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Bowen Primary School
280 Cypress St
Newton Center MA, 02459, Middlesex County
Phone: 617-559-9330
Ranking:
(46 out of 1,316, top 3%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Newton 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: | 38 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 502 | 477 | 447 | 450 | 455 | 435 | 428 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 95 | 18.9% | 79 | 16.6% | 66 | 14.8% | 70 | 15.6% | 70 | 15.4% | 59 | 13.6% | 77 | 18.0% |
Grade 1: | 84 | 16.7% | 76 | 15.9% | 71 | 15.9% | 74 | 16.4% | 61 | 13.4% | 86 | 19.8% | 79 | 18.5% |
Grade 2: | 76 | 15.1% | 79 | 16.6% | 75 | 16.8% | 68 | 15.1% | 87 | 19.1% | 73 | 16.8% | 80 | 18.7% |
Grade 3: | 84 | 16.7% | 79 | 16.6% | 75 | 16.8% | 88 | 19.6% | 72 | 15.8% | 80 | 18.4% | 75 | 17.5% |
Grade 4: | 74 | 14.7% | 81 | 17.0% | 84 | 18.8% | 70 | 15.6% | 86 | 18.9% | 76 | 17.5% | 63 | 14.7% |
Grade 5: | 89 | 17.7% | 83 | 17.4% | 76 | 17.0% | 80 | 17.8% | 79 | 17.4% | 61 | 14.0% | 54 | 12.6% |
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: | 253 | 50.4% | 254 | 53.2% | 227 | 50.8% | 243 | 54.0% | 236 | 51.9% | 230 | 52.9% | 195 | 45.6% |
Female: | 249 | 49.6% | 223 | 46.8% | 220 | 49.2% | 207 | 46.0% | 219 | 48.1% | 205 | 47.1% | 194 | 45.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 149 | 29.7% | 129 | 27.0% | 103 | 23.0% | 84 | 18.7% | 85 | 18.7% | 89 | 20.5% | 82 | 19.2% |
Hispanic: | 28 | 5.6% | 29 | 6.1% | 27 | 6.0% | 31 | 6.9% | 39 | 8.6% | 35 | 8.0% | 35 | 8.2% |
Black: | 27 | 5.4% | 24 | 5.0% | 27 | 6.0% | 28 | 6.2% | 25 | 5.5% | 22 | 5.1% | 20 | 4.7% |
White: | 266 | 53.0% | 262 | 54.9% | 254 | 56.8% | 264 | 58.7% | 266 | 58.5% | 254 | 58.4% | 256 | 59.8% |
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: | 32 | 6.4% | 33 | 6.9% | 36 | 8.1% | 43 | 9.6% | 40 | 8.8% | 35 | 8.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 8.0% | 29 | 6.1% | 30 | 6.7% | 24 | 5.3% | 28 | 6.2% | 31 | 7.1% | 27 | 6.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 3.6% | 16 | 3.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 13 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.35 | 16.00 | 20.99 | 19.35 | 16.67 | 16.10 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 83.2% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 75% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 76% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 79% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 80% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 80% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 76% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88% | 79% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 83% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88% | 82% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 84% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 78% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88% | 85% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 80% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 80% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94% | 78% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 77.0% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 80% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 72% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 68% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 78% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 67% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 75% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 78% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 74% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 75% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 76% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 68.9% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 73% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 70% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 66% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 73% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 73% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 75% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 72% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 74% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 74% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 75% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 81% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 84% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 82% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 83% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 85% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 88% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 85% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 72% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 79% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 80% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 80% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 85% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 82% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.22% | 72% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 77% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 75% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 74% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 70% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 70% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 76% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 75% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 73% | 51% |
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* Bowen 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.