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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOWIE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4171)·NCES 040133000073

Bowie High School

315W. 5th Street, Bowie, AZ 85605 · (520) 847-2545 · Cochise County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL20 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Arizona public high schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public high schools

Enrollment
20
High
DISTRICT 37 · STATE 631
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 9630%
Grade 10525%
Grade 11525%
Grade 12420%
Student demographics
White
630%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
1470%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
1155%
Female
945%

School pathway

Feeds from
Bowie Elementary SchoolPK–08
Based on grade levels within Bowie Unified District (4171). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

AASA 2023-24 . % Passing
English Language Arts
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +0.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . +0.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 2 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2017, while math scores have held steady.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2023-242.0%2.0%
2022-232.0%2.0%
2020-212.0%2.0%
2018-192.0%2.0%
2017-182.0%2.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Bowie High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Cochise County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
20#432 of 510#14 of 18
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
20
-1 (-5%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 44
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2520210.0:1N/A
2023-241929.5:1N/A
2022-2324212.0:167% (16)
2020-2121210.5:1N/A
2017-1822122.0:186% (19)
2015-1615115.0:1N/A
2010-112664.3:10% (0)
2000-012438.0:1N/A
1990-914458.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bowie High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (22 to 20); teachers up 100% (1 to 2).

About Bowie High School

Bowie High School is a high school located in Bowie, Arizona, in Cochise County. Its 20 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Arizona is about 631 students.

Bowie Unified District (4171) has 2 schools and 73 students, and Bowie High School is one of those schools.

Hispanic students account for 70% of enrollment at Bowie High School. Other groups make up 30% White. Cochise County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher.

Teachers at the school number 2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.0:1. Among high schools in Arizona, the typical ratio is 20.2:1.

The allk12 Grade for Bowie High School is C-. Compared with Arizona public high schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Bowie High School is located in Cochise County, where median household income is about $59,742, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Bowie High School is one of 87 public schools in Cochise County, which together enroll about 18,288 students.

The nearest public school is Bowie Elementary School, at less than a tenth of a mile.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 20 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 21.

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Cochise County at a glance

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Population
125,566
Census ACS
Median income
$59,742
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
87
18,288 students

Quick facts

School name
Bowie High School
District
Bowie Unified District (4171)
Address
315W. 5th Street, Bowie, AZ 85605
Phone
(520) 847-2545
County
Cochise County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
20
Teachers (FTE)
2
Student–teacher ratio
10.0:1
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
040133000073
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bowie High. Bowie High School is the 6th largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Bowie High School
What is the total enrollment at Bowie High School?
Bowie High School enrolls approximately 20 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bowie High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bowie High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Bowie High School?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Bowie High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bowie High School?
At Bowie High School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 70% Hispanic.
Is Bowie High School public or private?
Bowie High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bowie Unified District (4171).
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