Bowie Elementary Primary School
1733 South 20th St
Abilene TX, 79602, Taylor County
Phone: 325-671-4770
Ranking:
(3,251 out of 6,018, bottom 46%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Abilene Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 37 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 595 | 576 | 609 | 621 | 611 | 571 | 584 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 118 | 19.8% | 87 | 15.1% | 120 | 19.7% | 125 | 20.1% | 132 | 21.6% | 118 | 20.7% | 149 | 25.5% |
Grade 1: | 92 | 15.5% | 120 | 20.8% | 113 | 18.6% | 120 | 19.3% | 110 | 18.0% | 118 | 20.7% | 83 | 14.2% |
Grade 2: | 96 | 16.1% | 110 | 19.1% | 108 | 17.7% | 105 | 16.9% | 105 | 17.2% | 62 | 10.9% | 93 | 15.9% |
Grade 3: | 116 | 19.5% | 96 | 16.7% | 94 | 15.4% | 109 | 17.6% | 69 | 11.3% | 87 | 15.2% | 106 | 18.2% |
Grade 4: | 97 | 16.3% | 80 | 13.9% | 96 | 15.8% | 78 | 12.6% | 86 | 14.1% | 84 | 14.7% | 84 | 14.4% |
Grade 5: | 74 | 12.4% | 83 | 14.4% | 78 | 12.8% | 84 | 13.5% | 109 | 17.8% | 102 | 17.9% | 69 | 11.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 307 | 51.6% | 289 | 50.2% | 306 | 50.2% | 300 | 48.3% | 300 | 49.1% | 268 | 46.9% | 287 | 49.1% |
Female: | 288 | 48.4% | 287 | 49.8% | 303 | 49.8% | 321 | 51.7% | 303 | 49.6% | 295 | 51.7% | 293 | 50.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 273 | 45.9% | 275 | 47.7% | 287 | 47.1% | 311 | 50.1% | 287 | 47.0% | 243 | 42.6% | 253 | 43.3% |
Black: | 46 | 7.7% | 50 | 8.7% | 54 | 8.9% | 47 | 7.6% | 51 | 8.3% | 43 | 7.5% | 49 | 8.4% |
White: | 247 | 41.5% | 227 | 39.4% | 242 | 39.7% | 237 | 38.2% | 262 | 42.9% | 279 | 48.9% | 272 | 46.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 21 | 3.5% | 17 | 3.0% | 19 | 3.1% | 19 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 410 | 68.9% | 400 | 69.4% | 427 | 70.1% | 462 | 74.4% | 420 | 68.7% | 358 | 62.7% | 372 | 63.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 8.9% | 67 | 11.6% | 66 | 10.8% | 56 | 9.0% | 65 | 10.6% | 67 | 11.7% | 59 | 10.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.89 | 17.43 | 18.33 | 16.66 | 15.20 | 14.50 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 68% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 76% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 66% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 76% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 74% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 96% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 94% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 97.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,897.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,600.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,292.0 |
* Bowie Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.