📍 330 N Marsalis Ave, Dallas, Dallas County, 75203
James Bowie el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 345 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Caroline Wilson. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Bowie el enrolls 345 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% Black or African American and 1.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 315 | 91% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 6.1% |
| White | 6 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
330 of the school's 345 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 316 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James Bowie el 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 104.
James Bowie el is one of 240 schools in DALLAS ISD, based in DALLAS, Texas. The district serves 139,802 students district-wide and employs 9,952 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 345 students, James Bowie el is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large