Bowman Primary School
9 Philip Rd
Lexington MA, 02421, Middlesex County
Phone: 781-861-2500
Ranking: (106 out of 1,316, top 8%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lexington School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 46 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 543 | 531 | 513 | 531 | 483 | 478 | 476 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 76 | 14.0% | 89 | 16.8% | 77 | 15.0% | 81 | 15.3% | 68 | 14.1% | 70 | 14.6% | 68 | 14.3% |
Grade 1: | 98 | 18.0% | 81 | 15.3% | 84 | 16.4% | 81 | 15.3% | 73 | 15.1% | 76 | 15.9% | 74 | 15.5% |
Grade 2: | 88 | 16.2% | 92 | 17.3% | 90 | 17.5% | 87 | 16.4% | 86 | 17.8% | 80 | 16.7% | 92 | 19.3% |
Grade 3: | 90 | 16.6% | 92 | 17.3% | 82 | 16.0% | 88 | 16.6% | 77 | 15.9% | 102 | 21.3% | 73 | 15.3% |
Grade 4: | 97 | 17.9% | 89 | 16.8% | 91 | 17.7% | 88 | 16.6% | 103 | 21.3% | 69 | 14.4% | 84 | 17.6% |
Grade 5: | 94 | 17.3% | 88 | 16.6% | 89 | 17.3% | 106 | 20.0% | 76 | 15.7% | 81 | 16.9% | 85 | 17.9% |
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: | 288 | 53.0% | 278 | 52.4% | 262 | 51.1% | 270 | 50.8% | 259 | 53.6% | 254 | 53.1% | 232 | 48.7% |
Female: | 255 | 47.0% | 253 | 47.6% | 251 | 48.9% | 261 | 49.2% | 224 | 46.4% | 224 | 46.9% | 224 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 159 | 29.3% | 176 | 33.1% | 168 | 32.7% | 171 | 32.2% | 136 | 28.2% | 136 | 28.5% | 122 | 25.6% |
Hispanic: | 19 | 3.5% | 19 | 3.6% | 21 | 4.1% | 23 | 4.3% | 26 | 5.4% | 27 | 5.6% | 24 | 5.0% |
Black: | 36 | 6.6% | 26 | 4.9% | 28 | 5.5% | 27 | 5.1% | 22 | 4.6% | 16 | 3.3% | 18 | 3.8% |
White: | 292 | 53.8% | 284 | 53.5% | 278 | 54.2% | 294 | 55.4% | 287 | 59.4% | 284 | 59.4% | 296 | 62.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 35 | 6.4% | 24 | 4.5% | 17 | 3.3% | 15 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 5.7% | 30 | 5.6% | 28 | 5.5% | 28 | 5.3% | 13 | 2.7% | 21 | 4.4% | 26 | 5.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.72 | 12.13 | 12.23 | 12.42 | 11.61 | 11.30 | 12.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 80.9% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 83% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 78% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 81% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94% | 86% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 86% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 77% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 79% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 82% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 84% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 90% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97% | 89% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 86% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 84% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81% | 84% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 81% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 77% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 83.9% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 83% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 80% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 75% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 81% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 75% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 84% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 84% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 83% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 83% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 82% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 72.2% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 72% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 74% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 67% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 76% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 79% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 77% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 83% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 82% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 87% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 86% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 86% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 86% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 87% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 90% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 86% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 99% | 92% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 80% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 84% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 84% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 85% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 89% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 90% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 89% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 88% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.22% | 75% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 83% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 79% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 77% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 77% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 78% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 78% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 81% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 82% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 81% | 51% |
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* Bowman Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.