About Bowers Elementary School
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Bowers Elementary School is located in Santa Clara, CA and is one of 18 elementary schools in Santa Clara Unified. It is a public school that serves 416 students in grades K-5.
Bowers Elementary School made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Bowers Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Bowers Elementary School had an API growth score of 790 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Bowers Elementary School's 2009 base score was 765 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Bowers Elementary School had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Bowers Elementary School's students and teachers.
Bowers Elementary School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
32 %
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Asian
29 %
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White
18 %
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Multiple or No Response
8 %
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Filipino
6 %
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Black
5 %
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Pacific Islander
1 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 50%
- Male 50%
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About Santa Clara, CA
- Population Median Age 35 years
- Median Household Income $69,466
- Average Household Size 2.58 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 29%
- % Owning / % Renting 46% / 54%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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