Overview of Samuel Bowles: Samuel Bowles is a public school situated in Springfield, MA, which is in a mid-size city environment. The learner population of Samuel Bowles is 327, and the school serves K-5. At Samuel Bowles, 37% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 32% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 89%. The learner-teacher ratio is 16:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 50% female learners and 50% male learners. There are 21 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Samuel Bowles: At Samuel Bowles, 37% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 32% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Springfield Public Schools, 31% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 26% tested above or at that level for math.

Samuel Bowles did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Massachusetts, 52% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 48% tested above or at that level for math.