Bowie High School

  • High school in Bowie ISD
  • Bowie, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Bowie ISD: B

Total students

497

Avg. teacher experience

14.6 years

Bowie ISD: 12.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

97.7 %

Bowie ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 90%

Bowie High School is a high school in Bowie, TX, in the Bowie ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 497 students. 52.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 97.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.6% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Bowie High School was 970 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 22.6.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $52,524, which is $6,363 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bowieisd.net/

Address

341 E Hwy 287 N
Bowie, TX 76230-3718

Office phone number

(940) 689-2840

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Bowie High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 09. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 09.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

497

African American

3 (0.6%)

Bowie ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

7 (1.4%)

Bowie ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.8%)

Bowie ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

98 (19.7%)

Bowie ISD: 19.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.4%)

Bowie ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

367 (73.8%)

Bowie ISD: 74.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

16 (3.2%)

Bowie ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.6%

American Indian

1.4%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

19.7%

Pacific Islander

0.4%

White

73.8%

Two or more races

3.2%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

52.7 %

Bowie ISD: 48.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

42.3 %

Bowie ISD: 53.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

4.8 %

Bowie ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

52.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

42.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

4.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

4.6 %

Bowie ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

12.7 %

Bowie ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.5 %

Bowie ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

4.6%

Gifted and talented

12.7%

Special education

13.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Bowie ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Bowie ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Bowie ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Bowie ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

97.7 %

Bowie ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Bowie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Bowie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Bowie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Bowie ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bowie ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

96.8 %

Bowie ISD: 96.8%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Bowie ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

96.8%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.6 %

Bowie ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Bowie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Bowie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Bowie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Bowie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Bowie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.7 %

Bowie ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Bowie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

22.6 %

Bowie ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

20 %

Bowie ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Bowie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Bowie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

24.5 %

Bowie ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Bowie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

21.8 %

Bowie ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

35.3 %

Bowie ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

4.2 %

Bowie ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Bowie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Bowie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Bowie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

4.9 %

Bowie ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Bowie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

3.3 %

Bowie ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

12.5 %

Bowie ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

50 %

Bowie ISD: 50%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Bowie ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Bowie ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Bowie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

Masked

Bowie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bowie ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

33.3 %

Bowie ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Bowie ISD: Masked

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

970

Bowie ISD: 970

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

22.6

Bowie ISD: 22.6

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

55.8 %

Bowie ISD: 55.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

25.8 %

Bowie ISD: 25.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

25 %

Bowie ISD: 25%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

55.8%

Math

25.8%

Reading + Math

25.0%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

39

African American

0 (0%)

Bowie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Bowie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (5.1%)

Bowie ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

3.1 (8%)

Bowie ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Bowie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

33.8 (86.8%)

Bowie ISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Bowie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Bowie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

31.1 (79.8%)

Bowie ISD: 85.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

7.9 (20.2%)

Bowie ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Bowie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12.8

Bowie ISD: 13.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14.6 years

Bowie ISD: 12.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$52,524

Bowie ISD: $49,908

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$36,610

Bowie ISD: $38,110

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$40,262

Bowie ISD: $39,626

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$49,310

Bowie ISD: $47,304

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,686

Bowie ISD: $55,831

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$51,058

Bowie ISD: $57,723

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$59,990

Bowie ISD: $60,157

Statewide: $71,111

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