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William H. Natcher Elementary Primary School
1434 Cave Mill Rd
Bowling Green KY, 42104, Warren County
Phone: 270-842-1364
Ranking: 
(246 out of 943, top 26%)*
(246 out of 943, top 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Warren County 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: | 35 | 35 | 42 | 46 | 37 | 44 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 585 | 521 | 661 | 693 | 697 | 743 | 676 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 27 | 4.6% | 27 | 5.2% | 29 | 4.4% | 26 | 3.8% | 34 | 4.9% | 32 | 4.3% | 26 | 3.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 85 | 14.5% | 70 | 13.4% | 85 | 12.9% | 89 | 12.8% | 107 | 15.4% | 124 | 16.7% | 95 | 14.1% |
| Grade 1: | 82 | 14.0% | 68 | 13.1% | 82 | 12.4% | 110 | 15.9% | 98 | 14.1% | 94 | 12.7% | 97 | 14.3% |
| Grade 2: | 79 | 13.5% | 59 | 11.3% | 105 | 15.9% | 89 | 12.8% | 78 | 11.2% | 96 | 12.9% | 96 | 14.2% |
| Grade 3: | 72 | 12.3% | 87 | 16.7% | 91 | 13.8% | 80 | 11.5% | 100 | 14.3% | 98 | 13.2% | 95 | 14.1% |
| Grade 4: | 91 | 15.6% | 76 | 14.6% | 84 | 12.7% | 102 | 14.7% | 90 | 12.9% | 105 | 14.1% | 95 | 14.1% |
| Grade 5: | 83 | 14.2% | 57 | 10.9% | 96 | 14.5% | 95 | 13.7% | 103 | 14.8% | 104 | 14.0% | 84 | 12.4% |
| Grade 6: | 66 | 11.3% | 77 | 14.8% | 89 | 13.5% | 102 | 14.7% | 87 | 12.5% | 90 | 12.1% | 88 | 13.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 291 | 49.7% | 258 | 49.5% | 324 | 49.0% | 349 | 50.4% | 322 | 46.2% | 352 | 47.4% | 326 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 294 | 50.3% | 263 | 50.5% | 337 | 51.0% | 344 | 49.6% | 329 | 47.2% | 342 | 46.0% | 311 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 67 | 11.5% | 56 | 10.7% | 77 | 11.6% | 82 | 11.8% | 81 | 11.6% | 73 | 9.8% | 58 | 8.6% |
| Hispanic: | 42 | 7.2% | 31 | 6.0% | 31 | 4.7% | 40 | 5.8% | 29 | 4.2% | 37 | 5.0% | 30 | 4.4% |
| Black: | 42 | 7.2% | 31 | 6.0% | 41 | 6.2% | 51 | 7.4% | 47 | 6.7% | 59 | 7.9% | 34 | 5.0% |
| White: | 393 | 67.2% | 374 | 71.8% | 491 | 74.3% | 502 | 72.4% | 502 | 72.0% | 532 | 71.6% | 519 | 76.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 10 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 5.3% | 26 | 5.0% | 21 | 3.2% | 18 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 251 | 42.9% | 210 | 40.3% | 244 | 36.9% | 159 | 22.9% | 186 | 26.7% | 245 | 33.0% | 178 | 26.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 5.5% | 31 | 6.0% | 35 | 5.3% | 9 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.6% | 14 | 2.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.53 | 14.72 | 15.73 | 15.23 | 19.10 | 17.10 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 38.2% | 42.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 37.8% | 43.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 45.8% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 45.2% | 47.6% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 51% | 49.1% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 49.2% | 53.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 41.7% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.0% | 35.8% | 43.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 46% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 44.1% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.9% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 59.1% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 37% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 48.8% | 44.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 46.6% | 47.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 51.9% | 47.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 55.1% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 59.8% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 41.6% | 31.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 44.7% | 35.7% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 46% | 38.4% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 48.5% | 43.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 44.4% | 41.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.0% | 39.9% | 38.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 51.9% | 46% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 49.3% | 46.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 45.8% | 39.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 53.4% | 48.0% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 72.78% | 65.45% | 61.71% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 78.16% | 69.92% | 69.52% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 75.8% | 71.19% | 70.27% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 75% | 72.83% | 72.95% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 73.48% | 70.59% | 72.76% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 84.81% | 77.05% | 72.72% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 83.05% | 75.95% | 72.65% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 80.32% | 75.6% | 73.54% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 81.25% | 75.79% | 76.81% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 76.8% | 75.62% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 70% | 74.3% | 66.15% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 63.83% | 71.13% | 68.94% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 68.37% | 70.27% | 69.98% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 57.3% | 69.28% | 70.41% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 65.59% | 62.41% | 70.53% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 75% | 69.32% | 61.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 74.68% | 63.89% | 59.68% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 74.49% | 61.37% | 61.11% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 56.12% | 47.61% | 55.58% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 65.59% | 56.04% | 59.75% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 77.5% | 61.59% | 53.37% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 70.89% | 58.29% | 52.62% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 65.31% | 59.84% | 55.37% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 66.33% | 60.36% | 59.07% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 75.27% | 65.26% | 59.74% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 22.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 75.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,873.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,154.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,113.0 |
* William H. Natcher Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.