Bowling Green Junior High

Regular School · Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green Junior High is a regular school school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, serving grades 06–08 with 1,042 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

1,042

Teachers (FTE)

58.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	459	44%
Hispanic/Latino	218	21%
Black or African American	213	20%
Two or more races	79	8%
Asian	55	5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	13	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	0%
Total enrollment	1,042	513M / 529F

English Language Learners: 132 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	37.0% +5.8pp	31.2%	791
Reading Proficiency	46.0% +3.5pp	42.5%	791
Science Proficiency	23.0%	—	269

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.11 grade levels

Math

-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

219 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

184

17.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,042	100%

Contact & Location

900 Campbell Lane

Bowling Green, KY 42104

Phone: (270)746-2290

District

Bowling Green Independent

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,151

District enrollment: 4,376

Other Schools in District

Dishman McGinnis Elementary School Elementary
Parker-Bennett-Curry School Elementary
Potter Gray Elementary Elementary
T C Cherry Elementary School Elementary
W R McNeill Elementary School Elementary
Bowling Green High School High
Bowling Green Learning Center High
Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr High

View all 9 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 42104) → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

210057000104

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD