Bowling Green Elementary School
Public elementary school in Bowling Green, Missouri · Bowling Green R-I School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Bowling Green Elementary School serves 472 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Bowling Green (Pike County). It is one of 4 schools in Bowling Green R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 201st largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 37.25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Bowling Green R-I School District |
| County | Pike County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290566000112 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Bowling Green R-I | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 472 | 1,243 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.9% | 44.4% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 55% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bowling Green Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Bowling Green R-I School District, Bowling Green Elementary School is the largest, with 38% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 15.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 259; Bowling Green Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 86 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 70, against an average of 79 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 84 in kindergarten and 79 in grade 5.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 86.2% here and 87% across Bowling Green R-I. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
47.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.4% across Bowling Green R-I and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 25.4% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 37.25 full-time-equivalent teachers for 472 students, Bowling Green Elementary School has 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 472 students would have about 38.4 teachers, so Bowling Green Elementary School has 1.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Bowling Green Elementary School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other elementary school is BONCL Elementary School, 9.3 miles away in Boncl R-X School District. Within 10 miles there are 2 other elementary schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 86.2% |
| Two or more races | 9.7% |
| Hispanic | 2.8% |
| Black | 1.3% |
46% of students are girls and 54% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 84 |
| Grade 1 | 76 |
| Grade 2 | 70 |
| Grade 3 | 77 |
| Grade 4 | 86 |
| Grade 5 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
700 West Adams Street, Bowling Green, MO 63334
Phone: (573)324-2042
Website: bgschools.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bowling Green Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BONCL Elementary School | Boncl R-X | 9.3 mi | 39 | 4.6 | 38.5% |
| Louisiana Elementary School | Louisiana R-II | 9.9 mi | 343 | 14.5 | 61.8% |
| Frankford Elementary School | Bowling Green R-I | 12.7 mi | 114 | 12.7 | 48.2% |
| Clopton Elementary School | Pike County R-III | 13.9 mi | 210 | 11.7 | 44.8% |
| Silex Elementary School | Silex R-I | 16.4 mi | 186 | 10.8 | 37.6% |
| Van-Far Elementary School | Van-Far R-I | 16.9 mi | 323 | 11.5 | 55.1% |
| Ralls County Elementary School | Ralls County R-II | 20.6 mi | 355 | 11.2 | 33.2% |
| Clarence Cannon Elementary School | Elsberry R-II | 24.9 mi | 307 | 12.1 | 51.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bowling Green R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green High School | High | 9–12 | 373 |
| Bowling Green Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 284 |
| Frankford Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 114 |