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Enrollment
874
Middle
DISTRICT 1,117 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECTOR COUNTY ISD·NCES 481800001570
Bowie Middle School
500 W 21ST ST, ODESSA, TX 79761 · (432) 456-0439 · Ector County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL874 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
737 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 287 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 317 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 270 | 31% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 35.0% | 29.0% | 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 | 47.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Middle School
Bowie Middle School's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie Middle School this school | 874 | 84.3% | 30.7% |
| Bonham Middle School ODESSA | 835 | 83.8% | 29.3% |
| Goodnight Middle School SAN MARCOS | 884 | 81.8% | 32.2% |
| Ross Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 828 | 84.4% | 31.5% |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School IRVING | 832 | 81.6% | 40.6% |
| Adams Middle School ALICE | 933 | 86.3% | 35.3% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ector County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #1,367 of 1,635 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #642 of 1,670 ▲ 448 | #1 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,170 of 1,670 ▲ 214 | #4 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #312 of 1,570 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 874 | #444 of 1,749 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #986 of 1,542 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #1,233 of 1,543 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.3% | #403 of 1,648 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.5% | #166 of 942 | N/A |
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
874
-308 (-26%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 874 | 56.4 | 15.5:1 | 84% (737) |
| 2023-24 | 872 | 63.5 | 13.7:1 | 82% (717) |
| 2022-23 | 914 | 64.3 | 14.2:1 | 74% (676) |
| 2020-21 | 1,182 | 77 | 15.3:1 | 55% (653) |
| 2017-18 | 1,223 | 75.8 | 16.1:1 | 54% (663) |
| 2015-16 | 1,305 | 85 | 15.3:1 | 56% (732) |
| 2010-11 | 1,084 | 58 | 18.7:1 | 56% (609) |
| 2000-01 | 975 | 68 | 14.3:1 | 57% (559) |
| 1990-91 | 869 | 47 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bowie Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (1,223 to 874); teachers down 26% (75.8 to 56.4).
About Bowie Middle School
Bowie Middle School is a medium-sized middle school based in ODESSA, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 874 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas, enrollment here is 36% higher.
ECTOR COUNTY ISD is responsible for 45 schools, Bowie Middle School included, with 34,336 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Bowie Middle School is 84% Hispanic. Other groups make up 10% White and 3% Black. Ector County as a whole is about 64% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Bowie Middle School operates with 56.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.5:1. That is higher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 84% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Ector County is 71%.
The allk12 Grade for Bowie Middle School is C. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Bowie Middle School are 7.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (30.7% actual, 37.7% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Ector County show that the median household income is $71,536, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. There are 56 public schools in Ector County, enrolling about 38,123 students in all.
Premier H S Odessa is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Bowie Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Bowie Middle School is behind the 55.4% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 308 fewer students in 2024-25.
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Ector County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,654
Census ACS
Median income
$71,536
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
38,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ECTOR COUNTY ISD
- Permian High SchoolHigh · 4,138 students
- Odessa High SchoolHigh · 3,814 students
- Nimitz Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,310 students
- Ector College Prep Success AcademyMiddle · 1,272 students
- Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,227 students
- Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,181 students
Other schools in ODESSA
- Permian High SchoolHigh · 4,138 students
- Odessa High SchoolHigh · 3,814 students
- Compass Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 1,558 students
- Nimitz Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,310 students
- Ector College Prep Success AcademyMiddle · 1,272 students
- Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,227 students
Other Bowie Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Bowie Middle. Bowie Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Bowie Middle SchoolIRVING, TX · 730 students
- Bowie Middle SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 721 students
Nearby schools
- Premier H S Odessa0.3 mi · 99
- San Jacinto Elementary School0.4 mi · 656
- Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School0.4 mi · 418
- Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School0.5 mi · 476
- Odessa High School0.7 mi · 3,814
- Richard Milburn Academy Odessa0.7 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Bowie Middle SchoolHow large is Bowie Middle School?
Bowie Middle School enrolls approximately 874 students in grades 06-08.
Is Bowie Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bowie Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bowie Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bowie Middle School is approximately 15.5:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bowie Middle School?
At Bowie Middle School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 84% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Bowie Middle School?
Bowie Middle School is overseen by ECTOR COUNTY ISD in Ector County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.