📍 501 Bowles Ave, Fenton, St. Louis County, 63026
Bowles Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fenton, St. Louis County. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rockwood R-Vi school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bowles Elem. enrolls 291 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 8.9% Two or more races and 7.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 224 | 77% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 8.9% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
57 of the school's 291 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 45 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. 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.
Bowles Elem. is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-20, state senate district 15, state house district 98.
Bowles Elem. is one of 31 schools in ROCKWOOD R-VI, based in EUREKA, Missouri. The district serves 19,597 students district-wide and employs 1,421 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 291 students, Bowles Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 632 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large