📍 3001 e 12th, Amarillo, Potter County, 79104
Bowie Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Amarillo, Potter County. The school has 748 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joann Ramirez. It is part of the Amarillo Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bowie Middle enrolls 748 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 3.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 610 | 82% |
| White | 91 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
654 of the school's 748 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 587 qualify for free lunch and 67 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bowie Middle 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 31, state house district 87.
Bowie Middle is one of 55 schools in AMARILLO ISD, based in AMARILLO, Texas. The district serves 29,321 students district-wide and employs 2,091 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 748 students, Bowie Middle is larger than the district average of about 533 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize