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Bowmar Avenue

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

912 Bowmar Avenue, Vicksburg, MS 39180 · (601) 636-2486 · Part of Vicksburg Warren School District

Vicksburg’s School Grade B− better than 51% of Mississippi school districts

Students
324
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Bowmar Avenue

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 74% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 13.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Vicksburg kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–6Bowmar AvenueYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

912 Bowmar Avenue, Vicksburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten48
Grade 139
Grade 245
Grade 345
Grade 443
Grade 549
Grade 655
Enrollment over time
376’20
361’21
357’22
343’23
324’24

Down 13.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Black 39%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bowmar Avenue from Vicksburg families.

Other schools in Vicksburg Warren School District

The district →
Beechwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vicksburg
B−
550 students17:1
Dana Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Vicksburg
403 students17:1
Redwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Redwood
A−
367 students16:1
Sherman Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Vicksburg
360 students17:1
South Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vicksburg
C
351 students16:1
Bovina Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vicksburg
A
340 students15:1

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