Bowe School

115 Hampden St, Chicopee, MA 01013 | (413) 594-3431

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 443

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3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 443 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 1015th out of 1,070 elementary schools in MA.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 115 Hampden Street, Chicopee, MA 01013

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Chicopee School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $12,672
Graduation Rate: 70.6%
Dropout Rate: 6.2%
Students Per Teacher: 12.6
Enrolled Students: 7,845

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 443
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 34.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 222 (50.1%)
Females: 221 (49.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 34 (7.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 345 (77.9%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 379 (85.6%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.7%
Black	12	2.7%
Asian	5	1.1%
Hispanic	219	49.4%
White	183	41.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	30	6.8%
Kindergarten	74	16.7%
1st Grade	63	14.2%
2nd Grade	62	14.0%
3rd Grade	62	14.0%
4th Grade	77	17.4%
5th Grade	75	16.9%

Source: MA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3

3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on July 31, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Almost all the school are wearing uniforms does anyone knows if this year in chicopee will they have manditory uniforms the city and the school department hasn't inform anyone that i know.Are the children going to have a say in this also. I agree with the uinforms.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on May 05, 2009
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
The principal here gets a "0" in my book. If your child is struggling in school or needs special ed, do NOT send your child here. He will stop your child from getting the help that he needs and will set them up for failure. Very disappointed!

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Bowe School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on MCAS state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Science

MCAS - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	41.0%	60.0%	63.0%
2009	31.0%	43.0%	57.0%

Math Test
2010	38.0%	62.0%	65.0%
2009	26.0%	42.0%	60.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	23.0%	34.0%	54.0%
2009	36.0%	35.0%	53.0%

Math Test
2010	13.0%	34.0%	48.0%
2009	17.0%	32.0%	48.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	33.0%	49.0%	63.0%
2009	34.0%	-	-

Math Test
2010	17.0%	41.0%	55.0%
2009	23.0%	-	-

Science Test
2010	17.0%	27.0%	53.0%
2009	15.0%	-	-

Source: MA Department of Education 2009-2010

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