Impact of COVID-19 on Bowie
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 606th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 507th of 928 Elementary schools | 9.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bowie) | 42 | 34.2 | 7.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Chicopee) | 49 | 30 | 19% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bowie) | 33 | 34.9 | 1.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Chicopee) | 43 | 25.8 | 17.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bowie) | 40 | 27.3 | 12.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Chicopee) | 42 | 26.3 | 15.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Bowie) | 43 | 46.3 | 3.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Chicopee) | 42 | 36.2 | 5.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bowie) | 34 | 47.7 | 13.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Chicopee) | 42 | 35.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 43.8 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Bowie) | 59 | 50 | 9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Chicopee) | 42 | 34.9 | 7.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (Bowie) | 65 | 45.5 | 19.6% |
5th Grade Science (Chicopee) | 45 | 33.4 | 11.6% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Bowie) | 39 | 35.7 | 3.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Chicopee) | 42 | 29.4 | 12.6% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Bowie) | 45 | 44 | 1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Chicopee) | 41 | 26.5 | 14.5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Bowie) | 65 | 45.5 | 19.6% |
All Grades Science (Chicopee) | 42 | 32.9 | 9.1% |
All Grades Science (Massachusetts) | 47 | 41.2 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 322 | 275 | 14.6% |
African American | 15 | 13 | 13.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 4 | 8 | 100% |
Hispanic | 71 | 79 | 11.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 222 | 164 | 26.1% |
Two or More Races | 8 | 11 | 37.5% |