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C+

Bowie

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

80 D.A.R.E. Way, Chicopee, MA 01022 · (413) 594-3532 · Part of Chicopee School District

Chicopee’s School Grade C− better than 22% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
260
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bowie

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Chicopee kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5BowieYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

80 D.A.R.E. Way, Chicopee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten34
Grade 136
Grade 230
Grade 344
Grade 451
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
276’20
270’21
275’22
291’23
260’24

Down 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 32%Black 5%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bowie from Chicopee families.

Other schools in Chicopee School District

The district →
Fairview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicopee
D
387 students11:1
Lambert-Lavoie
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicopee
C+
246 students10:1
Belcher
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Chicopee
245 students12:1
Szetela Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Chicopee
222 students14:1
Bowe
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chicopee
C−
411 students12:1
Gen John J Stefanik
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chicopee
C+
392 students12:1

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 Massachusetts’s other public schools; Chicopee’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.