📍 700 Plantation Dr, Richmond, Fort Bend County, 77406
James Bowie Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Richmond, Fort Bend County. The school has 1,639 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Yelvington. It is part of the Fort Bend Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 88.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Bowie Middle enrolls 1,639 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 88.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% Black or African American, 25% White and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 476 | 29% |
| White | 406 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 370 | 23% |
| Asian | 310 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 4.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
671 of the school's 1,639 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 567 qualify for free lunch and 104 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.
James Bowie Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 18, state house district 26.
James Bowie Middle is one of 85 schools in FORT BEND ISD, based in SUGAR LAND, Texas. The district serves 79,663 students district-wide and employs 4,801 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,639 students, James Bowie Middle is larger than the district average of about 937 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large