Bristow Elementary, 6151 Louisville Road: grades PK-6, 699 students in 2024-25, rated green by Kentucky in 2025-26.

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the Bristow Elementary website, Warren County Public Schools (www.warrencountyschools.org), the Kentucky Department of Education’s 2025-26 accountability datasets, the Kentucky School Report Card and the federal NCES school directory.

Bristow Elementary is a Warren County Public Schools elementary school serving preschool through sixth grade.

Who to call

Principal

Principal Sarah Baker, according to the school’s website, where the principal’s message is signed.

Enrollment and teachers

The federal NCES directory counted 699 students at Bristow Elementary in the 2024-25 school year, with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.0 students per teacher. The state’s report card has the school’s own current enrollment and staffing figures.

State report card

Kentucky rated Bristow Elementary green for 2025-26, with an overall score of 71.2, in the Kentucky Department of Education’s 2025-26 accountability data, released Oct. 14, 2026. The state average for elementary schools was 64.7 (yellow), and WCPS’s elementary school level scored 71.8 (green).

Kentucky Summative Assessment results for 2025-26, share of all tested students scoring proficient or distinguished:

Subject Bristow Elementary WCPS elementary school level Kentucky
Reading 52% 52% 50%
Math 44% 45% 43%
Science 44% 47% 40%

Kentucky’s system scores six indicators, from reading and math test results to school climate and safety, plus postsecondary readiness and graduation for high schools. “Color ratings include five performance levels from highest to lowest, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red,” the Department of Education says. The full report, with every student group, is on the Kentucky School Report Card for Bristow Elementary.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Warren County Public Schools serves the county outside the Bowling Green Independent district, including large parts of the city. Zones do not follow city limits.

WCPS groups its schools by high school area. Bristow Elementary is in the Warren East area, according to the district’s Warren East Area page, with Warren East Middle School and Warren East High School. The other elementary schools in the area are North Warren Elementary, Oakland Elementary and Richardsville Elementary.

The area page links each school’s bus routes. To check one address, use the district’s School Attendance Area map, linked from its Bus Routes/School Attendance Area page. Some families in the Warren East area live outside Bowling Green; inside the city, part of the area is in the Bowling Green Independent district instead, so check both.

Calendar

Next dates from the district’s 2026-27 calendar:

  • Monday, Nov. 2: PLC day, no school for students
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, no school
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
  • Monday, Jan. 4, 2027: PLC day, no school for students
  • April 5-9, 2027: spring break
  • Tuesday, May 25, 2027: last day for students

For start and dismissal times, call the front office at 270-842-1960.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Bristow Elementary serve?

Preschool through sixth grade. It is part of Warren County Public Schools.

How is Bristow Elementary rated on the Kentucky School Report Card?

Green, with an overall score of 71.2 in the state’s 2025-26 results. The state average for elementary schools was 64.7.

Which middle and high school does Bristow Elementary feed into?

Bristow Elementary is in Warren County Public Schools’ Warren East area, with Warren East Middle School and Warren East High School, according to the district.

Who is the principal of Bristow Elementary?

Sarah Baker, according to the school’s website on Oct. 16, 2026.