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Bowen Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1601 Roosevelt Ave, Louisville, KY 40242 · (502) 485-8213 · Part of Jefferson County School District

Lyndon’s School Grade D better than 10% of Kentucky school districts

Directions
Students
729
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Bowen Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kentucky’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Lyndon kids: Westport Middle

On the path

Where Lyndon kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Bowen ElementaryYou are here
6–8Westport Middlein Louisville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 41.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1601 Roosevelt Ave, Louisville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten95
Grade 1104
Grade 2135
Grade 3130
Grade 4141
Grade 5124
Enrollment over time
715’20
691’21
692’22
766’23
729’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Hispanic 18%Black 18%Asian 12%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bowen Elementary from Lyndon families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District

The district →
Tully Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A−
791 students16:1
Stopher Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A
781 students19:1
Farmer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
B+
737 students17:1
Laukhuf Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
C−
627 students17:1
Norton Commons Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prospect
A−
598 students17:1
Hartstern Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
D
597 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kentucky’s other public schools; Lyndon’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.