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BOWIE EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BOWIE EL
BOWIE EL, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in GREENVILLE, Texas, part of GREENVILLE ISD, teaches 601 students, covering grades K through 4.
Across the 11 schools in GREENVILLE ISD (5,664 students total), BOWIE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, BOWIE EL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 28% White, 13% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Hunt County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, BOWIE EL records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hunt County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, BOWIE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.3%; this one delivers 33.5%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hunt County put the typical household earns roughly $71,938 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. BOWIE EL is one of 45 public schools in Hunt County (combined enrollment of about 20,771 students).
GREENVILLE H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BOWIE EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.0%.
BOWIE EL operates from a town-based location.
Over the past 7-year window. BOWIE EL's enrollment has grew 13% since 2018, when it stood at 530 (now 601). White enrollment moved from 59% to 28% across the same window.
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