Enrollment
344
Middle
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOWIE ISD·NCES 481099000564
Bowie Junior High School
501 E TARRANT ST, BOWIE, TX 76230 · (940) 689-2998 · Montague County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Texas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
162 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 130 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 31% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Bowie Junior High School→Bowie High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BOWIE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 36.0% | 22.0% | 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 | 51.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Junior High School
Bowie Junior High School's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie Junior High School this school | 344 | 47.1% | 51.8% |
| Gatesville Junior High School GATESVILLE | 394 | 43.7% | 44.2% |
| Clyde Junior High School CLYDE | 314 | 42.7% | 53.0% |
| Sabine Middle School GLADEWATER | 266 | 45.1% | 45.6% |
| Quitman Junior High School QUITMAN | 282 | 51.8% | 50.8% |
| Elkhart Middle School ELKHART | 283 | 48.1% | 47.8% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #448 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #426 of 1,670 ▲ 200 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #981 of 1,670 ▼ 164 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +27.5pp | #103 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #1,340 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #452 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #1,039 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #1,201 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #683 of 942 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
344
-49 (-12%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 344 | 25.6 | 13.4:1 | 47% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 25.1 | 13.7:1 | 47% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 27.6 | 13.1:1 | 53% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 47% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 28.1 | 13.4:1 | 50% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 49% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 45% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 28% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 27 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bowie Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (376 to 344); teachers down 9% (28.1 to 25.6).
About Bowie Junior High School
In BOWIE, Texas, Bowie Junior High School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 344 students. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 47% lower.
Bowie Junior High School is one school in a 4-school district, BOWIE ISD, which enrolls 1,503 students.
The share of White students at Bowie Junior High School is 72%, a majority. The school is also 20% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 90% White share among all Montague County residents. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Bowie Junior High School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.4 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is 14.4:1. Bowie Junior High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 47%. Public schools in Montague County average a similar 50%.
Bowie Junior High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of Texas public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Bowie Junior High School is -1.8 points: 51.8% actual, 53.6% predicted.
For Montague County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $64,545 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Bowie Junior High School, Montague County has 13 public schools.
Bowie Intermediate School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Bowie Junior High School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Bowie Junior High School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 344 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 393.
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Montague County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,046
Census ACS
Median income
$64,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BOWIE ISD
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 467 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Bowie Intermediate SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other schools in BOWIE
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 467 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Bowie Intermediate SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Gold Burg SchoolCombined · 148 students
Nearby schools
- Bowie Intermediate School0.3 mi · 342
- Bowie High School0.9 mi · 467
- Bowie Elementary School1.0 mi · 350
- Gold Burg School8.8 mi · 148
- Montague Elementary School10.2 mi · 163
- Bellevue School11.2 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Bowie Junior High SchoolHow large is Bowie Junior High School?
Bowie Junior High School enrolls approximately 344 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bowie Junior High School serve?
Bowie Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bowie Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bowie Junior High School is approximately 13.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bowie Junior High School?
At Bowie Junior High School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Bowie Junior High School public or private?
Bowie Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BOWIE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.