Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886001783
BOWERMAN ELEM.
2148 N DOUGLAS, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65803 · (417) 523-1400 · Greene County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
244 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 52% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.2pp since 2021
Math
20.1%
MO avg 43.8% . -0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.6% | 21.9% | 41.9% | 28.5% |
| Math | 8.6% | 11.5% | 27.8% | 51.9% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 20.1% |
| 2023-24 | 31.2% | 21.2% |
| 2022-23 | 31.2% | 27.7% |
| 2021-22 | 25.3% | 20.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
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 BOWERMAN ELEM.
BOWERMAN ELEM.'s state test result (23.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWERMAN ELEM. this school | 275 | 88.7% | 23.5% |
| YORK ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 225 | 88.0% | 37.6% |
| WEAVER ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 264 | 89.8% | 21.4% |
| FREMONT ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 360 | 82.5% | 30.2% |
| BOYD ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 347 | 85.3% | 21.0% |
| EUGENE FIELD ELEM. HANNIBAL | 190 | 85.3% | 18.0% |
Matched among Missouri elementary 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 BOWERMAN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #826 of 1,002 | #44 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #869 of 1,019 ▼ 3 | #44 of 49 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #803 of 1,018 ▼ 26 | #45 of 49 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #451 of 943 | #26 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #769 of 1,294 | #38 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #305 of 950 | #10 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #239 of 953 | #14 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #239 of 1,165 | #2 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #187 of 251 | #13 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
275
+44 (+19%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 275 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 89% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 89% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 19.2 | 12.7:1 | 90% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 14 | 16.5:1 | 92% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 21.5 | 12.3:1 | 87% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 89% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 24 | 11.9:1 | 89% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 80% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 332 | 20 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BOWERMAN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (264 to 275); teachers up 7% (21.5 to 23).
About BOWERMAN ELEM.
BOWERMAN ELEM., a medium-sized elementary school, is located in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. It educates 275 students in pre-K through 5.
The district, SPRINGFIELD R-XII, has 24,450 students enrolled across 54 schools.
White students are the majority at BOWERMAN ELEM., with 62% of enrollment. It is also 18% Black, 11% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Greene County's residents are about 86% White, 24 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
BOWERMAN ELEM.'s 23 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.0:1. That matches the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 89%. Among public schools in Greene County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 26.6% at BOWERMAN ELEM.; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Greene County show that the median household income is $61,479, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides BOWERMAN ELEM., Greene County has 96 other public schools.
The closest other public school is REED MIDDLE, about 0.3 miles away. BOWERMAN ELEM. has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. BOWERMAN ELEM.'s average proficiency of 23.5% compares with 39.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for BOWERMAN ELEM. is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show a 19% enrollment rise, from 231 in 2020-21 to 275 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 16.5 in 2020-21 to 12.0 in 2024-25.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- REED MIDDLE0.3 mi · 561
- WATKINS ELEM.0.5 mi · 252
- WEAVER ELEM.0.8 mi · 264
- PIPKIN MIDDLE1.1 mi · 359
- BOYD ELEM.1.1 mi · 347
- WILLIAMS ELEM.1.3 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About BOWERMAN ELEM.What is the total enrollment at BOWERMAN ELEM.?
BOWERMAN ELEM. enrolls approximately 275 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does BOWERMAN ELEM. serve?
BOWERMAN ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BOWERMAN ELEM.?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at BOWERMAN ELEM..
How diverse is BOWERMAN ELEM.?
BOWERMAN ELEM. reports a student body of 62% White, 9% Hispanic, 18% Black, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees BOWERMAN ELEM.?
BOWERMAN ELEM. is overseen by SPRINGFIELD R-XII in Greene County.
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