📍 2101 Highbank Dr, Arlington, Tarrant County, 76018
Bowie H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Arlington, Tarrant County. The school has 2,391 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lee Jones. It is part of the Arlington Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 156.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. The school offers 23 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Bowie H S enrolls 2,391 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 156.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 36% Black or African American and 15% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 936 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 870 | 36% |
| Asian | 358 | 15% |
| White | 163 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,635 of the school's 2,391 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,415 qualify for free lunch and 220 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 H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-60, state senate district 22, state house district 101.
Bowie H S is one of 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD, based in ARLINGTON, Texas. The district serves 53,339 students district-wide and employs 3,860 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,391 students, Bowie H S is larger than the district average of about 711 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large