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.

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