📍 3870 Copperfield Dr, Bryan, Brazos County, 77802
Alton Bowen el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bryan, Brazos County. The school has 343 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kimberly Guess. It is part of the Bryan Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alton Bowen el enrolls 343 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 41% male and 59% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 119 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
224 of the school's 343 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 220 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.
Alton Bowen el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 5, state house district 14.
Alton Bowen el is one of 26 schools in BRYAN ISD, based in BRYAN, Texas. The district serves 16,044 students district-wide and employs 1,197 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 343 students, Alton Bowen el is smaller than the district average of about 617 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small