William H. Natcher Elementary, Bowling Green: zone and report card

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the William H. Natcher 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.

William H. Natcher Elementary is a Warren County Public Schools elementary school serving preschool through sixth grade.

• Address: 1434 Cave Mill Road, Bowling Green, KY 42104
• Phone: 270-842-1364
• Grades: Preschool to 6
• Website: williamhnatcher.warrencountyschools.org
• District: Warren County Public Schools, 270-781-5150

Who to call

• William H. Natcher Elementary front office: 270-842-1364
• 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 Thornhill, according to the school’s website, where the principal’s message is signed.

Enrollment and teachers

The federal NCES directory counted 713 students at William H. Natcher Elementary in the 2024-25 school year, with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.9 students per teacher. The state’s report card has the school’s own current enrollment and staffing figures.

State report card

Kentucky rated William H. Natcher Elementary green for 2025-26, with an overall score of 70.2, 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:

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 William H. Natcher 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. William H. Natcher Elementary is in the Greenwood area, according to the district’s Greenwood Area page, with Drakes Creek Middle School and Greenwood High School. The other elementary schools in the area are Alvaton Elementary, Briarwood Elementary and Cumberland Trace 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 Greenwood area live outside Bowling Green; inside the city, part of the area is in the Bowling Green Independent district instead, so check both.

Our neighborhood guides name William H. Natcher Elementary as a school for Greenwood and Scottsville Road; the neighborhoods guide has the rest of the city.

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 270-842-1364.

More

• The school’s website
• The Kentucky School Report Card for William H. Natcher Elementary
• 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 William H. Natcher Elementary serve?

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

How is William H. Natcher Elementary rated on the Kentucky School Report Card?

Green, with an overall score of 70.2 in the state’s 2025-26 results. The state average for elementary schools was 64.7.

Which middle and high school does William H. Natcher Elementary feed into?

William H. Natcher Elementary is in Warren County Public Schools’ Greenwood area, with Drakes Creek Middle School and Greenwood High School, according to the district.

Who is the principal of William H. Natcher Elementary?

Matt Thornhill, according to the school’s website on Oct. 16, 2026.