JAMES BOWIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY

JAMES BOWIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY, a medium-sized elementary campus in MIDLAND, Texas, operated by MIDLAND ISD, caters to 570 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

MIDLAND ISD runs 40 schools in total, collectively educating 29,651 students. JAMES BOWIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, JAMES BOWIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 42% White, 3% Black, 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, JAMES BOWIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Midland County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, JAMES BOWIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.1%.

Across the wider county, Midland County reports that median household income runs about $92,874, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Midland County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,119 students), JAMES BOWIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MIDLAND H S, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JAMES BOWIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. JAMES BOWIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY's enrollment has expanded 10% since 2018, when it stood at 518 (now 570). The White share of enrollment edged up from 37% to 42% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

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