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Bowman Elementary

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Public Grades

283

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 Jefferson St.
Hayward, CA 94544-4126

(510) 723-3800

District: Hayward Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.3%

Asian:

14.8%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2010 → 11th in 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 38% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (62% vs 30% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2010

Students meeting standards (2021-2022) ?

This school17%

District avg25%

California avg38%

Not ranked this year

Bowman Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

1268^th of 1,543Hayward Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	16.5	5220 of 5883	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	5349 of 5789	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4821 of 5662	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	4629 of 5692	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	5231 of 5614	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	4616 of 5611	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.1	5039 of 5530	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	4976 of 5390	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.3	4663 of 5377	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	3870 of 5314	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.9	3002 of 5193	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.9	2440 of 5113	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.6	2930 of 5113	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.8	2061 of 4818	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	33.2	3097 of 4822	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	20.8	3883 of 4809	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	2375 of 3311	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	3233 of 3275	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	3192 of 3246	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	14.7	5215 of 5635	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	5386 of 5492	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	4931 of 5413	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.9	4444 of 5084	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	4779 of 4963	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4350 of 4830	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	12.9	5077 of 5264	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	4886 of 5173	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4620 of 5084	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	4563 of 5663	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4573 of 5510	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4361 of 5431	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2022)28th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2022)19th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2022)13th percentile~ school

Female (2022)7th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2021-2022) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-24 vs state

Mathematics14%-19 vs state

Science7%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, October 14, 2016

awesome school. very active and supportive. The principal is very involved directly with the students and parents. I have yet to see a principal at any other school work this hard. great work guys! Close Quote

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What is the racial makeup of Bowman Elementary?

Students at Bowman Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 7% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Bowman Elementary?

In the 2021-22 school year, 283 students attended Bowman Elementary.

What district is Bowman Elementary in?

Hayward Unified

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alameda County Special Education	Public		313 West Winton Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Alameda County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3857																			(n/a)	$56,244	$5,105	$51,139
San Lorenzo Unified Preschool	Public		20450 Royal Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 317-4400																			(n/a)
Alma Preschool	Public		4400 Alma Ave.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 537-3000																			(n/a)
Glankler Early Learning Center	Public		39207 Sundale Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 651-1190																			(n/a)	$33,322	$5,138	$28,184
Dublin Unified Preschool	Public		7997 Vomac Rd.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 828-2551																			(n/a)
Highland CDC	Public		1322 86Th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 636-5214	0																		(n/a)
Harvest Park Preschool Center	Public		4900 Valley Ave.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 462-3325																			(n/a)
Lockwood CDC	Public		1125 69Th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-8823	0																		(n/a)
Burbank Preschool Center	Public		3550 64th Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-5004																			(n/a)
INFANT Pre	Public		699 Old Orchard Dr.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 820-6815																			(n/a)