Potter Gray Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Bowling Green, Kentucky
Potter Gray Elementary in Bowling Green, Kentucky enrolled 499 students in 2024-25 with 27.1 full-time teachers, 18.4 students per teacher against the Kentucky elementary-school median of 14.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 73% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 61% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 18%
424 students in 2022-23, 461 students in 2023-24, 499 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.0 to 27.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 424 | 23.0 | 18.4 |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 24.3 | 19.0 |
| 2024-25 | 499 | 27.1 | 18.4 |
18.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 Kentucky elementary schools
Among the 711 Kentucky elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 392 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Potter Gray Elementary enrolled 392 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 392 of the 392 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent3.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.9% of students were White, 9.2% Black, 8.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White71.9%
- Black9.2%
- Two or more races8.6%
- Hispanic4.6%
- Asian3.2%
- Pacific Islander2.2%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Potter Gray Elementary scored proficient or above: 73% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 73% | 48% | 44.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 61% | 43% (2021-22) | 38.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Bowling Green
18 public elementary schools in Bowling Green report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Pond Elementary | 990 | 17.7 | 40.6% |
| Lost River Elementary | 856 | 17.5 | 75.2% |
| Jennings Creek Elementary | 852 | 15.5 | 84.0% |
| Jody Richards Elementary | 754 | 16.4 | 47.7% |
| Plano Elementary | 750 | 17.3 | 40.8% |
| Warren Elementary | 714 | 14.4 | 85.4% |
| William H. Natcher Elementary | 713 | 14.7 | 68.6% |
| Bristow Elementary | 699 | 16.9 | 65.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Potter Gray Elementary
- Briarwood Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 685 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- T C Cherry Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 431 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Compare Potter Gray Elementary with Briarwood Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bowling Green Independent spends per student$14,125 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,125
- The largest public schools in KentuckyPotter Gray Elementary is the number 243 by size of 717 Kentucky elementary schools open in 2024-25.#243 of 717
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher18.4 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 14.6 for elementary schools.18.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Potter Gray Elementary
How many students attend Potter Gray Elementary?
499 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 424 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bowling Green, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Potter Gray Elementary?
18.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Potter Gray Elementary a Title I school?
Potter Gray Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Potter Gray Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Potter Gray Elementary scored proficient or above: 73% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Potter Gray Elementary in?
Bowling Green Independent, NCES district ID 2100570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210057000103 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.