Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKWOOD R-VI·NCES 292685001615
BOWLES ELEM.
501 BOWLES AVE, FENTON, MO 63026 · (636) 891-6775 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
53 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 49% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
49.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.6pp since 2021
Math
51.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -1.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.1% | 31.4% | 36.3% | 14.0% |
| Math | 16.5% | 34.7% | 28.0% | 20.6% |
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 | 49.5% | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 55.3% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 58.7% |
| 2021-22 | 46.9% | 52.4% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 BOWLES ELEM.
BOWLES ELEM.'s state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWLES ELEM. this school | 266 | 19.9% | 53.0% |
| SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. BALLWIN | 288 | 18.4% | 39.9% |
| PLEASANT HILL ELEM. PLEASANT HILL | 306 | 21.2% | 45.0% |
| CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY TROY | 308 | 24.0% | 44.4% |
| Clearview Elementary Union | 295 | 24.1% | 68.4% |
| OAKVILLE ELEM. ST LOUIS | 375 | 20.5% | 55.7% |
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 BOWLES ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #246 of 1,002 | #62 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #311 of 1,019 ▼ 73 | #66 of 138 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #353 of 1,018 ▼ 85 | #71 of 138 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #507 of 943 | #76 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #786 of 1,294 | #134 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #646 of 950 | #65 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #524 of 953 | #89 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.9% | #1,038 of 1,165 | #94 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #266 of 684 | #36 of 103 |
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
266
-14 (-5%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 266 | 19.4 | 13.8:1 | 20% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 19.5 | 13.5:1 | 19% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 22.9 | 12.7:1 | 20% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 25% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 23.3 | 13.6:1 | 28% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 22% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 10% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 21% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 554 | 28 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BOWLES ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (318 to 266); teachers down 17% (23.3 to 19.4).
About BOWLES ELEM.
As a small elementary school, BOWLES ELEM. serves students in FENTON, Missouri. The school's 266 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 30 schools in ROCKWOOD R-VI totals 19,597 students.
BOWLES ELEM. enrolls a student body that is 82% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 4% Hispanic. In St. Louis County overall, about 62% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at BOWLES ELEM. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
Dividing enrollment by its 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, lower than at this school. BOWLES ELEM. reports 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in St. Louis County report 43%.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, BOWLES ELEM.'s results are within a point of predicted: 53.0% against 52.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in St. Louis County, median household income is about $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. BOWLES ELEM. is among the 275 public schools in St. Louis County.
The shortest distance from BOWLES ELEM. to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to STANTON ELEM.. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, BOWLES ELEM. is 3rd on average proficiency.
BOWLES ELEM. has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 5%, from 280 to 266. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.7 to 13.8 over 4 years.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
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- STANTON ELEM.0.7 mi · 303
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- ROCKWOOD SOUTH MIDDLE1.1 mi · 817
- UTHOFF VALLEY ELEM.1.7 mi · 423
- MURPHY ELEM.2.1 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About BOWLES ELEM.How large is BOWLES ELEM.?
BOWLES ELEM. enrolls approximately 266 students in grades KG-05.
Is BOWLES ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
BOWLES ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does BOWLES ELEM. have?
BOWLES ELEM. employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at BOWLES ELEM.?
Student demographics at BOWLES ELEM. are roughly 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees BOWLES ELEM.?
BOWLES ELEM. is overseen by ROCKWOOD R-VI in St. Louis County.
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