📍 515 Willow St, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78202
Bowden Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 477 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Antonio Cruz. It is part of the San Antonio Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bowden Academy enrolls 477 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Black or African American and 4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 423 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 6.7% |
| White | 19 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
451 of the school's 477 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 447 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bowden Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 26, state house district 120.
Bowden Academy is one of 98 schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD, based in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The district serves 44,047 students district-wide and employs 3,073 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 477 students, Bowden Academy is close to the district average of about 449 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large