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Enrollment
601
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE ISD·NCES 482172002186
Bowie Elementary School
6005 STONEWALL ST, GREENVILLE, TX 75402 · (903) 457-2676 · Hunt County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
503 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (118).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 GREENVILLE 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% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp 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 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 40.0% |
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% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 (37.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie Elementary School this school | 601 | 83.7% | 37.4% |
| Colin L Powell Elementary School EL PASO | 576 | 78.8% | 40.1% |
| Milam Elementary School CONROE | 590 | 82.9% | 39.7% |
| Purcell Elementary School ABILENE | 537 | 80.4% | 33.0% |
| Jose Antonio Navarro Elementary School CORSICANA | 562 | 87.7% | 29.0% |
| Stafford Elementary School ABILENE | 473 | 85.4% | 40.5% |
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 Hunt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #2,893 of 4,401 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,980 of 4,466 ▼ 406 | #7 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,252 of 4,466 ▲ 168 | #8 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #872 of 3,998 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #1,615 of 4,938 | #6 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,164 of 4,622 | #12 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #1,241 of 4,628 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #1,669 of 4,789 | #4 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #612 of 1,307 | #10 of 12 |
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
601
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 601 | 37.9 | 15.8:1 | 84% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 40.5 | 14.2:1 | 76% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 44.4 | 13.7:1 | 71% (433) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 69% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 33.1 | 16.0:1 | 53% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 50% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 39 | 13.8:1 | 46% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 27% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 27 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bowie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (530 to 601); teachers up 15% (33.1 to 37.9).
About Bowie Elementary School
Bowie Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in GREENVILLE, Texas. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 4, with 601 students on the rolls.
The district, GREENVILLE ISD, has 5,664 students enrolled across 11 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Bowie Elementary School is 53% Hispanic. Other groups make up 28% White, 13% Black, and 5% multiracial. Hunt County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
Bowie Elementary School has 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. The school's 15.8:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. The school has 84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Hunt County averages 61%, lower than here.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Bowie Elementary School would be expected to post about 38.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.4%.
In Hunt County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $71,938, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 45 public schools in the county, enrolling about 20,771, Bowie Elementary School among them.
Greenville High School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 32.3% on proficiency, and Bowie Elementary School is above that at 37.4%.
In the federal locale system, Bowie Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment increased 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People who know Bowie Elementary School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hunt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,972
Census ACS
Median income
$71,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GREENVILLE ISD
- Greenville High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Greenville Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Travis Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Lamar Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- L P Waters Early Childhood CenterElementary · 419 students
Other schools in GREENVILLE
- Greenville High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Pioneer Technology (ptaa) GreenvilleCombined · 794 students
- Greenville Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Travis Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Lamar Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
Other Bowie Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 2 states are named Bowie Elementary. Bowie Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 11.
- Bowie Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 644 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolSAN MARCOS, TX · 580 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolROSENBERG, TX · 523 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolENNIS, TX · 506 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolCORSICANA, TX · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Greenville High School0.8 mi · 1,520
- Lamar Elementary School1.1 mi · 508
- Travis Intermediate School1.1 mi · 756
- Greenville Middle School1.6 mi · 771
- Greenville Alternative Educational Program2.4 mi · 26
- Carver Elementary School2.6 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Bowie Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bowie Elementary School?
Bowie Elementary School enrolls approximately 601 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Bowie Elementary School serve?
Bowie Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Bowie Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Bowie Elementary School.
How diverse is Bowie Elementary School?
Bowie Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 53% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Bowie Elementary School?
Bowie Elementary School is overseen by GREENVILLE ISD in Hunt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.