BOWIE PRI

BOWIE PRI, a small elementary school in SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas, one of the schools within SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD, instructs 295 students, covering grades K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 43% smaller than typical.

Within SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD, which oversees 9 schools and 4,236 students, BOWIE PRI is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, BOWIE PRI reports that White students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder consists of 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, BOWIE PRI has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BOWIE PRI sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 43.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Hopkins County put median household earnings sit near $70,888, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hopkins County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,733 students), BOWIE PRI is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: AUSTIN ACADEMIC CENTER, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BOWIE PRI comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 49.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. BOWIE PRI's enrollment has increased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 242 (now 295). Class-load math has widened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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