Bowen High School
2710 East 89th St
Chicago IL, 60617, Cook County
Phone: 773-535-7650
Ranking: 
(640 out of 666, bottom 4%)*
(640 out of 666, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Chicago Public School District 299
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: | 43 | 42 | 52 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 430 | 499 | 702 | 185 | 227 | 318 | 367 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 97 | 22.6% | 97 | 19.4% | 112 | 16.0% | 44 | 23.8% | 27 | 11.9% | 65 | 20.4% | 100 | 27.2% |
| Grade 10: | 109 | 25.3% | 149 | 29.9% | 180 | 25.6% | 35 | 18.9% | 68 | 30.0% | 87 | 27.4% | 101 | 27.5% |
| Grade 11: | 118 | 27.4% | 109 | 21.8% | 185 | 26.4% | 59 | 31.9% | 45 | 19.8% | 86 | 27.0% | 94 | 25.6% |
| Grade 12: | 106 | 24.7% | 144 | 28.9% | 219 | 31.2% | 47 | 25.4% | 87 | 38.3% | 80 | 25.2% | 72 | 19.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 239 | 55.6% | 248 | 49.7% | 334 | 47.6% | 68 | 36.8% | 80 | 35.2% | 202 | 63.5% | 119 | 32.4% |
| Female: | 191 | 44.4% | 251 | 50.3% | 368 | 52.4% | 117 | 63.2% | 139 | 61.2% | 108 | 34.0% | 237 | 64.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 88 | 20.5% | 92 | 18.4% | 127 | 18.1% | 6 | 3.2% | 13 | 5.7% | 23 | 7.2% | 29 | 7.9% |
| Black: | 334 | 77.7% | 402 | 80.6% | 569 | 81.1% | 177 | 95.7% | 211 | 93.0% | 293 | 92.1% | 331 | 90.2% |
| White: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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: | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 411 | 95.6% | 434 | 87.0% | 365 | 52.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 307 | 43.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.00 | 11.86 | 13.50 | 15.42 | 10.81 | 13.00 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.9% | 29.2% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.3% | 28.3% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 11% | 26.6% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 28.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.1% | 29.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.5% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.3% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 34.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.4% | 30.4% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 33.9% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 32.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 30.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.0% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.3% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 26.1% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.1% | 24.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.9% | 23.1% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 26.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.6% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.5% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0.8% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bowen High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.