Bowerman Elementary Primary School
2148 North Douglas
Springfield MO, 65803, Greene County
Phone: 417-523-1400
Ranking: (1,591 out of 1,698, bottom 6%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Springfield 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: | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 292 | 287 | 283 | 285 | 275 | 268 | 264 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 60 | 20.5% | 46 | 16.0% | 55 | 19.4% | 54 | 18.9% | 49 | 17.8% | 53 | 19.8% | 47 | 17.8% |
Grade 1: | 50 | 17.1% | 56 | 19.5% | 43 | 15.2% | 55 | 19.3% | 57 | 20.7% | 44 | 16.4% | 50 | 18.9% |
Grade 2: | 51 | 17.5% | 40 | 13.9% | 51 | 18.0% | 54 | 18.9% | 35 | 12.7% | 55 | 20.5% | 46 | 17.4% |
Grade 3: | 33 | 11.3% | 56 | 19.5% | 51 | 18.0% | 35 | 12.3% | 51 | 18.5% | 46 | 17.2% | 39 | 14.8% |
Grade 4: | 45 | 15.4% | 52 | 18.1% | 37 | 13.1% | 44 | 15.4% | 48 | 17.5% | 39 | 14.6% | 27 | 10.2% |
Grade 5: | 53 | 18.2% | 37 | 12.9% | 46 | 16.3% | 43 | 15.1% | 35 | 12.7% | 31 | 11.6% | 55 | 20.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 147 | 50.3% | 148 | 51.6% | 156 | 55.1% | 155 | 54.4% | 138 | 50.2% | 144 | 53.7% | 141 | 53.4% |
Female: | 145 | 49.7% | 139 | 48.4% | 127 | 44.9% | 130 | 45.6% | 129 | 46.9% | 116 | 43.3% | 119 | 45.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 6 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 1.7% | 9 | 3.1% | 9 | 3.2% | 7 | 2.5% | 6 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.1% |
Black: | 32 | 11.0% | 36 | 12.5% | 33 | 11.7% | 39 | 13.7% | 32 | 11.6% | 24 | 9.0% | 27 | 10.2% |
White: | 234 | 80.1% | 223 | 77.7% | 233 | 82.3% | 235 | 82.5% | 230 | 83.6% | 234 | 87.3% | 229 | 86.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 4.8% | 14 | 4.9% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 237 | 81.2% | 249 | 86.8% | 220 | 77.7% | 230 | 80.7% | 226 | 82.2% | 201 | 75.0% | 189 | 71.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 8.6% | 17 | 5.9% | 26 | 9.2% | 25 | 8.8% | 28 | 10.2% | 41 | 15.3% | 31 | 11.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.80 | 12.10 | 12.39 | 11.73 | 11.78 | 12.40 | 12.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 46% | 43.3% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16% | 45% | 43.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 39.7% | 40.9% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 40.9% | 41% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 44.9% | 43.9% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 40.9% | 44.5% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 42.2% | 46% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 44.5% | 48.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 50.2% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 52.4% | 45.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 49.4% | 44.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 52.7% | 45% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 49.4% | 47.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 48.4% | 50.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 45.9% | 52.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 43.9% | 51.4% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 49.2% | 44.7% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 15% | 47.4% | 46% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 46.1% | 45.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 45.9% | 47% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 50.5% | 51.7% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 52.8% | 52.7% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 48.5% | 52.8% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 49.3% | 53.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 52.4% | 44.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 52.3% | 45.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 53.1% | 44.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 48.6% | 44.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 52% | 49.1% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 54% | 51.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 48.4% | 51.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 47.8% | 50.7% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 50.4% | 46% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 55.5% | 48.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 52.6% | 48.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.7% | 51% | 49.4% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 55% | 51.8% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 53.8% | 52.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 52.7% | 52.6% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 51.8% | 53% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 57.1% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 56.7% | 47.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 52.9% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 56.8% | 47.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 57.4% | 52.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 58.2% | 53.4% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 57.3% | 55% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 53.4% | 54.5% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.7% | 46.9% | 45% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 45.9% | 49.3% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 47.9% | 50.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 51.4% | 51.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 49.2% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 31.3% | 52.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 68.8% | 47.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.5% | 52.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.5% | 47.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,231.0 | $36,248.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,946.0 | $29,588.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,202.0 | $43,741.0 |
* Bowerman 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.