Bowie Elementary

Summary:

Bowie Elementary is a public elementary school in Harlingen, Texas, serving 337 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, Bowie Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly among its predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged student population.

Bowie Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages on STAAR tests, with 51.43% of 3rd graders proficient or better in reading compared to 47.05% for the district and 48.85% for the state. The school also ranks highly among Texas elementary schools for its performance with specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This success is likely due to the school's effective teaching practices and resource allocation, as it spends significantly more per student ($10,892 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average.

While Bowie Elementary's academic performance is impressive, some nearby schools within the same district, such as Bonham Elementary and Treasure Hills Elementary, have lower academic performance and rankings. This highlights the unique strengths of Bowie Elementary in serving its predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged student population, which is a testament to the school's commitment to providing a high-quality education for all its students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 309 W Lincoln Ave
       Harlingen, TX  78550-6735


(956) 427-3080

District: Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
909th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,892 Help


Students who attend Bowie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Coakley Middle
High:    Harlingen Collegiate High School
    Harlingen H S - South

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  337

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.9%
Two or more races:
1.2%
White:
0.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Bowie Elementary ranks better than 80.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.79. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (97.9%), two or more races (1.2%), White (0.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bowie Elementary is 14.8. 9 elementary schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bowie Elementary is $10,892. 8 elementary schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bowie Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bowie Elementary 909th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Bowie Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District 452nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bowie Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Bowie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.74 2233rd 3465 35.6%
2005 58.71 1592nd 3475 54.2%
2006 77.69 551st 3476 84.1%
2007 69.28 1118th 3724 70.0%
2008 78.69 538th 3768 85.7%
2009 67.18 1292nd 3884 66.7%
2010 78.03 584th 3937 85.2%
2011 71.43 1088th 4095 73.4%
2012 72.12 1024th 4206 75.7%
2013 84.53 445th 4221 89.5%
2014 81.35 649th 4260 84.8%
2015 85.48 435th 4320 89.9%
2016 75.61 962nd 4286 77.6%
2017 76.85 810th 4329 81.3%
2018 80.84 650th 4359 85.1%
2019 57.37 1649th 4479 63.2%
2021 29.17 3223rd 4578 29.6%
2022 71.35 1093rd 4581 76.1%
2023 72.41 1062nd 4647 77.1%
2024 75.79 909th 4675 80.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bowie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.88 70th 3226 97.8%
2019 67.58 738th 3333 77.9%
2021 30.33 2643rd 3446 23.3%
2022 70.66 672nd 3487 80.7%
2023 73.22 601st 3556 83.1%
2024 69.92 767th 3638 78.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bowie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.63 3131st 3558 12.0%
2019 29.16 2896th 3684 21.4%
2021 24.44 3229th 3799 15.0%
2023 65.67 846th 4086 79.3%
2024 52.34 1740th 4261 59.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bowie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.87 175th 4264 95.9%
2019 67.80 918th 4309 78.7%
2021 36.12 2988th 4451 32.9%
2022 78.28 516th 4477 88.5%
2023 81.70 409th 4521 91.0%
2024 88.91 188th 4560 95.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Bowie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.24 433rd 4306 89.9%
2019 61.97 1397th 4348 67.9%
2021 33.19 2975th 4499 33.9%
2022 74.39 915th 4561 79.9%
2023 72.42 998th 4588 78.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Bowie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.94 116th 3106 96.3%
2019 46.23 2173rd 3184 31.8%
2021 46.34 1894th 3006 37.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Bowie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.91 201st 4240 95.3%
2019 71.78 709th 4295 83.5%
2021 26.61 3626th 4331 16.3%
2022 79.14 458th 4461 89.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Bowie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.05 968th 4319 77.6%
2019 48.49 2096th 4357 51.9%
2021 27.29 3366th 4498 25.2%
2022 65.39 1311th 4563 71.3%
2023 68.14 1201st 4585 73.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bowie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.91 332nd 4168 92.0%
2019 64.01 1163rd 4188 72.2%
2021 34.87 2926th 4329 32.4%
2022 76.05 667th 4376 84.8%
2023 78.13 598th 4401 86.4%
2024 82.72 430th 4431 90.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Bowie Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Bowie Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 26 4 0 364 0 n/a n/a 0 394
1990 19 5 0 356 0 n/a n/a 0 380
1991 7 3 0 326 0 n/a n/a -55 281
1992 15 2 0 451 0 n/a n/a 0 468
1993 20 2 0 465 0 n/a n/a 0 487
1994 29 4 0 494 0 n/a n/a 0 527
1995 15 7 0 461 0 n/a n/a 0 483
1996 15 7 0 461 0 n/a n/a 0 483
1997 10 10 0 448 0 n/a n/a 0 468
1998 11 7 0 400 0 n/a n/a 0 418
1999 12 5 0 365 0 n/a n/a 0 382
2000 9 5 0 356 0 n/a n/a 0 370
2001 9 4 0 360 0 n/a n/a 0 373
2002 10 2 0 340 0 n/a n/a 0 352
2003 10 2 0 340 0 n/a n/a 0 352
2004 7 1 0 319 0 n/a n/a 0 327
2005 8 0 0 334 0 n/a n/a 0 342
2006 8 0 0 325 0 n/a n/a 0 333
2007 10 0 0 335 0 n/a n/a 0 345
2008 5 1 0 343 0 n/a n/a 0 349
2009 8 1 0 355 0 n/a n/a 0 364
2010 9 1 0 348 0 n/a n/a 0 358
2011 4 1 0 384 1 0 0 0 390
2012 4 1 0 387 1 0 0 0 393
2013 1 1 0 363 2 0 0 0 367
2014 9 0 0 391 1 0 0 0 401
2015 7 1 1 378 1 0 0 0 388
2016 5 0 3 338 0 0 0 0 346
2017 8 0 1 333 0 0 1 0 343
2018 9 1 1 327 0 0 1 0 339
2019 11 1 1 351 0 0 3 0 367
2020 9 1 2 364 0 0 3 0 379
2021 10 0 1 331 0 0 4 0 346
2022 3 0 0 309 2 0 5 0 319
2023 2 1 0 330 0 0 4 0 337

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bowie Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 394 n/a n/a n/a
1990 380 21.0 18.0 n/a
1991 281 30.4 9.2 n/a
1992 468 23.5 19.9 80.1
1993 487 24.0 20.3 89.5
1994 527 24.7 21.3 86.5
1995 483 27.0 17.9 84.7
1996 483 27.0 17.9 84.7
1997 468 26.8 17.5 82.7
1998 418 21.9 19.1 85.2
1999 382 23.0 16.6 88.5
2000 370 22.2 16.7 93
2001 373 21.9 17.0 94.4
2002 352 19.8 17.8 95.2
2003 352 19.8 17.8 95.2
2004 327 20.8 15.7 91.4
2005 342 20.5 16.7 93.3
2006 333 22.8 14.6 92.5
2007 345 21.6 16.0 93.3
2008 349 22.3 15.7 94.6
2009 364 22.1 16.5 91.5
2010 358 24.1 14.8 93.6
2011 390 22.9 16.9 95.9
2012 393 23.8 16.5 95.2
2013 367 24.0 15.2 94.6
2014 401 23.9 16.7 93.3
2015 388 23.0 16.8 94.8
2016 346 25.0 13.8 92.5
2017 343 23.8 14.3 92.4
2018 339 23.0 14.6 90.9
2019 367 24.1 15.2 89.9
2020 379 22.7 16.6 91.6
2021 346 22.8 15.1 89.9
2022 319 22.8 13.9 90.9
2023 337 22.7 14.8 94.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bowie Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 394 n/a n/a n/a
1990 380 21.0 18.0 n/a
1991 281 30.4 9.2 n/a
1992 468 23.5 19.9 80.1
1993 487 24.0 20.3 89.5
1994 527 24.7 21.3 86.5
1995 483 27.0 17.9 84.7
1996 483 27.0 17.9 84.7
1997 468 26.8 17.5 82.7
1998 418 21.9 19.1 85.2
1999 382 23.0 16.6 88.5
2000 370 22.2 16.7 93
2001 373 21.9 17.0 94.4
2002 352 19.8 17.8 95.2
2003 352 19.8 17.8 95.2
2004 327 20.8 15.7 91.4
2005 342 20.5 16.7 93.3
2006 333 22.8 14.6 92.5
2007 345 21.6 16.0 93.3
2008 349 22.3 15.7 94.6
2009 364 22.1 16.5 91.5
2010 358 24.1 14.8 93.6
2011 390 22.9 16.9 95.9
2012 393 23.8 16.5 95.2
2013 367 24.0 15.2 94.6
2014 401 23.9 16.7 93.3
2015 388 23.0 16.8 94.8
2016 346 25.0 13.8 92.5
2017 343 23.8 14.3 92.4
2018 339 23.0 14.6 90.9
2019 367 24.1 15.2 89.9
2020 379 22.7 16.6 91.6
2021 346 22.8 15.1 89.9
2022 319 22.8 13.9 90.9
2023 337 22.7 14.8 94.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bowie Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,153 (21.5%) $7,878 (78.5%) $10,031
2020 $2,363 (23.2%) $7,830 (76.8%) $10,194
2021 $3,608 (33.1%) $7,284 (66.9%) $10,892

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bowie Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1649th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1062nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 14%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Bowie Elementary)2950
 21%
   3rd Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4244
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bowie Elementary)3943
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5038
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Bowie Elementary)5749
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4541
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bowie Elementary)4561
 16%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4343
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Bowie Elementary)5661
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5156
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bowie Elementary)6969
   5th Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5947
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Bowie Elementary)7355
 18%
   5th Grade Science (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5235
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students367337
 8.2%
African American11
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic351330
 6%
Pacific Islander00
White112
 81.8%
Two or More Races34
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.9%94.1%
 4.1%


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Students at Bowie Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Students who attend Bowie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coakley Middle
High : Harlingen Collegiate High School
High : Harlingen H S - South

Bowie Elementary ranks 909th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 337 students attended Bowie Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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