Jody Richards Elementary, 2100 Elrod Road: grades PK-6, 754 students in 2024-25, rated blue by Kentucky in 2025-26.

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the Jody Richards 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.

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

Who to call

Principal

Principal Leslie Shultz, according to the school’s website, where the principal’s message is signed.

Enrollment and teachers

The federal NCES directory counted 754 students at Jody Richards Elementary in the 2024-25 school year, with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.4 students per teacher. The state’s report card has the school’s own current enrollment and staffing figures.

State report card

Kentucky rated Jody Richards Elementary blue for 2025-26, with an overall score of 88.2, 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 Jody Richards Elementary WCPS elementary school level Kentucky
Reading 63% 52% 50%
Math 57% 45% 43%
Science 49% 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 Jody Richards 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. Jody Richards Elementary is in the South Warren area, according to the district’s South Warren Area page, with South Warren Middle School and South Warren High School. The other elementary schools in the area are Plano Elementary and Rich Pond 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 South Warren 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 270-904-1901.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Jody Richards Elementary serve?

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

How is Jody Richards Elementary rated on the Kentucky School Report Card?

Blue, with an overall score of 88.2 in the state’s 2025-26 results. The state average for elementary schools was 64.7.

Which middle and high school does Jody Richards Elementary feed into?

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

Who is the principal of Jody Richards Elementary?

Leslie Shultz, according to the school’s website on Oct. 16, 2026.