Bowers School
141 Princeton St Manchester CT, 06040, Hartford County Phone: 860-647-3313 Ranking:  (470 out of 765, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Manchester 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: | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 425 | 407 | 401 | 409 | 431 | 412 | 490 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 80 | 18.8% | 77 | 18.9% | 63 | 15.7% | 73 | 17.8% | 80 | 18.6% | 61 | 14.8% | 54 | 11.0% |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 17.4% | 52 | 12.8% | 71 | 17.7% | 75 | 18.3% | 83 | 19.3% | 68 | 16.5% | 54 | 11.0% |
| Grade 2: | 58 | 13.6% | 67 | 16.5% | 70 | 17.5% | 70 | 17.1% | 77 | 17.9% | 57 | 13.8% | 57 | 11.6% |
| Grade 3: | 71 | 16.7% | 77 | 18.9% | 70 | 17.5% | 74 | 18.1% | 55 | 12.8% | 61 | 14.8% | 69 | 14.1% |
| Grade 4: | 77 | 18.1% | 64 | 15.7% | 70 | 17.5% | 57 | 13.9% | 61 | 14.2% | 68 | 16.5% | 67 | 13.7% |
| Grade 5: | 65 | 15.3% | 70 | 17.2% | 57 | 14.2% | 60 | 14.7% | 75 | 17.4% | 60 | 14.6% | 70 | 14.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 222 | 52.2% | 220 | 54.1% | 211 | 52.6% | 226 | 55.3% | 228 | 52.9% | 230 | 55.8% | 274 | 55.9% |
| Female: | 203 | 47.8% | 187 | 45.9% | 190 | 47.4% | 183 | 44.7% | 195 | 45.2% | 174 | 42.2% | 212 | 43.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 22 | 5.2% | 16 | 3.9% | 18 | 4.5% | 19 | 4.6% | 23 | 5.3% | 25 | 6.1% | 23 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic: | 108 | 25.4% | 107 | 26.3% | 103 | 25.7% | 72 | 17.6% | 93 | 21.6% | 74 | 18.0% | 87 | 17.8% |
| Black: | 70 | 16.5% | 57 | 14.0% | 61 | 15.2% | 74 | 18.1% | 87 | 20.2% | 74 | 18.0% | 99 | 20.2% |
| White: | 202 | 47.5% | 200 | 49.1% | 187 | 46.6% | 210 | 51.3% | 225 | 52.2% | 234 | 56.8% | 277 | 56.5% |
| 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: | 23 | 5.4% | 25 | 6.1% | 30 | 7.5% | 31 | 7.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 178 | 41.9% | 158 | 38.8% | 164 | 40.9% | 156 | 38.1% | 154 | 35.7% | 118 | 28.6% | 124 | 25.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 6.8% | 33 | 8.1% | 35 | 8.7% | 29 | 7.1% | 46 | 10.7% | 42 | 10.2% | 49 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.18 | 13.95 | 14.24 | 14.60 | 15.96 | 15.50 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 74.5% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.2% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 80.3% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 81.6% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 83.5% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 85.5% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 82.5% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 77.1% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 67.3% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 72.3% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 66.5% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 68.3% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 70.9% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 76.7% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 70.1% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 64.6% | 72.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 79% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 85.8% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 86.8% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 81.6% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 78.6% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 80.2% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 76.9% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 77.4% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 78.9% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 82.2% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 81.6% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 83.1% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 88% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 77.3% | 83.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 73% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 68.7% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 72% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 70.9% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 69.1% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.2% | 78.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 70.0% | 77.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 84.3% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 83.9% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86.2% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 84.9% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.5% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 84.7% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 83.3% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 70.3% | 83.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 78.6% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 80.2% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 81% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 85% | 85.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 87.3% | 87.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 86.2% | 87.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 83.9% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 82.7% | 84.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68.7% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 72.6% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 72.3% | 74% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 73.6% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 76.6% | 75.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 72.2% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 80% | 79.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 76.5% | 79.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 80.4% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 81.6% | 82.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 80.9% | 82.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74.5% | 82.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 79.8% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 76.6% | 81.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 85.1% | 85.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 90% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 86% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 86% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 88.2% | 87.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.3% | 88% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 82.7% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 81.2% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 83.3% | 84.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72.9% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77.9% | 77.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 85.3% | 82.9% |
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* Bowers School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.