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Beacon Academy

PublicHighGrades 6–12OnlineAlternative Education School

1022 West Main Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101 · (270) 781-5150 · Part of Warren County School District

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

Directions
Students
137
Students per teacher
34:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Beacon Academy

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Kentucky’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 34 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 61.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 41.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1022 West Main Street, Bowling Green

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 75
Grade 86
Grade 915
Grade 1022
Grade 1148
Grade 1241
Enrollment over time
85’20
250’21
191’22
167’23
137’24

Up 61.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 7%Black 4%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Beacon Academy from Bowling Green families.

Other schools in Warren County School District

The district →
Rich Pond Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
A−
990 students18:1
Lost River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
C−
856 students17:1
Jennings Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
D
852 students16:1
Alvaton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alvaton
A−
785 students17:1
Jody Richards Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
A−
754 students16:1
Plano Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
A
750 students17:1

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.