Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD·NCES 484182004765
Bowie Primary School
1400 MOCKINGBIRD LN, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX 75482 · (903) 885-3772 · Hopkins County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
180 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 69 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 26% |
Student demographics
52%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
Bowie Primary School→Sulphur Springs Elementary School→Sulphur Springs Middle School→Sulphur Springs High School
Based on grade levels within SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 32.0% | 16.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Primary School
Bowie Primary School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie Primary School this school | 295 | 61.0% | 47.3% |
| Rusk Elementary School RUSK | 298 | 64.1% | 50.3% |
| Kountze Intermediate School KOUNTZE | 257 | 61.9% | 45.2% |
| Rusk Intermediate School RUSK | 301 | 63.8% | 46.2% |
| Hooks Elementary School HOOKS | 323 | 62.5% | 58.0% |
| Honey Grove Elementary School HONEY GROVE | 288 | 58.0% | 45.9% |
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 Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hopkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,707 of 4,401 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,701 of 4,466 ▼ 377 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,672 of 4,466 ▲ 1,091 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #4,226 of 4,938 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,927 of 4,622 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #2,209 of 4,628 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #3,065 of 4,789 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.9% | #377 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
295
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 295 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 61% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 23.4 | 13.9:1 | 58% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 22.8 | 14.0:1 | 62% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 52% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 18.7 | 12.9:1 | 54% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 222 | 15 | 14.8:1 | 59% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 53% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 39% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 21 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bowie Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (242 to 295); teachers up 1% (18.7 to 19).
About Bowie Primary School
Bowie Primary School is a small elementary school in SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas, administered by SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD. The school counted 295 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 3. The school is 43% below the average for elementary schools in Texas.
The district, SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD, operates 9 schools serving 4,236 students.
White students are 66% of those enrolled at Bowie Primary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Hopkins County overall, about 80% of residents are White. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Bowie Primary School are from different groups.
Based on 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, Bowie Primary School has a ratio of 15.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Income data for the school show 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 61% average for public schools in Hopkins County.
Bowie Primary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Texas public elementary schools.
Test results at Bowie Primary School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.3% actual, 47.6% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Hopkins County show that the median household earns about $70,888 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Hopkins County has 18 public schools with about 6,733 students, including Bowie Primary School.
Austin Academic Center, about 1.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Bowie Primary School is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
The school shrank from 304 students in 2020-21 to 295 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.2:1 to 15.5:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Bowie Primary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hopkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,784
Census ACS
Median income
$70,888
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,733 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD
- Sulphur Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- Sulphur Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 961 students
- Sulphur Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Barbara Bush Primary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Rowena Johnson Primary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Travis Primary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other schools in SULPHUR SPRINGS
- Sulphur Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- Sulphur Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 961 students
- Sulphur Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Barbara Bush Primary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Rowena Johnson Primary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- North Hopkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Austin Academic Center1.1 mi · 20
- Sulphur Springs Elementary School1.2 mi · 598
- Douglass Eclc1.4 mi · 223
- Travis Primary School1.8 mi · 253
- Sulphur Springs Middle School2.2 mi · 961
- Sulphur Springs High School2.3 mi · 1,270
Frequently asked questions
About Bowie Primary SchoolHow many students attend Bowie Primary School?
Bowie Primary School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades KG-03.
Is Bowie Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bowie Primary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Bowie Primary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Bowie Primary School.
How diverse is Bowie Primary School?
Bowie Primary School reports a student body of 66% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Bowie Primary School in?
Bowie Primary School is part of SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.