Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001215
JAMES BOWIE EL
330 N MARSALIS AVE, DALLAS, TX 75203 · (972) 925-6600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 23 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
317
-206 (-39%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.8:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
90%
was 92%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JAMES BOWIE EL
JAMES BOWIE EL is a close-knit elementary-level community in DALLAS, Texas, overseen by DALLAS ISD. The school educates 317 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.
Within DALLAS ISD, which oversees 240 schools and 140,630 students, JAMES BOWIE EL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, JAMES BOWIE EL logs that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest breaks down as 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, JAMES BOWIE EL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 96% of students at JAMES BOWIE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Dallas County's rate of about 77%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JAMES BOWIE EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.0%; actual is 54.6%, +22.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, Dallas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), JAMES BOWIE EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: HECTOR P GARCIA MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JAMES BOWIE EL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 69.9%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Looking at the recent track record. JAMES BOWIE EL's enrollment has contracted 39% since 2018, when it stood at 523 (now 317). Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
- MOISES E MOLINA H SHigh · 2,006 students
- WOODROW WILSON H SHigh · 1,832 students
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- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- OAK CLIFF FAITH FAMILY ACADEMYCombined · 2,670 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- HECTOR P GARCIA MIDDLE0.1 mi · 621
- W H ADAMSON H S0.4 mi · 1,353
- TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - DALLAS0.4 mi · 1,873
- FELIX G BOTELLO PERSONALIZED LEARNING EL0.5 mi · 581
- ROSIE SORRELLS EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES H S0.5 mi · 168
- SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED0.5 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About JAMES BOWIE ELHow large is JAMES BOWIE EL?
JAMES BOWIE EL enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-05.
Is JAMES BOWIE EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JAMES BOWIE EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JAMES BOWIE EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JAMES BOWIE EL is approximately 13.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JAMES BOWIE EL?
Student demographics at JAMES BOWIE EL are roughly 2% White, 90% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is JAMES BOWIE EL in?
JAMES BOWIE EL is part of DALLAS ISD.
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