Bowers Elementary School in Manchester, Connecticut on �ǿմ�ý

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Bowers Elementary School is a suburban public school in Manchester, Connecticut that is part of Manchester Public School District. It serves 376 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Its teachers have had 9 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

376 Students

31 Teachers

141 Princeton St

Manchester, CT 06042 View local requests

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Bowers Elementary School Demographics

84%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

68%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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