Bowles Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fenton, Missouri · Rockwood R-VI School District · Grades K–5
Bowles Elementary School serves 266 students in grades K–5 in Fenton (St. Louis County). It is one of 30 schools in Rockwood R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 770th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 19.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Rockwood R-VI School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292685001615 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Rockwood R-VI | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 266 | 19,597 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.2 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 19.9% | 12.5% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 73% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bowles Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 19 elementary schools in Rockwood R-VI School District, Bowles Elementary School is the smallest, with 1.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 400 students, so Bowles Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is kindergarten with 52 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 35, against an average of 44 per grade. This year grade 5 has 33% fewer students than kindergarten (35 against 52). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 81.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Rockwood R-VI (74.3%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
19.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 12.5% across Rockwood R-VI and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 10.9% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Bowles Elementary School has 19.35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 266 students would have about 21.6 teachers, so Bowles Elementary School has 2.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Stanton Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 13 elementary schools within 5 miles and 74 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 81.6% |
| Two or more races | 7.1% |
| Black | 5.6% |
| Hispanic | 3.8% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 52 |
| Grade 1 | 37 |
| Grade 2 | 51 |
| Grade 3 | 50 |
| Grade 4 | 41 |
| Grade 5 | 35 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
501 Bowles Ave, Fenton, MO 63026
Phone: (636)891-6775
Website: rsdmo.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bowles Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton Elementary School | Rockwood R-VI | 0.7 mi | 303 | 14.1 | 10.6% |
| Kellison Elementary School | Rockwood R-VI | 1.0 mi | 347 | 12.5 | 16.1% |
| Uthoff Valley Elementary School | Rockwood R-VI | 1.7 mi | 423 | 13.8 | 17.3% |
| Murphy Elementary School | Northwest R-I | 2.1 mi | 433 | 13 | 48.3% |
| Brennan Woods Elementary School | Northwest R-I | 2.5 mi | 470 | 16 | 41.3% |
| George Guffey Elementary School | Fox C-6 | 2.7 mi | 523 | 12.9 | 38.6% |
| Valley Park Elementary School | Valley Park | 2.9 mi | 343 | 11.9 | 28.6% |
| Meramec Heights Elementary School | Fox C-6 | 4.3 mi | 376 | 10.3 | 53.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.