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Bowen Elementary School

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Bowen Elementary School ranks 492 nd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Bowen Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Stanton, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 235 students. The school is part of the Powell County School District, which is ranked 145 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bowen Elementary School has experienced a significant decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from a high of 149th out of 691 Kentucky elementary schools in 2017-2018 to its current ranking of 492nd out of 685 schools in 2024-2025. The school's performance has been consistently rated at 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger since the 2021-2022 school year. Bowen Elementary School consistently underperforms the state and county averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in 4th and 5th-grade Reading and 5th-grade Editing and Mechanics. The school also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 28.0% to 50.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and county averages.

Interestingly, Bowen Elementary School's performance on specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and white students, is generally lower than the state averages, while the school's performance on special education and disabled student subgroups is relatively stronger. Additionally, the school's spending per student has increased over the past few years, from $13,648 in 2020-2021 to $18,752 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average and the nearby Clay City Elementary School and Stanton Elementary School, which have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism.

231

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,960

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5099 Campton Rd
Stanton, KY 40380

(606) 663-3313

District: Powell County

Students who attend Bowen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Powell County Middle School
High:	Powell County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.7%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2022 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Writing scores 22 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg30%

Kentucky avg44%

492^nd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Powell County

145^th of 157Powell County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	492 of 685	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	550 of 685	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	575 of 687	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	614 of 684	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.2	166 of 700	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	149 of 691	78.4%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	152 of 694	78.1%	★★★★☆
2016	50.6	348 of 690	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.9	239 of 698	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.6	473 of 705	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.3	471 of 719	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.7	495 of 713	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.1	301 of 688	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.7	283 of 683	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	25.7	536 of 658	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.8	402 of 651	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.4	398 of 638	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	77.4	75 of 474	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	38 of 445	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	485 of 648	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	542 of 644	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	594 of 639	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	72.5	132 of 671	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	202 of 663	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	423 of 672	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	451 of 665	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	460 of 670	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.8	130 of 664	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	158 of 631	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	440 of 653	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	470 of 652	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.0	341 of 652	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	303 of 657	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	176 of 676	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	149 of 665	77.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	43 of 306	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	162 of 661	75.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	534 of 659	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	585 of 659	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	608 of 658	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	616 of 656	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	67.7	160 of 592	73.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+58 vs school

Disabled (2019)84th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies45%+7 vs state

Reading39%-10 vs state

Mathematics38%-5 vs state

Editing and Mechanics37%-10 vs state

Science21%-16 vs state

Writing16%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)					KSA Reading (2025)					KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Bowen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5099 Campton Rd	Stanton	40380	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3313	231	17	13.5	69.7%	221 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	31.6	492^nd of 685 public elementary schools	28.2%		23.2	550^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.7%	58		30.0	47.0			44.0	27.0	47.0			21.0		16.0	45.0	37.0	$16,960	$338	$406	$2,260	$12,453	$2,531	$13,468
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 Breckinridge St	Stanton	40380	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3311	322	22	14.6	67.1%	304 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	35.2	461^st of 685 public elementary schools	32.7%		29.7	502^nd of 685 public elementary schools	26.7%	41	42.0	53.0	20.0			40.0	31.0	42.0			42.0		27.0	32.0	39.0	$28,828	$387	$319	$2,081	$10,514	$2,216	$11,355
Clay City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Main St	Clay City	40312	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 663-3315	425	30	14.1	76.5%	400 (94.1%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	17.4	587^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.3%		22.8	554^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.1%	33	31.0		33.0			38.0		22.0			14.0			21.0	34.0	$14,417	$447	$376	$2,251	$10,299	$2,253	$11,124
Rogers Elementary School	Public	K-6	1745 South KY 715	Rogers	41365	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 668-8302	127	11	11.5	77.2%	125 (98.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.5	345^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.6%		46.4	355^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.2%	10			47.0	33.0		45.0	29.0	71.0	56.0				35.0	35.0	59.0	$21,623	$4,264	$960	$5,223	$11,312	$4,991	$16,303
Menifee Central School	Public	K-7	359 Wynn Flat Road	Frenchburg	40322	Menifee County	Menifee County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 768-8002	548	37	14.9	75.2%	527 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	17.7	585^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.6%		16.6	590^th of 685 public elementary schools	13.9%	5	15.0		37.0	31.0	26.0	25.0	41.0	36.0	37.0	48.0	27.0	26.0		26.0	19.0	$26,372	$2,120	$717	$2,838	$10,686	$2,856	$13,542
Camargo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4307 Camargo Rd	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 497-8776	597	40	15.1	72.9%	541 (90.6%)	6 (1.0%)	36 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	40.3	426^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.8%		31.8	483^rd of 685 public elementary schools	29.5%	57	32.0	45.0	25.0			41.0	52.0	48.0			40.0		42.0	35.0	37.0	$25,355	$1,620	$883	$2,503	$8,866	$2,190	$11,080
Estill Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	314 Main St	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-7703	475	31	15.3	69.9%	456 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	42.3	406^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.7%		40.9	407^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.6%	1	33.0	43.0	32.0			43.0	43.0	45.0			37.0		42.0	38.0	55.0	$8,201	$1,851	$59	$1,958	$7,901	$9,060	$10,448
West Irvine Elementary	Public	K-5	155 Riverview Rd	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-4800	479	29	16.5	68.7%	460 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	19.5	574^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.2%		21.7	560^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.2%	14	29.0	39.0	38.0			23.0	33.0	35.0			23.0		24.0	26.0	24.0	$7,393	$1,914	$63	$2,025	$7,093	$8,323	$10,801
Campton Elementary School	Public	K-6	120 Little Wolfe Drive	Campton	41301	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 668-8102	315	29	10.8	87.0%	309 (98.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	53.5	307^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.2%		77.2	108^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.2%	199	34.0	45.0	39.0	52.0		50.0	55.0	46.0	64.0		45.0		35.0	41.0		$18,301	$1,968	$655	$2,623	$10,777	$4,781	$15,557
Mount Sterling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Indian Mound Dr	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 497-8730	464	31	15.2	64.9%	367 (79.1%)	13 (2.8%)	64 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	51.1	326^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.4%		58.8	264^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.5%	62	36.0	40.0	32.0			47.0	50.0	67.0			39.0		45.0	40.0	54.0	$17,494	$1,812	$949	$2,762	$8,966	$2,624	$11,651

Frequently Asked Questions about Bowen Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Bowen Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bowen Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Powell County Middle School
High : Powell County High School

Is Bowen Elementary School a good school?

Bowen Elementary School ranks 492^nd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Bowen Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 231 students attended Bowen Elementary School.

What district is Bowen Elementary School in?

Powell County

What is the racial makeup of Bowen Elementary School?

Students at Bowen Elementary School are 96% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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