BOWMAN MIDDLE

BOWMAN MIDDLE is one of the mid-sized middle-grades schools in PLANO, Texas, one of the schools within PLANO ISD, with 859 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so BOWMAN MIDDLE sits 34% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 73 schools in PLANO ISD (46,612 students total), BOWMAN MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, BOWMAN MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 16% White, 15% Black, 13% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Collin County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BOWMAN MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.7%; this one delivers 56.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Collin County shows median household earnings sit near $121,600, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which BOWMAN MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: MEMORIAL EL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BOWMAN MIDDLE comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. BOWMAN MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 994 (now 859).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.