📍 200 Clayton Dr, Baytown, Harris County, 77520
James Bowie el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baytown, Harris County. The school has 613 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Damon Mclemore. It is part of the Goose Creek Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Bowie el enrolls 613 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 391 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 127 | 21% |
| White | 82 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
540 of the school's 613 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 503 qualify for free lunch and 37 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 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 15, state house district 128.
James Bowie el is one of 34 schools in GOOSE CREEK CISD, based in BAYTOWN, Texas. The district serves 24,032 students district-wide and employs 1,681 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 613 students, James Bowie el is close to the district average of about 707 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small