📍 1601 Roosevelt Ave, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40242
Bowen Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 692 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bowen Elementary enrolls 692 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 351 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 101 | 15% |
| Asian | 60 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
273 of the school's 692 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 253 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bowen Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-30, state senate district 36, state house district 33.
Bowen Elementary is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 692 students, Bowen Elementary is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large