middle school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 963 students. The school is part of the Bowling Green Independent School District, which is ranked 85 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Bowling Green Junior High has shown a mixed performance in academic test scores compared to the state and district averages. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are generally higher than the state average, but lower than the Bowling Green Independent district average. In reading, the school's proficiency rates are similar to the state and district averages. However, the school's overall academic performance has fluctuated over the years, with a ranking between 54 and 122 out of 335 Kentucky middle schools from 2013-2014 to 2023-2024. The school's performance across different student subgroups is quite uneven, with some groups, such as White and English Language Learner students, performing well, while others, such as students with disabilities and from low-income backgrounds, struggle.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Bowling Green Junior High generally performs on par or slightly better in academic test scores, particularly in mathematics and reading. However, some nearby schools, such as South Warren Middle School and Drakes Creek Middle School, significantly outperform Bowling Green Junior High in academic achievement and overall school rankings. The high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds at Bowling Green Junior High (over 60% in recent years) may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges, as research has shown that socioeconomic status can significantly impact student achievement.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 900 Campbell Ln
       Bowling Green, KY  42104


(270) 746-2290

District: Bowling Green Independent

SchoolDigger Rank:
113th of 324 Kentucky Middle Schools


Students who attend Bowling Green Junior High usually attend:

High:    Bowling Green High School

Feeder schools for Bowling Green Junior High:

Elementary:    Dishman McGinnis Elementary School
    Parker-Bennett-Curry School
    Potter Gray Elementary
    T C Cherry Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  963

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.8%
African American:
22.7%
Hispanic:
16.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64.6% Help


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Compare Details Bowling Green Junior High ranks better than 65.1% of middle schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bowling Green Junior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Bowling Green Junior High 113th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Bowling Green Junior High in the ranking list.)

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Bowling Green Independent:

SchoolDigger ranks Bowling Green Independent 85th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bowling Green Junior High

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Rank History for all students at Bowling Green Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 76.48 51st 284 82.0%
2008 75.27 57th 287 80.1%
2009 70.67 71st 289 75.4%
2010 61.26 111th 299 62.9%
2011 72.82 71st 304 76.6%
2012 69.89 70th 319 78.1%
2013 69.22 70th 335 79.1%
2014 63.82 103rd 335 69.3%
2015 73.27 54th 337 84.0%
2016 72.49 58th 331 82.5%
2017 72.07 62nd 330 81.2%
2018 64.83 89th 322 72.4%
2019 58.17 122nd 335 63.6%
2021 61.30 71st 282 74.8%
2022 71.32 62nd 320 80.6%
2023 61.49 108th 327 67.0%
2024 58.61 113th 324 65.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bowling Green Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.39 39th 85 54.1%
2019 89.13 6th 87 93.1%
2022 43.08 63rd 98 35.7%
2023 39.92 53rd 95 44.2%
2024 43.30 54th 99 45.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bowling Green Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.10 10th 35 71.4%
2019 60.19 8th 38 78.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bowling Green Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.08 113th 294 61.6%
2024 25.47 101st 130 22.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bowling Green Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.75 147th 285 48.4%
2019 36.40 213th 303 29.7%
2021 35.44 139th 224 37.9%
2022 59.93 87th 310 71.9%
2023 49.39 144th 309 53.4%
2024 49.18 138th 311 55.6%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Bowling Green Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.33 1st 1 0.0%
2019 12.83 1st 1 0.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Bowling Green Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.78 93rd 290 67.9%
2019 50.82 139th 299 53.5%
2021 57.66 69th 233 70.4%
2022 75.97 38th 299 87.3%
2023 60.63 98th 295 66.8%
2024 55.18 119th 300 60.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bowling Green Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.31 185th 219 15.5%
2019 41.07 110th 226 51.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Bowling Green Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.44 3rd 63 95.2%
2019 47.95 43rd 62 30.6%
2024 60.55 4th 9 55.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Bowling Green Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.63 93rd 293 68.3%
2019 60.56 98th 303 67.7%
2021 56.67 68th 222 69.4%
2022 58.05 98th 304 67.8%
2023 57.32 116th 307 62.2%
2024 59.62 104th 304 65.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Bowling Green Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.34 15th 35 57.1%
2019 44.26 15th 23 34.8%
2022 60.18 10th 23 56.5%
2023 54.43 13th 24 45.8%
2024 57.85 10th 25 60.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Bowling Green Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.86 55th 96 42.7%
2019 36.07 68th 96 29.2%
2021 34.92 10th 17 41.2%
2022 50.33 38th 84 54.8%
2023 47.29 36th 79 54.4%
2024 57.93 29th 80 63.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bowling Green Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.00 74th 116 36.2%
2019 30.73 90th 120 25.0%
2021 14.36 20th 20 0.0%
2022 48.92 57th 120 52.5%
2023 48.00 60th 119 49.6%
2024 40.83 78th 123 36.6%
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Rank History for White students at Bowling Green Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.50 22nd 253 91.3%
2019 82.77 24th 266 91.0%
2021 89.45 14th 213 93.4%
2022 93.09 12th 314 96.2%
2023 82.81 34th 320 89.4%
2024 82.68 33rd 316 89.6%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Bowling Green Junior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 433 121 13 1 1 n/a n/a 0 569
1989 442 103 11 2 0 n/a n/a 0 558
1990 381 99 9 3 0 n/a n/a 0 492
1991 383 116 4 2 2 n/a n/a 0 507
1992 375 105 20 0 0 n/a n/a 0 500
1993 359 125 8 1 0 n/a n/a 0 493
1994 326 122 12 3 2 n/a n/a 0 465
1995 359 129 14 9 0 n/a n/a 0 511
1996 359 129 14 9 0 n/a n/a 0 511
1997 383 117 22 14 0 n/a n/a 0 536
1998 355 124 33 9 0 n/a n/a 0 521
1999 304 122 18 20 1 n/a n/a 0 465
2000 329 133 14 22 0 n/a n/a 0 498
2001 335 124 19 17 3 n/a n/a 4 502
2002 572 211 22 54 1 n/a n/a 0 860
2003 572 211 22 54 1 n/a n/a 0 860
2004 566 210 22 53 1 n/a n/a 0 852
2005 529 191 18 55 1 n/a n/a 0 794
2006 523 191 22 43 2 n/a n/a 0 781
2007 522 179 20 54 1 n/a n/a 9 785
2008 545 167 20 70 3 n/a n/a 13 818
2009 553 157 23 71 3 n/a n/a 22 829
2010 576 162 27 75 4 n/a n/a 27 871
2011 548 195 22 86 2 0 9 0 862
2012 542 186 19 97 1 9 16 0 870
2013 525 187 22 100 2 8 30 0 874
2014 521 173 29 115 2 2 33 0 875
2015 516 183 41 144 2 2 28 0 916
2016 535 158 54 143 1 1 29 0 921
2017 544 148 56 156 0 3 33 0 940
2018 535 163 57 167 0 3 39 0 964
2019 512 187 53 160 3 7 51 0 973
2020 486 205 37 169 2 5 52 0 956
2021 354 158 29 138 5 1 35 0 720
2022 429 206 43 180 3 7 61 0 929
2023 451 219 47 161 3 15 67 0 963

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bowling Green Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 569 32.5 17.5 n/a
1989 558 32.2 17.3 n/a
1990 492 35.3 13.9 n/a
1991 507 35.3 14.3 n/a
1992 500 32.0 15.6 n/a
1993 493 32.6 15.1 n/a
1994 465 30.5 15.2 n/a
1995 511 29.9 17.1 n/a
1996 511 29.9 17.1 n/a
1997 536 29.8 18.0 42.5
1998 521 33.6 15.5 39.2
1999 465 31.0 15.0 61.7
2000 498 31.4 15.9 64.7
2001 502 31.9 15.7 60
2002 860 49.0 17.6 91.6
2003 860 49.0 17.6 91.6
2004 852 51.6 16.5 n/a
2005 794 47.4 16.8 n/a
2006 781 47.6 16.4 53.1
2007 785 45.0 17.4 50.1
2008 818 50.0 16.4 50.3
2009 829 52.0 15.9 53
2010 871 39.0 22.3 57.5
2011 862 51.0 16.9 57.5
2012 870 51.7 16.8 56.9
2013 874 52.3 16.7 55.8
2014 875 51.4 17.0 52.8
2015 916 53.0 17.2 54.9
2016 921 55.0 16.7 58.6
2017 940 54.9 17.1 59.7
2018 964 56.1 17.1 56.6
2019 973 56.1 17.3 53.5
2020 956 55.5 17.2 54.6
2021 720 54.8 13.1 56
2022 929 58.3 15.9 65.7
2023 963 55.9 17.2 64.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bowling Green Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 569 32.5 17.5 n/a
1989 558 32.2 17.3 n/a
1990 492 35.3 13.9 n/a
1991 507 35.3 14.3 n/a
1992 500 32.0 15.6 n/a
1993 493 32.6 15.1 n/a
1994 465 30.5 15.2 n/a
1995 511 29.9 17.1 n/a
1996 511 29.9 17.1 n/a
1997 536 29.8 18.0 42.5
1998 521 33.6 15.5 39.2
1999 465 31.0 15.0 61.7
2000 498 31.4 15.9 64.7
2001 502 31.9 15.7 60
2002 860 49.0 17.6 91.6
2003 860 49.0 17.6 91.6
2004 852 51.6 16.5 n/a
2005 794 47.4 16.8 n/a
2006 781 47.6 16.4 53.1
2007 785 45.0 17.4 50.1
2008 818 50.0 16.4 50.3
2009 829 52.0 15.9 53
2010 871 39.0 22.3 57.5
2011 862 51.0 16.9 57.5
2012 870 51.7 16.8 56.9
2013 874 52.3 16.7 55.8
2014 875 51.4 17.0 52.8
2015 916 53.0 17.2 54.9
2016 921 55.0 16.7 58.6
2017 940 54.9 17.1 59.7
2018 964 56.1 17.1 56.6
2019 973 56.1 17.3 53.5
2020 956 55.5 17.2 54.6
2021 720 54.8 13.1 56
2022 929 58.3 15.9 65.7
2023 963 55.9 17.2 64.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bowling Green Junior High

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $480 (4.2%) $102 (0.9%) $582 (5.1%) $7,943 (69.3%) $1,683 (14.7%) $9,626 (83.9%) $11,468
2019 $500 (3.6%) $90 (0.7%) $590 (4.3%) $8,087 (58.8%) $1,983 (14.4%) $10,070 (73.3%) $13,742
2020 $485 (3.1%) $297 (1.9%) $783 (5.0%) $8,672 (55.1%) $2,123 (13.5%) $10,795 (68.6%) $15,731
2021 $531 (3.1%) $438 (2.6%) $969 (5.7%) $9,162 (54.1%) $2,084 (12.3%) $11,245 (66.4%) $16,932
2022 $1,298 (7.4%) $489 (2.8%) $1,787 (10.2%) $8,615 (49.4%) $2,325 (13.3%) $10,940 (62.7%) $17,439

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
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Impact of COVID-19 on Bowling Green Junior High

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 122nd of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 108th of 327 Middle schools
 3.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students973963
 1%
African American187219
 17.1%
American Indian33
Asian5347
 11.3%
Hispanic160161
 0.6%
Pacific Islander715
 114.3%
White512451
 11.9%
Two or More Races5167
 31.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.5%64.6%
 11%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Bowling Green Junior High

Bowling Green Junior High ranks 113th of 324 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Bowling Green Junior High usually go on to attend Bowling Green High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 963 students attended Bowling Green Junior High.

Students at Bowling Green Junior High are 47% White, 23% African American, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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