Bowie Primary School
80 D.A.R.E. Way
Chicopee MA, 01022, Hampden County
Phone: 413-594-3532
Ranking: (901 out of 1,316, bottom 32%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Chicopee School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 370 | 370 | 370 | 361 | 404 | 409 | 420 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 70 | 18.9% | 71 | 19.2% | 60 | 16.2% | 53 | 14.7% | 64 | 15.8% | 72 | 17.6% | 65 | 15.5% |
Grade 1: | 68 | 18.4% | 53 | 14.3% | 53 | 14.3% | 59 | 16.3% | 75 | 18.6% | 59 | 14.4% | 64 | 15.2% |
Grade 2: | 50 | 13.5% | 53 | 14.3% | 57 | 15.4% | 70 | 19.4% | 60 | 14.9% | 59 | 14.4% | 69 | 16.4% |
Grade 3: | 50 | 13.5% | 58 | 15.7% | 72 | 19.5% | 55 | 15.2% | 61 | 15.1% | 69 | 16.9% | 72 | 17.1% |
Grade 4: | 53 | 14.3% | 79 | 21.4% | 58 | 15.7% | 67 | 18.6% | 68 | 16.8% | 72 | 17.6% | 73 | 17.4% |
Grade 5: | 79 | 21.4% | 56 | 15.1% | 70 | 18.9% | 57 | 15.8% | 76 | 18.8% | 78 | 19.1% | 77 | 18.3% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 183 | 49.5% | 178 | 48.1% | 192 | 51.9% | 191 | 52.9% | 205 | 50.7% | 210 | 51.3% | 205 | 48.8% |
Female: | 187 | 50.5% | 192 | 51.9% | 178 | 48.1% | 170 | 47.1% | 199 | 49.3% | 199 | 48.7% | 203 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 58 | 15.7% | 54 | 14.6% | 51 | 13.8% | 33 | 9.1% | 38 | 9.4% | 33 | 8.1% | 34 | 8.1% |
Black: | 8 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.7% | 12 | 3.2% | 11 | 3.0% | 17 | 4.2% | 24 | 5.9% | 27 | 6.4% |
White: | 279 | 75.4% | 283 | 76.5% | 286 | 77.3% | 298 | 82.5% | 326 | 80.7% | 332 | 81.2% | 347 | 82.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 4.6% | 18 | 4.9% | 18 | 4.9% | 17 | 4.7% | 19 | 4.7% | 17 | 4.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 112 | 30.3% | 136 | 36.8% | 132 | 35.7% | 118 | 32.7% | 122 | 30.2% | 103 | 25.2% | 85 | 20.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 12.4% | 42 | 11.4% | 28 | 7.6% | 42 | 11.6% | 55 | 13.6% | 50 | 12.2% | 66 | 15.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.72 | 15.08 | 15.37 | 15.03 | 15.54 | 17.40 | 16.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 47.9% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 48% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 42% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 43% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 60% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 52% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 60% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 50% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 35% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 48% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 48% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 42% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 62% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 56% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 57% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 66% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 52% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 55% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 43% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.7% | 36.9% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 38% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 30% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 30% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 39% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 35% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 35% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 34% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 44% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 45% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 41% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.6% | 23.8% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 28% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 26% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 28% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 38% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 34% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 32% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 34% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 38% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 38% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 42% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 38% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 47% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 53% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 54% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 49% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 55% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 54% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 54% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 25% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 34% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 38% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 38% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 41% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 45% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 47% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.75% | 38% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 41% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 36% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 35% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 34% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 35% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 27% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 27% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 25% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 33% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 32% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bowie Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.