📍 80 D.A.R.E. Way, Chicopee, Hampden County, 01022
Bowie is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicopee, Hampden County. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chicopee school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bowie enrolls 275 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 164 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Bowie is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-10, state senate district 7, state house district 109.
Bowie is one of 15 schools in Chicopee, based in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The district serves 6,755 students district-wide and employs 599 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 275 students, Bowie is smaller than the district average of about 450 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large