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Bowman

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

9 Philip Rd, Lexington, MA 02421 · (781) 861-2500 · Part of Lexington School District

Lexington’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
429
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Bowman

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 36 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lexington kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5BowmanYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency73%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts79%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

9 Philip Rd, Lexington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten54
Grade 177
Grade 265
Grade 376
Grade 474
Grade 583
Enrollment over time
470’20
430’21
451’22
428’23
429’24

Down 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 43%White 35%Two or more races 10%Black 7%Hispanic 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bowman from Lexington families.

Other schools in Lexington School District

The district →
Lexington Children's Place
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Lexington
70 students8:1
Maria Hastings
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lexington
A+
579 students10:1
Joseph Estabrook
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lexington
A+
490 students11:1
Harrington
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lexington
A−
374 students10:1
Bridge
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lexington
A
345 students10:1
Fiske
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lexington
A
324 students9:1

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; Lexington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.