Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001215
James Bowie Elementary School
330 N MARSALIS AVE, DALLAS, TX 75203 · (972) 925-6600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
304 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
68.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 32.0% | 16.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 39.0% | 15.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 73.0% | 68.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 James Bowie Elementary School
James Bowie Elementary School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Bowie Elementary School this school | 317 | 95.9% | 57.1% |
| Versia Williams Elementary School FORT WORTH | 307 | 95.4% | 23.0% |
| Maria Moreno Steam Academy DALLAS | 344 | 95.6% | 39.9% |
| George Peabody Elementary School DALLAS | 318 | 94.7% | 43.3% |
| Allen Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 331 | 96.1% | 25.6% |
| L O Donald Elementary School DALLAS | 324 | 95.7% | 43.5% |
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 James Bowie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #926 of 4,401 | #58 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #493 of 4,466 ▲ 255 | #44 of 429 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #565 of 4,466 ▲ 612 | #50 of 429 ▲ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #739 of 3,998 | #42 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #4,092 of 4,938 | #388 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #948 of 4,622 | #67 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #3,820 of 4,628 | #376 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.9% | #396 of 4,789 | #89 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.4% | #183 of 2,838 | #29 of 274 |
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
317
-26 (-8%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 1,014
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 317 | 24 | 13.2:1 | 96% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 31 | 10.2:1 | 97% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 28 | 12.3:1 | 96% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 28 | 12.3:1 | 99% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 96% (502) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 98% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 98% (598) |
| 2000-01 | 996 | 58 | 17.2:1 | 98% (972) |
| 1990-91 | 1,014 | 59 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Bowie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (523 to 317); teachers down 27% (33 to 24).
About James Bowie Elementary School
James Bowie Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in DALLAS, Texas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 317 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 39% smaller than that.
The 240 schools of DALLAS ISD, including James Bowie Elementary School, enroll 140,630 students.
The large majority of students at James Bowie Elementary School, 90%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 6% Black. Dallas County's residents are about 41% Hispanic, 49 points below the school's share. James Bowie Elementary School has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
James Bowie Elementary School counts 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.2 students for each one. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. About 96% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, James Bowie Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
James Bowie Elementary School is 24.4 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Texas.
According to the American Community Survey, in Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. James Bowie Elementary School is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County, which together enroll about 459,645 students.
Nearest public school: Hector P Garcia Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, James Bowie Elementary School is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 343 to 317.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
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Other James Bowie Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named James Bowie Elementary. James Bowie Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- James Bowie Elementary SchoolBAYTOWN, TX · 640 students
- James Bowie Elementary SchoolSIMMS, TX · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Hector P Garcia Middle School0.1 mi · 621
- W H Adamson High School0.4 mi · 1,353
- Trinity Basin Preparatory - Dallas0.4 mi · 1,873
- Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary School0.5 mi · 581
- Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School0.5 mi · 168
- Marvin E Robinson School of Business and Mgmt0.5 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About James Bowie Elementary SchoolHow large is James Bowie Elementary School?
James Bowie Elementary School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-05.
Is James Bowie Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
James Bowie Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James Bowie Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James Bowie Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at James Bowie Elementary School?
Student demographics at James Bowie Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 90% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is James Bowie Elementary School in?
James Bowie Elementary School is part of DALLAS ISD.
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