BOWIE EL

BOWIE EL, an intimate elementary campus in HARLINGEN, Texas, run under HARLINGEN CISD, instructs 335 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

HARLINGEN CISD runs 31 schools in total, collectively educating 17,506 students. BOWIE EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, BOWIE EL lists that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, BOWIE EL shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 93% of students at BOWIE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Cameron County's rate of about 84%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BOWIE EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 57.5%, a residual of +24.4 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Cameron County indicate the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. Across Cameron County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), BOWIE EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HOUSTON EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BOWIE EL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. BOWIE EL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 339 (now 335). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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