📍 501 e Tarrant St, Bowie, Montague County, 76230
Bowie J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bowie, Montague County. The school has 362 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeneanne Fleming. It is part of the Bowie Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bowie J H enrolls 362 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 273 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
191 of the school's 362 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 qualify for free lunch and 4 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 J H is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 30, state house district 68.
Bowie J H is one of 4 schools in BOWIE ISD, based in BOWIE, Texas. The district serves 1,503 students district-wide and employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 362 students, Bowie J H is close to the district average of about 376 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote