📍 280 Cypress Street, Newton Centre, Middlesex County, 02459
Bowen is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newton Centre, Middlesex County. The school has 360 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bowen enrolls 360 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 27% Asian and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 162 | 45% |
| Asian | 98 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 4.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bowen is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-40, state senate district 29, state house district 129.
Bowen is one of 22 schools in Newton, based in Newtonville, Massachusetts. The district serves 11,632 students district-wide and employs 1,090 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 360 students, Bowen is smaller than the district average of about 529 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small