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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND ISD·NCES 483057012290
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy
805 ELK, MIDLAND, TX 79701 · (432) 240-6100 · Midland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
18.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
186 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 24 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 34.0% | 18.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 Fine Arts Academy
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Bowie Fine Arts Academy this school | 570 | 32.6% | 63.9% |
| Norma J Paschal Elementary School SCHERTZ | 574 | 31.0% | 51.2% |
| Kendall Elementary School BOERNE | 562 | 33.6% | 62.5% |
| Lomax Elementary School LA PORTE | 512 | 36.7% | 59.0% |
| Deer Park Elementary School DEER PARK | 661 | 36.2% | 61.4% |
| Huebner Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 495 | 27.5% | 62.8% |
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 Fine Arts Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #565 of 4,401 | #2 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #554 of 4,466 ▲ 219 | #2 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #492 of 4,466 ▲ 208 | #2 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #1,859 of 4,938 | #19 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #4,350 of 4,622 | #15 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #1,926 of 4,628 | #12 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #4,159 of 4,789 | #30 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #763 of 1,307 | #16 of 22 |
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
570
+86 (+18%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 570 | 30.2 | 18.9:1 | 33% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 30.7 | 16.5:1 | 27% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 31.3 | 16.0:1 | 24% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 23% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 31.8 | 16.3:1 | 29% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 32% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 42% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Bowie Fine Arts Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (518 to 570); teachers down 5% (31.8 to 30.2).
About James Bowie Fine Arts Academy
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in MIDLAND, Texas. The school serves 570 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
MIDLAND ISD oversees James Bowie Fine Arts Academy and 39 other schools, with 29,651 students in total.
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy is 52% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 42% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. James Bowie Fine Arts Academy's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.9 students per teacher. That is 3.8 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 33% of students. Compared with the 57% average for public schools in Midland County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, James Bowie Fine Arts Academy 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.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 59.8%. James Bowie Fine Arts Academy scores 63.9%.
Federal survey data for Midland County show that the median household income is $92,874, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 52 public schools in Midland County, enrolling about 35,119 students in all.
Nearby, Midland High School is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts James Bowie Fine Arts Academy at 1st of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
2024-25 enrollment was 570, an 18% gain from 484 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.7:1 to 18.9:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at James Bowie Fine Arts Academy. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Midland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,801
Census ACS
Median income
$92,874
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
35,119 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIDLAND ISD
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,735 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 2,718 students
- IDEA Travis AcademyCombined · 1,298 students
- Goddard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
- Abell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
- General Tommy Franks Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
Other schools in MIDLAND
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,735 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 2,718 students
- IDEA Travis AcademyCombined · 1,298 students
- Goddard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
- Abell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
- General Tommy Franks Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
Other James Bowie Fine Arts Academy schools
One other US public school is named James Bowie Fine Arts Academy. James Bowie Fine Arts Academy is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- James Bowie Fine Arts AcademyGRAND PRAIRIE, TX · 618 students
Nearby schools
- Midland High School0.7 mi · 2,718
- San Jacinto Junior High School0.9 mi · 744
- General Tommy Franks Elementary School0.9 mi · 950
- Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary School1.0 mi · 481
- Midland Academy Charter School1.0 mi · 421
- De Zavala Elementary School1.3 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About James Bowie Fine Arts AcademyHow many students attend James Bowie Fine Arts Academy?
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy enrolls approximately 570 students in grades PK-06.
Is James Bowie Fine Arts Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at James Bowie Fine Arts Academy?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at James Bowie Fine Arts Academy.
What is the student diversity at James Bowie Fine Arts Academy?
Student demographics at James Bowie Fine Arts Academy are roughly 42% White, 52% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is James Bowie Fine Arts Academy public or private?
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIDLAND ISD.
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