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Bowling Green Junior High

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

900 Campbell Ln, Bowling Green, KY 42104 · (270) 746-2290 · Part of Bowling Green Independent School District

Bowling Green’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Kentucky school districts

Directions
Students
1,042
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Bowling Green Junior High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kentucky’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 44.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 41.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

900 Campbell Ln, Bowling Green

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6351
Grade 7349
Grade 8342
Enrollment over time
720’20
929’21
963’22
971’23
1,042’24

Up 44.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Hispanic 21%Black 20%Two or more races 8%Asian 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bowling Green Junior High from Bowling Green families.

Other schools in Bowling Green Independent School District

The district →
T C Cherry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bowling Green
C−
431 students16:1
Dishman McGinnis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowling Green
C−
506 students15:1
Potter Gray Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowling Green
A+
499 students18:1
W R McNeill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowling Green
A
433 students15:1
Parker-Bennett-Curry School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowling Green
C−
400 students12:1
Childrens Crisis Stabilization Unit
Other · Grades K–12 · Bowling Green
12 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kentucky’s other public schools; Bowling Green’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.