South Warren High School, 8140 Nashville Road: grades 9-12, 1,548 students in 2024-25, rated green by Kentucky in 2025-26.
Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the South Warren High School website, Warren County Public Schools (www.warrencountyschools.org), the Kentucky Department of Education’s 2025-26 accountability datasets, the Kentucky School Report Card, the KHSAA’s 2025-26 football alignment and the federal NCES school directory.
South Warren High School is a Warren County Public Schools high school serving ninth through 12th grade.
- Address: 8140 Nashville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42104
- Phone: 270-467-7500
- Grades: 9 to 12
- Website: southwarrenhighschool.warrencountyschools.org
- District: Warren County Public Schools, 270-781-5150
Who to call
- South Warren front office: 270-467-7500
- Warren County Public Schools central office: 270-781-5150, 303 Lovers Lane
- Register a new student: the district’s 2026-27 online registration
- Bus stop and school for an address: the School Attendance Area map and bus route lists
Principal
Principal Matt Deaton, according to the school’s website, where the principal’s message is signed.
Enrollment and teachers
The federal NCES directory counted 1,548 students at South Warren in the 2024-25 school year, with 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19.1 students per teacher. The state’s report card has the school’s own current enrollment and staffing figures.
State report card
Kentucky rated South Warren High School green for 2025-26, with an overall score of 79.8, in the Kentucky Department of Education’s 2025-26 accountability data, released Oct. 14, 2026. The state average for high schools was 67.5 (yellow), and WCPS’s high school level scored 73.9 (green).
Kentucky Summative Assessment results for 2025-26, share of all tested students scoring proficient or distinguished:
| Subject | South Warren | WCPS high school level | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 68% | 54% | 49% |
| Math | 58% | 44% | 39% |
| Science | 27% | 23% | 23% |
The four-year graduation rate was 98.9% and the five-year rate 99.1%, in the state’s 2025-26 graduation file, against 94.1% and 94.5% statewide.
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 South Warren High School.
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.
South Warren is the high school of the South Warren area, according to the district’s South Warren Area page. The area’s middle school is South Warren Middle School and its elementary schools are Jody Richards Elementary, 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.
Sports and activities
South Warren plays football in Class 6A, District 2 for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, under the alignment the KHSAA Board of Control adopted May 9, 2024. The board adopted the February 2024 draft with moves that did not touch this district, which puts it with Central Hardin, Daviess County and Meade County.
The school’s athletics page names Jason Grissom as athletic director and sells tickets through GoFan. It lists head coaches by fall, winter and spring season, plus six KHSAA sport-activity teams.
Schedules and results: our Friday night football page and the scoreboard.
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 270-467-7500.
More
- The school’s website
- The Kentucky School Report Card for South Warren High School
- Warren County Public Schools: www.warrencountyschools.org, and its list of schools
- Every public school that serves Bowling Green, with ratings and zone links: our Bowling Green public schools guide
- Calendars, registration and which district you are in: our Bowling Green schools guide
Frequently asked questions
What grades does South Warren serve?
Ninth through 12th grade. It is part of Warren County Public Schools.
How is South Warren rated on the Kentucky School Report Card?
Green, with an overall score of 79.8 in the state’s 2025-26 results. The state average for high schools was 67.5.
Which schools feed South Warren?
South Warren Middle School and the elementary schools of the South Warren area: Jody Richards Elementary, Plano Elementary, Rich Pond Elementary.
Who is the principal of South Warren?
Matt Deaton, according to the school’s website on Oct. 16, 2026.
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