Enrollment
278
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993005072
Bowen High School
2710 E 89th St, Chicago, IL 60617 · (773) 535-7650 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
257 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 61 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 89 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 78 | 28% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
1.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 2% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 18% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bowen High School
Bowen High School's state test result (1.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen High School this school | 278 | 92.4% | 1.6% |
| Noble St Chtr-Baker Campus Chicago | 285 | 93.7% | 12.9% |
| Crane Medical Prep High School Chicago | 295 | 87.1% | 8.0% |
| EPIC Academy High School Chicago | 255 | 94.1% | 18.5% |
| Chicago Technology Academy High School Chicago | 315 | 92.7% | 4.4% |
| Noble St Chtr-Rowe-Clark MS Academy Chicago | 320 | 95.0% | 9.5% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bowen High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 1.6% | #570 of 573 | #167 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #469 of 708 | #167 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #197 of 528 | #49 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #234 of 537 | #89 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #43 of 578 | #36 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #251 of 358 | #68 of 101 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
278
-67 (-19%) vs 2020
+50% since 2010-11, when it was 185
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 278 | 20.8 | 13.4:1 | 92% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 21.3 | 10.3:1 | 94% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 21.5 | 10.9:1 | 92% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 19.2 | 15.3:1 | 94% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 98% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | 12 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bowen High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (294 to 278); teachers up 8% (19.2 to 20.8).
About Bowen High School
Bowen High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Chicago, Illinois. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 278 students. It has 67% fewer students than the average for high schools in Illinois (about 834).
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (622 schools, 324,396 students) runs Bowen High School.
The largest group at Bowen High School is Black students, at 69%. Smaller groups are 30% Hispanic. County-wide, 22% of Cook County residents are Black. The diversity index for Bowen High School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.4:1. The 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is close to this figure. Roughly 92% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cook County average 66%.
Bowen High School scores 16.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 1.6% actual versus 18.1% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
Among nearby public schools, Noble St Chtr-Baker Campus is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bowen High School is 9th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Bowen High School had a net loss of 67 students, or 19%.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Bowen High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Noble St Chtr-Baker Campus0.0 mi · 285
- Mireles Elementary Academy0.3 mi · 546
- Hoyne Elementary School0.5 mi · 230
- Great Lakes Academy Charter Elementary School0.6 mi · 538
- Coles Elementary Language Academy0.6 mi · 286
- Thorp J N Elementary School0.7 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Bowen High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bowen High School?
Bowen High School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bowen High School serve?
Bowen High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bowen High School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Bowen High School.
How diverse is Bowen High School?
Bowen High School reports a student body of 0% White, 30% Hispanic, 69% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Bowen High School public or private?
Bowen High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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