Bowling Green Independent School District received a green rating at the high school level and yellow ratings at the elementary and middle school levels in Kentucky’s 2025-26 assessment results, according to a district announcement published Oct. 15. The Kentucky Department of Education released the Kentucky Summative Assessment data and overall color-coded ratings for schools and districts, the announcement said.
Bowling Green High School earned a green rating with a state score of 71.7, while Bowling Green Junior High School scored 58.3 and received yellow. Potter Gray Elementary scored 66.2, T. C. Cherry Elementary 55.1 and W. R. McNeill Elementary 63.8, all rated yellow. Dishman McGinnis scored 41.0 and Parker-Bennett-Curry 50.4; both received orange ratings, according to the district.
The district reported that reading proficiency was 26% at the elementary level, 25% at middle school and 36% at high school. Math proficiency was 27% at elementary and middle schools and 34% at high school, according to the results.
The district said the KSA is given to students in grades 3 through 8, 10 and 11 during the last 15 days of the school year. It reported improvements in several areas, including high school reading, math and postsecondary readiness, and science, social studies and writing at T. C. Cherry.
BGISD said it will continue working to improve reading and math achievement, using classroom assessments and district screening data to identify learning needs and provide targeted support. The district’s office is at 1211 Center Street in Bowling Green and can be reached at (270) 746-2200, according to the announcement.
