📍 501 Jeter Dr, Ennis, Ellis County, 75119
Bowie el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ennis, Ellis County. The school has 434 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sara Jakubik. It is part of the Ennis Isd school district. It serves grades 1–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bowie el enrolls 434 students across grades 1–3. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 247 | 57% |
| White | 128 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
297 of the school's 434 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 261 qualify for free lunch and 36 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 el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 10.
Bowie el is one of 11 schools in ENNIS ISD, based in ENNIS, Texas. The district serves 6,646 students district-wide and employs 433 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 434 students, Bowie el is smaller than the district average of about 604 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant