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Schools in Bowman

Bowman’s public schools

Riverside School District and Brookland School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bowman. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arkansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 15% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024 · Brookland
Students per teacher
14.0
AR 12.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,874 students on the public path
In brief

Bowman’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Bowman’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Riverside West Elementary School places highest (better than 83%); Riverside East Elementary School lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Bowman, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Brookland Junior High School and Riverside High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bowman, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Riverside School District.

Two districts serve Bowman

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Riverside School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 789 students · 10.9 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$12,352AR $13,585 · FY2024
A−
Brookland School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 3,213 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$11,483AR $13,585 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Riverside School District49%
State average 39.9% · 450 students tested
Math · PK–12, Riverside School District42%
State average 38.3% · 450 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Brookland School District45%
State average 39.9% · 1720 students tested
Math · PK–12, Brookland School District45%
State average 38.3% · 1721 students tested

Bowman vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Bowman’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bowman—Riverside PK–12 · Brookland PK–12

Every school in Bowman

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bowmanin other towns
Brookland Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Brookland
384 students13:1Rate it →
Riverside West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lake City
A−
300 students14:1Rate it →
Riverside East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Caraway
C
147 students13:1Rate it →
Brookland Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Brookland
B+
701 students11:1Rate it →
Riverside High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lake City
B−
342 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Bowman’s schools

Are Bowman’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bowman. Riverside School District and Brookland School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bowman. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bowman in?

Riverside School District and Brookland School District.

Where do Bowman kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Brookland Junior High School and Riverside High School.

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What Bowman families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.