Bowling Green High School
1801 Rockingham Ln
Bowling Green KY, 42104, Warren County
Phone: 270-746-2300
Ranking: (26 out of 223, top 12%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Bowling Green Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 72 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 57 | 72 | 74 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,225 | 1,146 | 1,151 | 1,072 | 1,071 | 1,068 | 1,088 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 344 | 28.1% | 329 | 28.7% | 327 | 28.4% | 330 | 30.8% | 317 | 29.6% | 323 | 30.2% | 282 | 25.9% |
Grade 10: | 319 | 26.0% | 285 | 24.9% | 305 | 26.5% | 268 | 25.0% | 274 | 25.6% | 241 | 22.6% | 272 | 25.0% |
Grade 11: | 282 | 23.0% | 291 | 25.4% | 259 | 22.5% | 256 | 23.9% | 236 | 22.0% | 266 | 24.9% | 268 | 24.6% |
Grade 12: | 278 | 22.7% | 239 | 20.9% | 259 | 22.5% | 218 | 20.3% | 241 | 22.5% | 238 | 22.3% | 249 | 22.9% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 629 | 51.3% | 568 | 49.6% | 579 | 50.3% | 557 | 52.0% | 537 | 50.1% | 545 | 51.0% | 533 | 49.0% |
Female: | 596 | 48.7% | 578 | 50.4% | 572 | 49.7% | 515 | 48.0% | 517 | 48.3% | 499 | 46.7% | 533 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 52 | 4.2% | 40 | 3.5% | 40 | 3.5% | 37 | 3.5% | 32 | 3.0% | 28 | 2.6% | 34 | 3.1% |
Hispanic: | 137 | 11.2% | 119 | 10.4% | 95 | 8.3% | 92 | 8.6% | 84 | 7.8% | 82 | 7.7% | 89 | 8.2% |
Black: | 236 | 19.3% | 206 | 18.0% | 217 | 18.9% | 212 | 19.8% | 240 | 22.4% | 231 | 21.6% | 234 | 21.5% |
White: | 768 | 62.7% | 756 | 66.0% | 787 | 68.4% | 725 | 67.6% | 706 | 65.9% | 711 | 66.6% | 712 | 65.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 26 | 2.1% | 17 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 517 | 42.2% | 467 | 40.8% | 459 | 39.9% | 396 | 36.9% | 432 | 40.3% | 399 | 37.4% | 412 | 37.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 5.6% | 69 | 6.0% | 70 | 6.1% | 62 | 5.8% | 64 | 6.0% | 73 | 6.8% | 73 | 6.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.01 | 15.81 | 15.77 | 15.12 | 18.89 | 14.90 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 64.7% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 62.9% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.2% | 32.2% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 34.5% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 39.4% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.5% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 58.9% | 57.4% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 45.6% | 45.7% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 34.1% | 32.1% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 24.5% | 33.4% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 65.5% | 63.7% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 65.1% | 62.9% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 51.2% | 49.3% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 60.0% | 57.5% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 54.14% | 54.14% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 54.13% | 54.13% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 45.42% | 45.42% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.52% | 51.52% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 46.85% | 46.85% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 72.83% | 72.66% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 69.29% | 69.29% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 76.23% | 75.92% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 70.08% | 70.08% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 68.5% | 68.5% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 45.49% | 45.49% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 58.26% | 58.26% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.37% | 42.37% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 48.05% | 48.05% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 37.4% | 37.4% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 57.89% | 57.89% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 67.77% | 67.77% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 56.11% | 56.11% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 53.68% | 53.68% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.55% | 40.55% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 32.87% | 32.57% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.27% | 34.27% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 38.33% | 38.17% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 24.17% | 24.17% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 48.84% | 48.84% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 15.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 84.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,131.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,320.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,603.0 |
* Bowling Green High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.