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Bowie High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2101 Highbank Dr

Arlington TX, 76018, Tarrant County

Phone: 682-867-4400

Ranking:

(965 out of 1,337, bottom 28%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Arlington 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:	196		192		190		204		210		200		195
Total Students:	3,037		3,021		3,040		3,157		3,145		3,075		3,013
Grade 9:	928	30.6%	904	29.9%	884	29.1%	944	29.9%	973	30.9%	947	30.8%	933	31.0%
Grade 10:	772	25.4%	704	23.3%	745	24.5%	802	25.4%	775	24.6%	791	25.7%	842	27.9%
Grade 11:	666	21.9%	713	23.6%	746	24.5%	693	22.0%	751	23.9%	731	23.8%	663	22.0%
Grade 12:	671	22.1%	700	23.2%	665	21.9%	718	22.7%	646	20.5%	606	19.7%	575	19.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,617	53.2%	1,571	52.0%	1,532	50.4%	1,574	49.9%	1,602	50.9%	1,548	50.3%	1,522	50.5%
Female:	1,420	46.8%	1,450	48.0%	1,508	49.6%	1,583	50.1%	1,535	48.8%	1,519	49.4%	1,487	49.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	14	0.5%	9	0.3%	13	0.4%	12	0.4%	6	0.2%	6	0.2%	6	0.2%
Asian:	470	15.5%	443	14.7%	422	13.9%	426	13.5%	432	13.7%	432	14.0%	386	12.8%
Hispanic:	1,003	33.0%	1,002	33.2%	961	31.6%	966	30.6%	906	28.8%	837	27.2%	828	27.5%
Black:	1,096	36.1%	1,107	36.6%	1,167	38.4%	1,235	39.1%	1,245	39.6%	1,229	40.0%	1,206	40.0%
White:	400	13.2%	422	14.0%	440	14.5%	486	15.4%	556	17.7%	571	18.6%	587	19.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	14	0.5%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	40	1.3%	36	1.2%	37	1.2%	31	1.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,522	50.1%	1,495	49.5%	1,398	46.0%	1,422	45.0%	1,246	39.6%	1,093	35.5%	1,026	34.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	260	8.6%	272	9.0%	248	8.2%	224	7.1%	268	8.5%	242	7.9%	225	7.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.49		15.70		15.98		15.44		14.98		15.40		15.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74%	77%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	66%	76%	78%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	95%	57%	65%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	98%	98%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	86%	85%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	86%	85%	85%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	94%	92%	54%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	90%	87%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	68%	66%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	70%	64%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	58%	52%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	51%	48%	48%
2012	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	65%	58%	61%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	80%	79%	78%
2012	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	51%	37%	46%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	53%	52%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	97%	97%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	84%	83%	86%
2013	Physics	End of course	% met std	100%	95%	81%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	65%	63%	63%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	82%	77%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	79%	76%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	69%	70%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	71%	68%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	63%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	69%	63%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	63%	65%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	62%	65%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	62%	64%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	67%	71%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	69%	68%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71%	76%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	83%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	83%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	86%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	88%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	64%	68%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	56%	58%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	60%	62%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	54%	58%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	60%	65%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	61%	67%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70%	72%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	69%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	87%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	86%	82%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79%	78%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	77%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72%	78%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	78%	81%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	87%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	80%	81%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71%	75%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71%	75%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71%	79%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78%	84%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	98%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	98%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	72%	66%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	66%	59%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	56%	55%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	55%	58%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	67%	63%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	62%	61%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84%	81%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82%	80%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	79.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	30.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	69.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,079.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$43,394.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,174.0

* Bowie High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.