📍 2034 Jeanette St, Abilene, Taylor County, 79602
Bowie el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Abilene, Taylor County. The school has 476 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Janaye Wideman. It is part of the Abilene Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bowie el enrolls 476 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 8.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 247 | 52% |
| White | 171 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
416 of the school's 476 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 395 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bowie el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 71.
Bowie el is one of 28 schools in ABILENE ISD, based in ABILENE, Texas. The district serves 14,536 students district-wide and employs 1,035 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 476 students, Bowie el is close to the district average of about 519 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize