Bowen High School

Summary:

Bowen High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 234 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bowen High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois high schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bowen High School faces significant challenges in academic performance, student engagement, and educational outcomes. In the 2023-2024 school year, 0% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and English Language Arts, compared to 26.1% and 31.1% statewide, respectively. The school's 4-year graduation rate is only 59.3%, significantly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 8.6% is more than double the state average. Additionally, Bowen High School has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 74.1%, nearly double the state average.

While Bowen High School serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 92.31% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's performance is significantly worse than nearby schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, such as South Shore International College Prep High School, Art in Motion Charter School, and Noble Street Charter-Baker Campus. These schools, while still facing challenges, have higher academic performance, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Bowen High School.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2710 E 89th St
       Chicago, IL  60617-3192


(773) 535-7650

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
680th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $35,764 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  10.3 Help
Number of students:  219

Racial breakdown:

African American:
79.0%
Hispanic:
20.5%
White:
0.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.6% Help


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Compare Details Bowen High School ranks worse than 97.6% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 129th among 145 ranked high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.68. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Bowen High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (79%), Hispanic (20.5%), White (0.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 93.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bowen High School is 10.3, which is the 33rd best among 145 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)
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Compare Bowen High School employs 21.2 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bowen High School is $35,764, which is the 12th highest among 145 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bowen High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bowen High School 680th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Bowen High School in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bowen High School

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Rank History for all students at Bowen High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 1.84 593rd 612 3.1%
2008 0.81 621st 624 0.5%
2009 2.61 600th 632 5.1%
2010 3.63 596th 643 7.3%
2011 1.78 644th 655 1.7%
2012 1.66 647th 665 2.7%
2013 1.65 656th 670 2.1%
2014 1.92 651st 670 2.8%
2015 10.61 594th 614 3.3%
2016 10.89 610th 643 5.1%
2017 3.62 637th 642 0.8%
2018 5.86 635th 647 1.9%
2019 8.30 645th 701 8.0%
2021 10.35 637th 688 7.4%
2022 7.49 681st 699 2.6%
2023 7.26 692nd 699 1.0%
2024 9.68 680th 697 2.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bowen High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.23 248th 374 33.7%
2019 29.55 306th 473 35.3%
2021 29.28 270th 453 40.4%
2022 31.21 286th 493 42.0%
2023 21.07 375th 476 21.2%
2024 20.75 377th 482 21.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bowen High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.94 569th 585 2.7%
2019 11.92 597th 639 6.6%
2021 16.39 541st 611 11.5%
2022 11.70 602nd 626 3.8%
2023 9.61 637th 644 1.1%
2024 12.16 609th 639 4.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Bowen High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.69 57th 91 37.4%
2022 41.80 39th 98 60.2%
2023 28.07 55th 104 47.1%
2024 25.74 68th 125 45.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Bowen High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.40 598th 620 3.5%
2019 9.66 594th 665 10.7%
2021 10.10 598th 639 6.4%
2022 8.88 621st 658 5.6%
2023 7.50 646th 656 1.5%
2024 10.08 632nd 664 4.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bowen High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 23.38 382nd 428 10.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Bowen High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.80 608th 619 1.8%
2019 7.66 645th 675 4.4%
2021 10.92 604th 653 7.5%
2022 7.27 653rd 664 1.7%
2023 7.38 663rd 668 0.7%
2024 10.02 632nd 668 5.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Bowen High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.61 222nd 253 12.3%
2019 26.34 225th 299 24.7%
2021 26.16 223rd 281 20.6%
2022 21.25 271st 294 7.8%
2023 18.59 293rd 301 2.7%
2024 22.06 274th 299 8.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bowen High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.05 289th 291 0.7%
2019 8.87 313th 317 1.3%
2021 18.42 280th 317 11.7%
2022 9.35 330th 335 1.5%
2023 13.45 312th 333 6.3%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Bowen High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 0 104 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 112
2006 0 232 0 18 0 n/a n/a 4 254
2007 1 298 3 29 0 n/a n/a 11 342
2008 0 331 0 29 0 n/a n/a 7 367
2009 1 293 0 23 1 n/a n/a 0 318
2010 2 211 0 13 1 n/a n/a 0 227
2011 1 177 0 6 0 0 1 0 185
2012 3 569 0 127 0 0 3 0 702
2013 2 402 0 92 1 0 2 0 499
2014 2 334 0 88 2 0 4 0 430
2015 2 277 0 84 0 0 5 0 368
2016 1 256 0 77 1 0 2 0 337
2017 0 230 0 81 1 0 1 0 313
2018 2 230 0 62 0 0 0 0 294
2019 1 200 0 46 0 2 1 0 250
2020 1 198 0 37 0 2 2 0 240
2021 4 273 0 63 1 1 3 0 345
2022 4 243 0 64 1 0 2 0 314
2023 5 177 0 48 0 0 4 0 234
2024 1 173 0 45 0 0 0 0 219

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bowen High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 112 n/a n/a n/a
2006 254 n/a n/a n/a
2007 342 20.0 17.1 n/a
2008 367 25.0 14.7 n/a
2009 318 24.5 13.0 n/a
2010 227 21.0 10.8 n/a
2011 185 12.0 15.4 n/a
2012 702 52.0 13.5 95.7
2013 499 42.0 11.8 87
2014 430 43.0 10.0 95.6
2015 368 31.0 11.8 97.6
2016 337 22.0 15.3 97.6
2017 313 19.8 15.7 97.1
2018 294 19.1 15.3 93.5
2019 250 20.0 12.5 86
2020 240 23.0 10.4 93.8
2021 345 n/a n/a n/a
2022 314 23.2 13.5 84.1
2023 234 21.5 10.8 92.3
2024 219 21.2 10.3 93.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bowen High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 112 n/a n/a n/a
2006 254 n/a n/a n/a
2007 342 20.0 17.1 n/a
2008 367 25.0 14.7 n/a
2009 318 24.5 13.0 n/a
2010 227 21.0 10.8 n/a
2011 185 12.0 15.4 n/a
2012 702 52.0 13.5 95.7
2013 499 42.0 11.8 87
2014 430 43.0 10.0 95.6
2015 368 31.0 11.8 97.6
2016 337 22.0 15.3 97.6
2017 313 19.8 15.7 97.1
2018 294 19.1 15.3 93.5
2019 250 20.0 12.5 86
2020 240 23.0 10.4 93.8
2021 345 n/a n/a n/a
2022 314 23.2 13.5 84.1
2023 234 21.5 10.8 92.3
2024 219 21.2 10.3 93.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Bowen High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201596.9%96.7%96.2%96.2%96.4%84.7%87.5%
201697.5%97.8%97.5%97.5%96.4%94.4%6.4%
201796.7%96.7%96.1%96.1%96.4%92.4%96.7%17.3%
201896.5%96.8%96.5%96.5%96.5%94.0%94.0%9.5%
201995.1%94.7%94.7%95.1%96.0%95.6%93.1%27.5%
202488.0%89.7%89.7%89.7%89.7%88.0%85.1%69.7%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bowen High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,129 (9.8%) $19,489 (90.2%) $21,618
2020 $2,731 (11.9%) $20,273 (88.1%) $23,004
2021 $4,267 (16.1%) $22,229 (83.9%) $26,497
2022 $4,267 (16.1%) $22,229 (83.9%) $26,497
2023 $4,316 (13.6%) $27,381 (86.4%) $31,697
2024 $6,114 (17.1%) $29,650 (82.9%) $35,764

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bowen High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 645th of 701 High schoolsRanks 692nd of 699 High schools
 7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Bowen High School)1.30
 1.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Public Schools District 299)26.719.1
 7.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Bowen High School)2.70
 2.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Public Schools District 299)26.322.3
 4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Bowen High School)5.10
 5.1%
   End of Course Science (Chicago Public Schools District 299)19.931.1
 11.2%
   End of Course Science (Illinois)36.452.2
 15.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students250234
 6.4%
African American200177
 11.5%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic4648
 4.3%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White15
 400%
Two or More Races14
 300%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients86%92.3%
 6.3%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 219 students attended Bowen High School.

Bowen High School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Illinois high schools.

Students at Bowen High School are 79% African American, 21% Hispanic.


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