Bowen School

280 Cypress St, Newton Center, MA 02459 | (617) 559-9330

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 455

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 455 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 26th out of 1,070 elementary schools in MA.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 280 Cypress Street, Newton Center, MA 02459

School District Details

Newton School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $17,531
Graduation Rate: 100.0%
Dropout Rate: 0.8%
Students Per Teacher: 13.2
Enrolled Students: 11,765

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 455
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 27.3
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 236 (51.9%)
Females: 219 (48.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 9 (2.0%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 28 (6.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 37 (8.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	25	5.5%
Asian	85	18.7%
Hispanic	39	8.6%
White	266	58.5%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	70	15.4%
1st Grade	61	13.4%
2nd Grade	87	19.1%
3rd Grade	72	15.8%
4th Grade	86	18.9%
5th Grade	79	17.4%

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

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Bowen School performed on average much better 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	82.0%	79.0%	63.0%
2009	73.0%	76.0%	57.0%

Math Test
2010	88.0%	82.0%	65.0%
2009	86.0%	83.0%	60.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	86.0%	78.0%	54.0%
2009	81.0%	75.0%	53.0%

Math Test
2010	85.0%	72.0%	48.0%
2009	80.0%	75.0%	48.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	90.0%	85.0%	63.0%
2009	87.0%	-	-

Math Test
2010	80.0%	80.0%	55.0%
2009	90.0%	-	-

Science Test
2010	83.0%	76.0%	53.0%
2009	67.0%	-	-

Source: MA Department of Education 2009-2010

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