Bowman Woods Elementary School

Bowman Woods Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, run under Linn-Mar Comm School District. The school teaches 413 students in grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 27% above the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Within Linn-Mar Comm School District, which oversees 12 schools and 7,361 students, Bowman Woods Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bowman Woods Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Bowman Woods Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Linn County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bowman Woods Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 78.0%, the actual is 79.5%, a residual of +1.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Linn County shows median household income runs about $77,649, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Linn County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,480 students), of which Bowman Woods Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Novak Elementary School, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bowman Woods Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 80.4%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 459 students in 2018 compared to 413 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 78% to 74%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.