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Bowe

Public Grades K-5

728^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Bowe Elementary School in Chicopee, Massachusetts serves 418 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Chicopee school district, which is ranked 297 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bowe consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments compared to the state and district. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.23% of Bowe students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 26.74% in Chicopee and 41.53% statewide. Bowe's performance is particularly low for male students, who rank in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

While German Gerena Community School, Liberty, and Edward P. Boland School in the nearby Springfield district have higher MCAS proficiency rates and statewide rankings, Bowe's performance is better than the lowest-performing school in the area, Springfield Public Day Elementary School. Addressing the significant disparities in performance between Bowe's student subgroups will be crucial to improving the school's overall academic outcomes.

411

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,380

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 Hampden Street
Chicopee, MA 01013

(413) 594-3431

District: Chicopee

Students who attend Bowe usually attend:

Middle:	Dupont Middle
High:	Chicopee High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.0%

White:

24.1%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

728^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Chicopee

297^th of 348Chicopee among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	728 of 906	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	797 of 916	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	779 of 928	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	766 of 932	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	755 of 936	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	575 of 942	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	706 of 934	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.7	572 of 938	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.4	503 of 932	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.8	588 of 914	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.9	751 of 926	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	852 of 928	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	847 of 930	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.9	859 of 924	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.7	873 of 920	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	848 of 909	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.2	835 of 908	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.4	865 of 911	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.8	842 of 911	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.6	828 of 887	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.5	782 of 882	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	7.1	826 of 884	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	437 of 672	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	290 of 632	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	321 of 665	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	252 of 656	61.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	80 of 281	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	48.6	92 of 267	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	707 of 869	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	731 of 886	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	719 of 887	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	762 of 901	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	730 of 898	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	554 of 902	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	678 of 893	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	215 of 458	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	313 of 446	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	267 of 420	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	206 of 401	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	186 of 379	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	80 of 398	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	165 of 379	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	442 of 736	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	588 of 760	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	514 of 757	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	541 of 772	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	407 of 705	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.0	165 of 700	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	48.7	339 of 685	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	698 of 884	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	803 of 891	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	764 of 896	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	724 of 908	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	703 of 904	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	540 of 907	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	676 of 898	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	35.5	431 of 703	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	661 of 905	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	616 of 894	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	283 of 896	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	456 of 886	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	21.0	729 of 925	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	28.9	272 of 399	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	578 of 737	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	464 of 753	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	629 of 762	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	684 of 764	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	662 of 765	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.8	352 of 780	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	500 of 772	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)72nd percentile+52 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2023)39th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+17 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)32nd percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science35%-6 vs state

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Mathematics23%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Bowe	Public	K-5	115 Hampden Street	Chicopee	01013	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3431	411	33	12.3		99 (24.1%)	20 (4.9%)	267 (65.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	20.7	728^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.6%		15.4	797^th of 916 public elementary schools	13.0%	69	24.1	20.3	29.8				24.2	29.3	19.0	21.1				22.7	35.1		35.1		$20,380
Glenwood	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Morrison Terrace	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7527	275	24	11.7		24 (8.7%)	22 (8.0%)	210 (76.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	19.9	740^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.3%		13.8	816^th of 916 public elementary schools	10.9%	76	19.5	8.8	29.3				19.8	24.4	29.4	24.4				25.9	29.3		29.3		$25,049
John Ashley	Public	PK-K	88 Massasoit Avenue	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3323	148	18	8.4		78 (52.7%)	5 (3.4%)	51 (34.5%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)								(n/a)																			$20,416
German Gerena Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Birnie Avenue	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7320	621	56	11.1		20 (3.2%)	82 (13.2%)	484 (77.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	23.3	697^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.1%		18.8	756^th of 916 public elementary schools	17.5%	59	23.8	23.0	36.6				27.7	19.1	13.8	23.5				18.7	42.0		42.0		$26,671
Liberty	Public	PK, KG-5	962 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7299	238	19	12.2		26 (10.9%)	23 (9.7%)	180 (75.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	36.2	584^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.5%		18.6	758^th of 916 public elementary schools	17.2%	174	33.3	28.2	40.0				33.7	13.3	25.6	37.1				26.0	57.1		57.1		$25,484
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	474 Armory St	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7400	432	31	13.7		67 (15.5%)	82 (19.0%)	252 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	70.2	285^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.5%		68.3	297^th of 916 public elementary schools	67.6%	12	42.5	70.7	64.4	56.1	47.2	53.1	56.2	35.0	70.7	44.4	46.3	44.4	43.8	47.7	57.8	50.0	54.6	53.1	$23,993
Springfield Public Day Elementary School	Public	1-5	34 Nye Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 886-5100	33	9	3.5		3 (9.1%)	8 (24.2%)	19 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)								(n/a)		30.0					15.0		10.0					10.5					$50,221
Brightwood	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7238	456	31	14.4		10 (2.2%)	35 (7.7%)	403 (88.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	4.8	894^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.3%		6.7	890^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.8%	4	6.2	8.6	7.8				7.5	6.2	10.0	6.3				7.5	9.5		9.5		$22,530
Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7314	431	33	12.9		19 (4.4%)	47 (10.9%)	355 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	3.5	902^nd of 906 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.5	909^th of 916 public elementary schools	0.8%	7	4.9	5.9	0.0				4.0	3.3	5.9	6.5				5.2	8.7		8.7		$25,021
Edward P. Boland School	Public	PK, KG-5	426 Armory Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2511	587	46	12.7		32 (5.5%)	61 (10.4%)	466 (79.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.1%)	30	636^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.8%		32.6	618^th of 916 public elementary schools	32.5%	18	27.3	37.2	31.3				32.2	27.3	28.2	28.1				27.9	37.5		37.5		$25,943

Frequently Asked Questions about Bowe

Is Bowe a good school?

Bowe ranks in the bottom 19.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Bowe attend?

Students who attend Bowe usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dupont Middle
High : Chicopee High

What is the racial makeup of Bowe?

Students at Bowe are 65% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Bowe in?

Chicopee

How many students attend Bowe?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Bowe.

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