Bowman Elementary

Bowman Elementary is an elementary-level community of expansive scale in Anchorage, Alaska, part of Anchorage School District, instructing 536 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Alaska's public schools average about 277 students each, so Bowman Elementary sits 94% above that benchmark.

Within Anchorage School District, which oversees 92 schools and 40,587 students, Bowman Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Bowman Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 19% multiracial, 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% Native American. By comparison, Anchorage Municipality as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Bowman Elementary shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Bowman Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Anchorage Municipality's rate of about 49%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Anchorage Municipality indicate median household income runs about $103,284, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Anchorage Municipality's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,241 students), Bowman Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Ocean View Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 11%: 603 students in 2018 compared to 536 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.