📍 425 Alice Dr, Grand Prairie, Dallas County, 75051
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Prairie, Dallas County. The school has 591 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rachel Mendoza. It is part of the Grand Prairie Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy enrolls 591 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Black or African American and 5.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 503 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 6.9% |
| White | 31 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
551 of the school's 591 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 498 qualify for free lunch and 53 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 Fine Arts Academy 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-60, state senate district 9, state house district 104.
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy is one of 39 schools in GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, based in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. The district serves 26,129 students district-wide and employs 1,839 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 591 students, James Bowie Fine Arts Academy is close to the district average of about 670 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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