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Bowden Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

515 Willow St

San Antonio TX, 78202, Bexar County

Phone: 210-226-3601

Ranking:

(5,794 out of 6,018, bottom 4%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: San Antonio Independent 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:	34		32		31		32		29		27		29
Total Students:	505		494		536		534		493		468		454
Prekindergarten:	80	15.8%	70	14.2%	78	14.6%	75	14.0%	41	8.3%	61	13.0%	61	13.4%
Kindergarten:	74	14.7%	86	17.4%	89	16.6%	81	15.2%	81	16.4%	82	17.5%	65	14.3%
Grade 1:	79	15.6%	75	15.2%	72	13.4%	88	16.5%	97	19.7%	83	17.7%	75	16.5%
Grade 2:	76	15.0%	62	12.6%	78	14.6%	84	15.7%	71	14.4%	76	16.2%	72	15.9%
Grade 3:	60	11.9%	81	16.4%	79	14.7%	69	12.9%	84	17.0%	57	12.2%	66	14.5%
Grade 4:	69	13.7%	63	12.8%	62	11.6%	77	14.4%	56	11.4%	54	11.5%	48	10.6%
Grade 5:	67	13.3%	57	11.5%	78	14.6%	60	11.2%	63	12.8%	55	11.8%	67	14.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	266	52.7%	272	55.1%	281	52.4%	297	55.6%	258	52.3%	259	55.3%	239	52.6%
Female:	239	47.3%	222	44.9%	255	47.6%	237	44.4%	227	46.0%	201	42.9%	211	46.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	451	89.3%	445	90.1%	482	89.9%	473	88.6%	425	86.2%	407	87.0%	384	84.6%
Black:	46	9.1%	38	7.7%	40	7.5%	48	9.0%	59	12.0%	54	11.5%	60	13.2%
White:	7	1.4%	7	1.4%	13	2.4%	11	2.1%	9	1.8%	6	1.3%	10	2.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	3	0.6%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	477	94.5%	466	94.3%	112	20.9%	155	29.0%	197	40.0%	200	42.7%	234	51.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	21	4.2%	18	3.6%	16	3.0%	17	3.2%	32	6.5%	24	5.1%	16	3.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.85		15.44		17.29		16.69		17.30		17.70		15.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	44%	49%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	53%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	59%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	64%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	41%	52%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	52%	51%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58%	60%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55%	53%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48%	57%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	47%	52%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57%	66%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54%	65%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67%	63%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56%	55%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	58%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	33%	52%	56%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	45%	56%	59%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	33%	62%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	40%	60%	68%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	83%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	72%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	69%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	70%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	72%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	70%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	72%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	76%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	85%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	90%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	88%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	84%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	79%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	76%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	45%	69%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	74%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67%	78%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	73%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	73%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	79%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	79%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68%	74%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	53%	68%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	76%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	73%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	74%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	76%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	75%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	72%	82%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	75%	88%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81%	90%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	76%	90%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	77%	88%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79%	86%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80%	85%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80%	85%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	47%	69%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75%	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67%	81%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82%	87%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	81%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	83%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	86%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54%	65%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64%	77%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	81%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	86%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47%	58%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	43%	52%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	43%	61%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63%	72%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	72%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	72%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	79%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	78%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	55.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	44.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	20.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	79.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,263.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,777.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,476.0

* Bowden Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.