Bowman Woods Elementary School
151 Boyson Rd Ne
Cedar Rapids IA, 52402, Linn County
Phone: 319-447-3240
Ranking: 
(9 out of 696, top 1%)*
(9 out of 696, top 1%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Linn-Mar Community 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: | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 476 | 477 | 469 | 417 | 462 | 474 | 474 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 54 | 11.3% | 52 | 10.9% | 31 | 6.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 82 | 17.2% | 100 | 21.0% | 99 | 21.1% | 83 | 19.9% | 85 | 18.4% | 97 | 20.5% | 67 | 14.1% |
| Grade 1: | 72 | 15.1% | 65 | 13.6% | 65 | 13.9% | 52 | 12.5% | 66 | 14.3% | 63 | 13.3% | 66 | 13.9% |
| Grade 2: | 72 | 15.1% | 62 | 13.0% | 53 | 11.3% | 61 | 14.6% | 70 | 15.2% | 71 | 15.0% | 78 | 16.5% |
| Grade 3: | 64 | 13.4% | 59 | 12.4% | 67 | 14.3% | 71 | 17.0% | 75 | 16.2% | 74 | 15.6% | 85 | 17.9% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 13.4% | 66 | 13.8% | 71 | 15.1% | 76 | 18.2% | 79 | 17.1% | 86 | 18.1% | 81 | 17.1% |
| Grade 5: | 68 | 14.3% | 73 | 15.3% | 83 | 17.7% | 73 | 17.5% | 86 | 18.6% | 79 | 16.7% | 97 | 20.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 266 | 55.9% | 253 | 53.0% | 245 | 52.2% | 219 | 52.5% | 235 | 50.9% | 242 | 51.1% | 250 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 210 | 44.1% | 224 | 47.0% | 224 | 47.8% | 198 | 47.5% | 227 | 49.1% | 224 | 47.3% | 220 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 37 | 7.8% | 31 | 6.5% | 23 | 4.9% | 23 | 5.5% | 26 | 5.6% | 32 | 6.8% | 39 | 8.2% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 3.2% | 15 | 3.1% | 17 | 3.6% | 18 | 4.3% | 16 | 3.5% | 13 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.5% |
| Black: | 19 | 4.0% | 20 | 4.2% | 17 | 3.6% | 9 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.5% |
| White: | 386 | 81.1% | 396 | 83.0% | 394 | 84.0% | 354 | 84.9% | 394 | 85.3% | 416 | 87.8% | 414 | 87.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 9.7% | 46 | 9.6% | 55 | 11.7% | 38 | 9.1% | 28 | 6.1% | 23 | 4.9% | 19 | 4.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.40 | 15.90 | 16.17 | 14.89 | 17.10 | 17.40 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.61% | 87.30% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.20% | 88.89% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.00% | 86.28% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.16% | 87.18% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.94% | 87.39% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.80% | 91.00% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 85.43% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.16% | 84.54% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.86% | 85.26% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.31% | 90.72% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.14% | 88.21% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.85% | 85.44% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 77.4% | 75.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 22.6% | 24.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.1% | 18.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.9% | 81.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,476.0 | $43,748.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,257.0 | $33,405.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,826.0 | $46,046.0 |
* Bowman Woods Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.