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Bowie Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bowie Elementary in Dallas, TX, is a consistently high-performing PK-6 school in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd), serving 644 students in a relatively affluent area. This school stands out for its remarkable consistency, having earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger every year on record and ranking in the top 7% of all Texas elementary schools for the past decade. While it is part of a cluster of excellent schools in northern RISD—including Brentfield Elementary, Spring Creek Elementary, Mohawk Elementary, and Canyon Creek Elementary—Bowie differentiates itself through its steady, top-tier performance year after year.

Bowie Elementary shows particular strength in upper elementary grades, with 6th-grade Reading (85.33%) and Math (84.15%) proficiency rates among the highest of all nearby schools. The school also excels in supporting Special Education students, ranking in the 98th percentile statewide for effectiveness with this group—a standout achievement. Additionally, Bowie operates with impressive efficiency, spending significantly less per student ($9,052) than many peers, such as Canyon Creek ($11,648) and Spring Creek ($10,430), while still achieving top results. However, 5th-grade Science proficiency (71.62%), while still more than double the district and state averages, is a relative area for growth compared to the school's own stellar Reading and Math scores.

Despite its overall excellence, Bowie Elementary faces a clear challenge in ensuring all student groups benefit equally from its programs. The school struggles significantly with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (ranking in the 36th percentile) and African American students (ranking in the 5th percentile in 2021-2022). This performance gap is a critical area for improvement, as the school's next step toward true excellence will be to extend its top-tier support to every student. For parents, Bowie offers a reliable, high-achieving environment with exceptional upper-grade instruction and special education support, but it is important to be aware of these equity gaps when considering the school.

644

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,958

Per pupil spending ?

12.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7643 La Manga Dr
Dallas, TX 75248-4107

(469) 593-6000

District: Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Bowie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Parkhill J H
	Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet
High:	Pearce High School
	Richardson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Hispanic:

17.2%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (75% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg53%

Texas avg49%

301^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

356^th of 951Richardson 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	91.8	301 of 4627	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	267 of 4651	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	206 of 4710	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	258 of 4647	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	298 of 4581	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	344 of 4578	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	233 of 4479	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	144 of 4359	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	162 of 4329	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	90.0	215 of 4286	95.0%	★★★★★
2015	87.1	358 of 4320	91.7%	★★★★★
2014	90.1	188 of 4260	95.6%	★★★★★
2013	91.4	158 of 4221	96.3%	★★★★★
2012	92.5	102 of 4206	97.6%	★★★★★
2011	86.8	81 of 4095	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	87.7	21 of 3937	99.5%	★★★★★
2009	87.1	80 of 3884	97.9%	★★★★★
2008	88.8	31 of 3768	99.2%	★★★★★
2007	86.4	72 of 3724	98.1%	★★★★★
2006	84.3	201 of 3476	94.2%	★★★★★
2005	86.8	125 of 3475	96.4%	★★★★★
2004	78.0	511 of 3465	85.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	15.9	2301 of 2421	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	1610 of 2444	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	607 of 2515	75.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	40.9	710 of 1015	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.2	370 of 1009	63.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.7	2037 of 4461	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	1243 of 4331	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	1223 of 4295	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	767 of 4240	81.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1599 of 2918	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	3239 of 3556	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	2080 of 3333	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.4	864 of 3226	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	289 of 4575	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	211 of 3744	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	236 of 4658	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	331 of 4588	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	307 of 4561	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	437 of 4499	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	201 of 4348	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	211 of 4306	95.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	494 of 3075	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	757 of 2619	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	1314 of 2980	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	1037 of 2958	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	1009 of 3006	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	782 of 3184	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	220 of 3106	92.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	1339 of 4413	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	83.9	324 of 3644	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	129 of 4465	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.1	566 of 4401	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	328 of 4376	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.3	570 of 4329	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	956 of 4188	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	521 of 4168	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	2903 of 4520	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	2672 of 3705	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	2744 of 4594	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.2	1381 of 4521	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	2235 of 4477	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	2235 of 4451	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	1662 of 4309	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.6	513 of 4264	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	302 of 4582	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	182 of 3739	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	167 of 4647	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	180 of 4585	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	322 of 4563	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	279 of 4498	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	243 of 4357	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	105 of 4319	97.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	302 of 1106	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	356 of 1128	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.4	86 of 1099	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	124 of 1004	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	247 of 961	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	163 of 1112	85.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	96.2	84 of 4301	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	94.8	80 of 3549	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	363 of 4292	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	63 of 4086	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	151 of 3952	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	90 of 3799	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	78 of 3684	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	124 of 3558	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	196 of 3006	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.1	160 of 2612	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	192 of 3108	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	278 of 3106	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	318 of 3082	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	349 of 3082	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.9	99 of 3142	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	108 of 3127	96.5%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)98th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)84th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)73rd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile-24 vs school

At Risk (2022)54th percentile-39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile-49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-58 vs school

Asian (2023)30th percentile-64 vs school

African American (2022)5th percentile-89 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading76%+22 vs state

Mathematics74%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7643 La Manga Dr	Dallas	75248	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-6000	644	45	14.4	12.7%	444 (68.9%)	34 (5.3%)	111 (17.2%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	91.8	301^st of 4627 public elementary schools	93.5%		93.1	267^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.3%	34							71.3	70.4	78.3	85.3	72.1	77.8	62.3	84.2	$8,958
Mohawk Elementary	Public	K-6	1500 Mimosa Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-6600	492	37	13.4	9.1%	373 (75.8%)	9 (1.8%)	63 (12.8%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	95.8	135^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.1%		95.1	180^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.1%	45							80.0	85.7	82.8	85.1	64.9	83.3	81.0	79.2	$9,294
Brentfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6767 Brentfield Dr	Dallas	75248	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-5730	815	58	14.0	9.2%	594 (72.9%)	29 (3.6%)	126 (15.5%)	26 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.4%)	97.5	79^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.6	67^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.6%	12							86.7	84.4	90.4	91.8	84.4	83.0	74.3	82.5	$9,429
Arapaho Classical Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-6	1300 Cypress Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-6400	615	41	14.9	18.7%	356 (57.9%)	52 (8.5%)	131 (21.3%)	32 (5.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	92.2	286^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.8%		94.6	201^st of 4651 public elementary schools	95.7%	85							73.3	71.1	82.1	83.3	66.3	78.0	73.4	65.5	$8,394
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7667 Roundrock Rd	Dallas	75248	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-4500	422	30	14.2	19.0%	262 (62.1%)	25 (5.9%)	88 (20.9%)	26 (6.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	96.6	108^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.6	120^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.4%	12							85.7	87.5	85.5	83.3	83.7	79.7	77.8	72.1	$11,395
Prestonwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6525 La Cosa	Dallas	75248	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-6700	474	33	14.5	35.2%	246 (51.9%)	51 (10.8%)	137 (28.9%)	22 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	70.7	1102^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	76.2%		82.4	667^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.7%	435							46.9	63.9	71.0	65.9	50.8	60.7	45.7	62.2	$9,397
Northwood Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	14532 Meandering Way	Dallas	75240	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4300	563	39	14.4	65.0%	72 (12.8%)	68 (12.1%)	395 (70.2%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	31.4	3345^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.7%		32.2	3300^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.0%	45	38.5	25.0	18.2			20.0	47.9	39.1	47.1	35.1	57.1	34.2	27.1	30.3	$14,510
Dover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Dover Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4200	698	48	14.5	96.6%	22 (3.2%)	50 (7.2%)	613 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	13.1	4385^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.2%		9.4	4505^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.1%	120	14.1	21.4	12.5	0.0	0.0	7.1	21.2	27.1	25.9	30.9	13.8	19.3	32.1	28.3	$11,358
Canyon Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2100 Copper Rdg Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-6500	374	29	13.0	8.0%	249 (66.6%)	11 (2.9%)	56 (15.0%)	31 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	91.8	300^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.5%		91.9	303^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	93.5%	3							82.5	65.7	89.8	70.7	64.1	68.6	82.0	73.2	$12,363
Richardson Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 N Floyd Rd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4400	501	37	13.4	49.9%	175 (34.9%)	30 (6.0%)	267 (53.3%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	65.4	1325^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.4%		59.4	1613^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.3%	288	37.5		33.3				51.5	61.1	62.5	63.8	41.7	66.7	51.7	49.1	$11,025

Frequently Asked Questions about Bowie Elementary

What district is Bowie Elementary in?

Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Bowie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bowie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Parkhill J H
Middle : Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet
High : Pearce High School
High : Richardson High School

Is Bowie Elementary a good school?

Yes. Bowie Elementary ranks in the top 6.5% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Bowie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Bowie Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bowie Elementary?

Students at Bowie Elementary are 69% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

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