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Bowie High School

Public Grades 9-12

1790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 11% of Texas high schools

Summary

Bowie High School in El Paso, TX, serves approximately 1,003 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the El Paso Independent School District (Isd), located in a community where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting extremely high economic need.

Academically, Bowie High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Texas high schools over the past decade, currently sitting at the 11th percentile. However, a standout bright spot is its performance in Algebra I, where 59% of students were proficient in 2023-2024—significantly higher than the district (40.58%) and state (44.73%) averages. This "Algebra I anomaly" suggests the math department may have particularly effective strategies that could be replicated in other subjects. In contrast, the school struggles profoundly in English I Reading, with only 14.58% proficiency in 2025-2026. The school also excels with its Migrant Student population, ranking in the 83rd percentile, but faces challenges with Gifted and Talented students (1st percentile) and Special Education students (8th percentile). Nearby magnet schools like Silva Health Magnet (97th percentile) and Young Women's Steam Research & Preparatory Academy (89th percentile) achieve dramatically different results despite serving similar demographic challenges, highlighting the impact of specialized curricula.

The school faces a graduation rate crisis, with only 66.5% of students graduating in 2023-2024—well below the district average of 82.3% and the lowest among nearby comprehensive high schools like El Paso High School (87.8%) and Austin High School (81.1%). The dropout rate of 3.2% is nearly double the district's 1.8%. Per-student spending at Bowie ($10,764) is in line with other comprehensive high schools in the district, suggesting the challenges are more about resource allocation and instructional strategies than funding levels. For parents, this school offers a dedicated math program and strong support for migrant students, but families should be aware of the significant academic and graduation challenges, particularly in English and for higher-achieving students.

1,003

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,830

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 S San Marcial St
El Paso, TX 79905-4198

(915) 236-7000

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Bowie High School:

Elementary:	Aoy Elementary
	Douglass Elementary
	Hart Elementary
Middle:	Guillen Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.9%

White:

0.9%

American Indian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English I Reading scores 41 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg56%

Texas avg62%

1,790^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 16High Schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

531^st of 951El Paso Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	1790 of 2009	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	1770 of 1974	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1763 of 1990	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1831 of 1961	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1768 of 1876	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1718 of 1861	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1613 of 1857	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1586 of 1797	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	1578 of 1777	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	1587 of 1762	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	1547 of 1743	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	1525 of 1734	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.1	1374 of 1652	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	1357 of 1603	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.9	1147 of 1672	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.4	980 of 1568	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.4	1100 of 1539	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.7	1379 of 1510	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.6	1409 of 1497	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.6	1322 of 1430	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.4	1365 of 1429	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.1	1311 of 1427	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	13.7	1709 of 1837	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	1591 of 1829	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1541 of 1810	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1553 of 1784	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	891 of 1195	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	870 of 1153	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1151 of 1437	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1200 of 1371	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1098 of 1278	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	828 of 1195	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	778 of 1136	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	724 of 1113	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	1781 of 1936	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	1367 of 1504	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1683 of 1880	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1797 of 1891	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	1767 of 1841	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1701 of 1815	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1629 of 1798	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1646 of 1781	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.8	1185 of 1206	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.3	955 of 964	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.4	1170 of 1182	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1095 of 1172	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	1147 of 1177	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.1	1138 of 1145	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	1106 of 1137	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	1665 of 1860	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	1277 of 1453	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1587 of 1805	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1687 of 1820	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1653 of 1762	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1600 of 1743	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1529 of 1714	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1525 of 1691	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	1707 of 1937	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	1313 of 1513	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1650 of 1884	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1762 of 1897	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1725 of 1847	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1688 of 1848	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1627 of 1818	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1631 of 1794	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	1703 of 1954	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	1277 of 1515	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1623 of 1891	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1772 of 1913	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	1732 of 1853	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1711 of 1840	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1610 of 1824	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1613 of 1803	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	14 of 81	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	17.8	84 of 95	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	80 of 93	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	102 of 113	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	1452 of 1581	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	976 of 1299	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1286 of 1548	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1379 of 1478	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1164 of 1418	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	1026 of 1382	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1104 of 1357	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	961 of 1347	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	0.2	1568 of 1576	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.3	1502 of 1525	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2025)83rd percentile+72 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)7th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I50%-4 vs state

U.S. History43%-27 vs state

Biology37%-33 vs state

English II Reading27%-33 vs state

English I Reading15%-41 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Bowie High School	Public	9-12	801 S San Marcial St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7000	1,003	74	13.4	95.8%	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	992 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.2	1790^th of 2009 public high schools	10.9%		10.9	1770^th of 1974 public high schools	10.3%	20	50.0	37.1	14.6	27.3	43.4							$10,830
Young Women's Steam Research & Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	2231 Arizona Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4830	443	26	16.8	60.3%	77 (17.4%)	12 (2.7%)	336 (75.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	79.2	226^th of 2009 public high schools	88.8%		75.3	302^nd of 1974 public high schools	84.7%	76	75.0	88.2	81.1	87.8		72.8	73.1	71.1	21.4	45.9	36.1	$10,336
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	4700 Alameda Ave	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7400	998	72	13.8	89.5%	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	988 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16.4	1704^th of 2009 public high schools	15.2%		12.7	1734^th of 1974 public high schools	12.2%	30	15.9	48.7	16.8	24.5	64.1							$10,054
College Career Technology Academy (Ccta)	Public	9-12	2851 Grant	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7700	151	15	10.1	86.8%	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	144 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1.7	1986^th of 2009 public high schools	1.1%		1.6	1967^th of 1974 public high schools	0.4%	19			11.1	6.7	17.7							$13,252
Telles Academy	Public	6-12	2851 Grant Ave Bldg A	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7800	26	8	3.2	88.5%	4 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (80.8%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.4	1963^rd of 2009 public high schools	2.3%					(n/a)	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		20.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		$35,493
Career & Technical Educational Center	Public	9-12	1170 Walnut St	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 236-7900	0	32	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Silva Health Magnet	Public	9-12	121 Val Verde St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7400	544	36	15.1	66.0%	20 (3.7%)	17 (3.1%)	480 (88.2%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	89.6	63^rd of 2009 public high schools	96.9%		87.1	107^th of 1974 public high schools	94.6%	44	68.3	95.4	87.6	92.3	93.5							$9,177
Triumph Public High Schools-Elementary Paso West	Public, Charter	9-12	711 N Mesa St	El Paso	79902	El Paso County	Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 532-7216	97	6	15.9		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.7	1849^th of 2009 public high schools	8.0%		6.7	1832^nd of 1974 public high schools	7.2%	17	12.0	35.0	15.6	24.4	36.8							$14,155
El Paso High School	Public	9-12	800 E Schuster Ave	El Paso	79902	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 496-8300	1,636	97	16.8	58.4%	117 (7.2%)	10 (0.6%)	1,483 (90.6%)	12 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	44.7	1110^th of 2009 public high schools	44.7%		41	1136^th of 1974 public high schools	42.5%	26	12.5	66.4	45.3	59.2	69.6							$7,815
Austin High School	Public	9-12	3500 Memphis Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4200	946	69	13.6	88.5%	43 (4.5%)	37 (3.9%)	837 (88.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	19 (2.0%)	22.1	1626^th of 2009 public high schools	19.1%		17.7	1657^th of 1974 public high schools	16.1%	31	17.6	57.4	32.3	38.6	55.5							$10,220

Frequently Asked Questions about Bowie High School

How many students attend Bowie High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,003 students attended Bowie High School.

What schools feed into Bowie High School?

Bowie High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aoy Elementary
Elementary : Douglass Elementary
Elementary : Hart Elementary
Middle : Guillen Middle

What district is Bowie High School in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Bowie High School?

Students at Bowie High School are 99% Hispanic.

Is Bowie High School a good school?

Bowie High School ranks in the bottom 10.9% of Texas high schools.

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