Bowen

Public K-5

 280 Cypress Street
       Newton Centre, MA  02459


(617) 559-9330

District: Newton

SchoolDigger Rank:
99th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,244 Help


Students who attend Bowen usually attend:

Middle:    Oak Hill Middle
High:    Newton South High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.6 Help
Number of students:  360

Racial breakdown:

White:
45.0%
Asian:
27.2%
Hispanic:
12.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  10.5% Help


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Compare Details Bowen ranks better than 89.2% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 5th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Newton School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.15. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Bowen is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (45%), Asian (27.2%), Hispanic (12.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bowen is 11.6. 12 elementary schools in the Newton School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bowen is $20,244. 13 elementary schools in the Newton School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bowen:

SchoolDigger ranks Bowen 99th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Bowen in the ranking list.)

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Newton:

SchoolDigger ranks Newton 35th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bowen

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Rank History for all students at Bowen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 86.14 93rd 884 89.5%
2004 94.14 7th 882 99.2%
2005 91.70 29th 887 96.7%
2006 91.62 28th 911 96.9%
2007 91.45 29th 911 96.8%
2008 91.07 37th 908 95.9%
2009 88.65 61st 909 93.3%
2010 91.03 23rd 920 97.5%
2011 90.52 33rd 924 96.4%
2012 87.67 71st 930 92.4%
2013 87.20 71st 928 92.3%
2014 87.50 67th 926 92.8%
2015 78.48 184th 914 79.9%
2016 79.23 177th 932 81.0%
2017 72.06 250th 938 73.3%
2018 86.75 95th 934 89.8%
2019 84.20 121st 942 87.2%
2021 84.74 133rd 936 85.8%
2022 84.91 131st 932 85.9%
2023 82.17 162nd 928 82.5%
2024 88.15 99th 916 89.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bowen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.43 77th 886 91.3%
2019 89.50 36th 896 96.0%
2021 84.92 87th 894 90.3%
2022 88.74 48th 905 94.7%
2023 77.03 107th 703 84.8%
2024 95.48 7th 731 99.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bowen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 90.34 21st 700 97.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Bowen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.91 123rd 893 86.2%
2019 78.43 168th 902 81.4%
2021 85.00 124th 898 86.2%
2022 87.33 102nd 901 88.7%
2023 86.53 113th 887 87.3%
2024 83.90 133rd 886 85.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bowen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.72 37th 656 94.4%
2019 86.58 45th 665 93.2%
2021 50.87 259th 632 59.0%
2022 86.99 47th 672 93.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Bowen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.38 81st 898 91.0%
2019 86.42 96th 907 89.4%
2021 76.23 212th 904 76.5%
2022 75.05 204th 908 77.5%
2023 70.71 262nd 896 70.8%
2024 88.75 74th 891 91.7%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Bowen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 85.99 118th 925 87.2%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Bowen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 78.88 75th 399 81.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Bowen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.64 72nd 154 53.2%
2019 56.56 73rd 155 52.9%
2021 57.42 78th 141 44.7%
2022 55.36 82nd 143 42.7%
2023 65.03 60th 145 58.6%
2024 78.67 31st 152 79.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bowen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 86.15 28th 446 93.7%
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Rank History for White students at Bowen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.40 87th 772 88.7%
2019 78.52 125th 780 84.0%
2021 79.68 130th 765 83.0%
2022 76.37 141st 764 81.5%
2023 65.29 248th 762 67.5%
2024 81.94 94th 753 87.5%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Bowen

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 304 31 24 5 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1989 303 37 19 7 0 n/a n/a 0 366
1990 332 39 23 9 0 n/a n/a 0 403
1991 347 28 24 14 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1992 350 31 31 14 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1993 346 31 39 12 0 n/a n/a 0 428
1994 340 25 37 8 0 n/a n/a 0 410
1995 341 45 22 13 0 n/a n/a 0 421
1996 341 45 22 13 0 n/a n/a 0 421
1997 321 24 51 14 0 n/a n/a 0 410
1998 315 24 54 16 0 n/a n/a 0 409
1999 291 29 53 17 0 n/a n/a 0 390
2000 271 32 52 21 1 n/a n/a 0 377
2001 259 33 71 19 1 n/a n/a 0 383
2002 225 21 73 17 0 n/a n/a 0 336
2003 225 21 73 17 0 n/a n/a 0 336
2004 227 18 77 13 0 n/a n/a 0 335
2005 240 18 97 20 0 n/a n/a 0 375
2006 232 16 78 36 0 n/a n/a 24 386
2007 256 15 83 34 0 n/a n/a 24 412
2008 256 20 82 35 0 n/a n/a 35 428
2009 254 22 89 35 0 0 35 0 435
2010 266 25 85 39 0 0 40 0 455
2011 264 28 84 31 0 0 43 0 450
2012 254 27 103 27 0 0 36 0 447
2013 262 24 129 29 0 0 33 0 477
2014 266 27 149 28 0 0 32 0 502
2015 260 30 131 22 0 0 32 0 475
2016 246 27 130 18 0 0 28 0 449
2017 226 28 120 19 1 0 23 0 417
2018 240 32 107 20 0 0 22 0 421
2019 225 25 104 20 0 0 23 0 397
2020 199 20 96 29 0 0 28 0 372
2021 166 18 93 34 0 0 30 1 342
2022 159 17 96 39 0 0 33 1 345
2023 162 16 98 46 0 0 37 1 360

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 364 n/a n/a n/a
1989 366 n/a n/a n/a
1990 403 n/a n/a n/a
1991 413 n/a n/a n/a
1992 426 n/a n/a n/a
1993 428 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 410 n/a n/a n/a
1995 421 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 421 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 410 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 409 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 390 n/a 0.0 6.4
2000 377 n/a 0.0 5
2001 383 n/a 0.0 5.7
2002 336 n/a n/a 8
2003 336 n/a n/a 8
2004 335 25.9 12.9 8.7
2005 375 28.0 13.4 8.8
2006 386 27.5 14.0 8.3
2007 412 28.0 14.7 7.5
2008 428 30.8 13.9 7.4
2009 435 27.1 16.1 8.3
2010 455 27.3 16.6 8.1
2011 450 23.2 19.3 8.2
2012 447 21.3 20.9 7.6
2013 477 29.8 16.0 9.4
2014 502 37.6 13.3 11.6
2015 475 39.0 12.1 10.5
2016 449 39.0 11.5 n/a
2017 417 35.4 11.7 n/a
2018 421 32.9 12.7 n/a
2019 397 31.9 12.4 n/a
2020 372 30.5 12.1 n/a
2021 342 24.6 13.9 n/a
2022 345 30.9 11.1 n/a
2023 360 31.0 11.6 n/a

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 364 n/a n/a n/a
1989 366 n/a n/a n/a
1990 403 n/a n/a n/a
1991 413 n/a n/a n/a
1992 426 n/a n/a n/a
1993 428 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 410 n/a n/a n/a
1995 421 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 421 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 410 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 409 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 390 n/a 0.0 6.4
2000 377 n/a 0.0 5
2001 383 n/a 0.0 5.7
2002 336 n/a n/a 8
2003 336 n/a n/a 8
2004 335 25.9 12.9 8.7
2005 375 28.0 13.4 8.8
2006 386 27.5 14.0 8.3
2007 412 28.0 14.7 7.5
2008 428 30.8 13.9 7.4
2009 435 27.1 16.1 8.3
2010 455 27.3 16.6 8.1
2011 450 23.2 19.3 8.2
2012 447 21.3 20.9 7.6
2013 477 29.8 16.0 9.4
2014 502 37.6 13.3 11.6
2015 475 39.0 12.1 10.5
2016 449 39.0 11.5 n/a
2017 417 35.4 11.7 n/a
2018 421 32.9 12.7 n/a
2019 397 31.9 12.4 n/a
2020 372 30.5 12.1 n/a
2021 342 24.6 13.9 n/a
2022 345 30.9 11.1 n/a
2023 360 31.0 11.6 n/a

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Bowen

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $276 (1.6%) $17,349 (98.4%) $17,625
2020 $268 (1.4%) $18,357 (98.6%) $18,625
2021 $1,274 (6.3%) $18,970 (93.7%) $20,244

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Bowen

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 121st of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 162nd of 928 Elementary schools
 4.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bowen)7671.2
 4.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Newton)7764.4
 12.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bowen)7166.1
 4.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Newton)7061.7
 8.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bowen)7157.6
 13.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Newton)7261.1
 10.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bowen)7062.7
 7.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Newton)6968.6
 0.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bowen)6753.2
 13.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Newton)7365.2
 7.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bowen)7561.3
 13.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Newton)7065
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Bowen)6759.7
 7.3%
   5th Grade Science (Newton)6363
 0%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Bowen)7060.6
 9.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Newton)7366
 7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Bowen)7263.3
 8.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Newton)7367.8
 5.2%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Bowen)6759.7
 7.3%
   All Grades Science (Newton)6664.2
 1.8%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students397360
 9.3%
African American2516
 36%
American Indian00
Asian10498
 5.8%
Hispanic2046
 130%
Pacific Islander00
White225162
 28%
Two or More Races2337
 60.9%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 360 students attended Bowen.

Students who attend Bowen usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Hill Middle
High : Newton South High

Students at Bowen are 45% White, 27% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Bowen ranks 99th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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