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Bowerman Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

738^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Bowerman Elementary is a public elementary school in Springfield, Missouri, serving 249 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Springfield R-XII district, which is ranked 177 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bowerman Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below average. The school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.9% to 32.9%, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Academically, Bowerman students perform well below their peers, with only 16.3% of 5th-graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 38.2% statewide and 33.7% in the district. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years across all grade levels and subject areas.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Springfield R-XII district, such as York Elementary, Weller Elementary, and Fremont Elementary, generally perform better than Bowerman Elementary on key metrics. However, these schools also have high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, similar to Bowerman, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may be a significant driver of academic performance in this area.

275

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,497

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2148 N Douglas
Springfield, MO 65803-1432

(417) 523-1400

District: Springfield R-Xii

Students who attend Bowerman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Reed Middle
High:	Hillcrest High

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

African American:

17.8%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

Missouri avg42%

738^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Springfield R-Xii

177^th of 367Springfield R-Xii among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	738 of 900	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	748 of 906	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	697 of 898	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	750 of 908	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	788 of 901	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	911 of 1052	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	978 of 1045	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	921 of 1032	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	790 of 865	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.9	948 of 1058	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	984 of 1089	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.4	1043 of 1108	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	1005 of 1085	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.8	1014 of 1088	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.5	985 of 1066	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	964 of 1053	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	1018 of 1084	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	999 of 1080	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	27.5	890 of 1074	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	11.2	276 of 302	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	411 of 638	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	481 of 625	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	408 of 611	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	371 of 532	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	446 of 574	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	749 of 907	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	845 of 887	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	600 of 666	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	618 of 668	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	616 of 673	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	626 of 675	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	689 of 691	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	897 of 898	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2019)9th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science27%-15 vs state

English Language Arts26%-17 vs state

Mathematics20%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 18, 2019

My step daughter attends this school and it has been the absolute worst. The teachers give false grades for work that didn’t happen . Our daughter is in the 5 th grade and literally cannot spell or read and receives an A on English assignments. We have been seeking testing for a few years now and they conveniently keep losing the paperwork . They simply just put a grade down and herd them through like cattle until it’s not their problem any longer. Kids are also not sent home for having lice so it runs rampant through this school . She has been reinfected multiple times because they don’t require kids to be free from nuts before coming back to school. If you could go anywhere do not go here. Close Quote

Schools Near Bowerman Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bowerman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2148 N Douglas	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1400	275	23	11.9	88.7%	170 (61.8%)	49 (17.8%)	25 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (10.9%)	19.7	738^th of 900 public elementary schools	18.0%		17.9	748^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.4%	10	23.7	21.2	16.3	27.1	23.7		29.0	$14,497	$1,788	$12,709
Watkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	732 W Talmage	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-5000	252	20	12.9	78.2%	146 (57.9%)	26 (10.3%)	45 (17.9%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.9%)	31.7	651^st of 900 public elementary schools	27.7%		44.8	509^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.8%	142	12.6	51.4	33.2	27.3	20.9	42.3		$13,192	$1,172	$12,020
Weaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1461 N Douglas	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1200	264	18	14.6	89.8%	148 (56.1%)	41 (15.5%)	25 (9.5%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (15.9%)	22.4	716^th of 900 public elementary schools	20.4%		13.2	800^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.7%	84	12.9		16.8	26.3		25.0	38.0	$12,464	$806	$11,658
Boyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 Washington	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1500	347	21	16.5	85.3%	183 (52.7%)	86 (24.8%)	46 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.9%)	18.6	747^th of 900 public elementary schools	17.0%		15.6	777^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.2%	30	20.5		20.5	16.8	21.2		31.4	$13,695	$1,304	$12,391
Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2205 W Kearney	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-2000	412	29	14.0	84.7%	251 (60.9%)	61 (14.8%)	60 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	31 (7.5%)	19.8	736^th of 900 public elementary schools	18.2%		24.1	697^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.1%	39	13.8	24.5	16.5	27.9	14.0	30.5	32.1	$12,990	$1,143	$11,847
York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Nichols	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3000	225	17	13.6	88.0%	145 (64.4%)	23 (10.2%)	27 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.0%)	49.8	470^th of 900 public elementary schools	47.8%		32.5	634^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.0%	164	43.5	37.4			40.9			$14,462	$820	$13,642
Fremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2814 N Fremont	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1700	360	28	13.0	82.5%	213 (59.2%)	56 (15.6%)	36 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (13.9%)	32.1	647^th of 900 public elementary schools	28.1%		30.7	649^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.4%	2	35.1	34.8	19.3	17.4	38.8	40.9	24.9	$13,052	$1,213	$11,840
Weller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1630 N Weller	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1900	292	22	13.5	78.1%	157 (53.8%)	39 (13.4%)	66 (22.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.2%)	19.4	740^th of 900 public elementary schools	17.8%		17.3	755^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.7%	15	7.8	14.9	21.2	29.4	16.3	19.3	34.9	$14,152	$1,085	$13,067
Bissett Elementary	Public	K-5	3014 W Calhoun	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-2800	187	17	11.3	87.2%	109 (58.3%)	31 (16.6%)	25 (13.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.2%)	33.6	633^rd of 900 public elementary schools	29.7%		30.5	652^nd of 906 public elementary schools	28.0%	19	20.0	23.8	29.0	21.1	28.3	45.9	49.9	$15,756	$1,561	$14,196
Truman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3850 N Farm Rd 159	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-5100	316	21	14.8	50.9%	249 (78.8%)	17 (5.4%)	17 (5.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	22 (7.0%)	55.5	406^th of 900 public elementary schools	54.9%		59.6	352^nd of 906 public elementary schools	61.1%	54	34.0	36.7	47.5	45.1	31.7	52.0	57.1	$15,087	$996	$14,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Bowerman Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bowerman Elementary?

Students at Bowerman Elementary are 62% White, 18% African American, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

How many students attend Bowerman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Bowerman Elementary.

Is Bowerman Elementary a good school?

Bowerman Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Missouri elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Bowerman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bowerman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Reed Middle
High : Hillcrest High

What district is Bowerman Elementary in?

Springfield R-Xii

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