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Bowman Charter

Ackerman Charter Auburn Placer County 95603 Charter
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,534 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
603 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
35%
Teachers
28 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 16.1%
White 71.8%
Asian 1.2%
Black 0.3%
Other 10.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Bowman Charter
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard26.2%
Met Standard30.6%
Below Standard43.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "57% proficient" for Bowman Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

26.2% of students exceeded standard while 30.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.4 points higher (vs 16.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 15.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
26.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
56.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+15.1pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
6.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,534
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 66 24.2% 37.9% 15.2% 22.7% 62.1%
4th 63 36.5% 19.1% 23.8% 20.6% 55.6%
5th 64 42.2% 39.1% 6.3% 12.5% 81.3%
6th 63 11.1% 27.0% 30.2% 31.8% 38.1%
7th 69 36.2% 37.7% 8.7% 17.4% 73.9%
8th 59 10.2% 45.8% 22.0% 22.0% 55.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 66 16.7% 37.9% 34.9% 10.6% 54.5%
4th 63 28.6% 31.8% 20.6% 19.1% 60.3%
5th 64 42.2% 23.4% 20.3% 14.1% 65.6%
6th 63 15.9% 23.8% 27.0% 33.3% 39.7%
7th 69 24.6% 20.3% 30.4% 24.6% 44.9%
8th 58 25.9% 24.1% 20.7% 29.3% 50.0%