JAMES BOWIE EL

Set in BAYTOWN, Texas, JAMES BOWIE EL is a moderately sized elementary school, run under GOOSE CREEK CISD. It educates 640 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

GOOSE CREEK CISD comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 24,032 students; JAMES BOWIE EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, JAMES BOWIE EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder is composed of 21% Black, 16% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, JAMES BOWIE EL has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, JAMES BOWIE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.8%; this one delivers 26.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JAMES BOWIE EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is CEDAR BAYOU J H, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JAMES BOWIE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JAMES BOWIE EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. JAMES BOWIE EL's enrollment has ticked down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 851 (now 640).

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