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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORSICANA ISD·NCES 481533001100
Bowie Elementary School
1800 BOWIE DR, CORSICANA, TX 75110 · (903) 872-6541 · Navarro County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
292 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 23% smaller than its 4th grade class (107).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CORSICANA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 28.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 30.0% | 16.0% | 24.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 28.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bowie Elementary School
Bowie Elementary School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie Elementary School this school | 494 | 59.1% | 45.2% |
| Sarah Strinden Elementary School LUFKIN | 512 | 60.7% | 46.6% |
| Alton Elementary School BRENHAM | 460 | 57.2% | 49.4% |
| Ward Elementary School ABILENE | 502 | 57.8% | 43.5% |
| Northside Elementary School HENDERSON | 430 | 62.3% | 30.6% |
| Milam Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 430 | 61.9% | 43.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bowie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Navarro County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #1,945 of 4,401 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #927 of 4,466 ▲ 661 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,225 of 4,466 ▼ 416 | #5 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,857 of 3,998 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #2,602 of 4,938 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #4,061 of 4,622 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #624 of 4,628 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #3,161 of 4,789 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #2,273 of 2,838 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25Enrollment
494
-44 (-8%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 494 | 28.3 | 17.5:1 | 59% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 32.5 | 15.5:1 | 65% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 41.9 | 12.7:1 | 68% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 67% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 36.3 | 14.7:1 | 58% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 56% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 645 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 53% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 29% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 25 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bowie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (533 to 494); teachers down 22% (36.3 to 28.3).
About Bowie Elementary School
Bowie Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in CORSICANA, Texas. In all, 494 students attend the school in kindergarten through 4.
CORSICANA ISD has 8 schools and 5,998 students, and Bowie Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 41% of students at Bowie Elementary School are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 34% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Pacific Islander. Navarro County's residents are about 58% White, 17 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Bowie Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bowie Elementary School, giving a ratio of 17.5:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. By family income, 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 71% average among public schools in Navarro County.
Bowie Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 49% of Texas public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bowie Elementary School is 3.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 45.2%. Predicted: 48.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Navarro County show that median household income comes to about $63,111, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Navarro County, 25 public schools serve about 10,681 students.
Of the public schools around it, Bowie Elementary School is closest to Collins Intermediate School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Bowie Elementary School's average proficiency of 45.2% compares with 33.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 538 to 494. Students per teacher increased from 14.5 in 2020-21 to 17.5 in 2024-25.
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Navarro County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,711
Census ACS
Median income
$63,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,681 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CORSICANA ISD
- Corsicana High SchoolHigh · 1,837 students
- Collins Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Corsicana Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Jose Antonio Navarro Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
Other schools in CORSICANA
- Corsicana High SchoolHigh · 1,837 students
- Collins Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Corsicana Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Jose Antonio Navarro Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Mildred High SchoolHigh · 453 students
Other Bowie Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 2 states are named Bowie Elementary. Bowie Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 11.
- Bowie Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 644 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolGREENVILLE, TX · 601 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolSAN MARCOS, TX · 580 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolROSENBERG, TX · 523 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolENNIS, TX · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Collins Intermediate School0.4 mi · 891
- Sam Houston Elementary School1.1 mi · 422
- Fannin Elementary School1.4 mi · 376
- Corsicana High School2.0 mi · 1,837
- Two Dimensions at Corsicana2.1 mi · 58
- Carroll Elementary School2.4 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About Bowie Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bowie Elementary School?
Bowie Elementary School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades KG-04.
Is Bowie Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bowie Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Bowie Elementary School have?
Bowie Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Bowie Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bowie Elementary School are roughly 41% White, 34% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Bowie Elementary School?
Bowie Elementary School is overseen by CORSICANA ISD in Navarro County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.