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Bowie Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bowie Elementary in Abilene, TX, is a PK-5 public school serving 473 students in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd), located in a community where 86.89% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it currently ranks in the bottom 7% of all Texas elementary schools.

Bowie Elementary has experienced a sharp and concerning decline in recent years, dropping from the 43rd percentile in 2020-2021 to the 7th percentile in 2025-2026, making it the lowest-ranked school among its immediate district peers. This decline is more dramatic than at nearby schools like Purcell Elementary (25th percentile) and Stafford Elementary (42nd percentile). The school struggles across all student groups, ranking in the bottom 6% or worse for male, Hispanic, African American, special education, and low-income students, indicating systemic challenges. A stark contrast is seen with Wylie East Intermediate, just 3 miles away in the Wylie Independent School District (Isd), which has a 23.7% free/reduced lunch rate and scores 20-30 percentage points higher on state assessments, such as 67.54% proficiency in 5th grade math versus Bowie's 30.65%.

Science scores at Bowie are critically low, with only 19.35% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, far below the district average of 27.93% and state average of 29.57%. Despite higher per-student spending ($10,644) than higher-performing peers like Austin Elementary ($10,027) and Ward Elementary ($9,266), outcomes have not improved, suggesting a need to re-evaluate instructional strategies. However, a glimmer of hope exists in the school's past success with multi-racial students, who ranked in the 86th percentile in 2018-2019, offering a potential blueprint for reversing the current downward trend.

473

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,893

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2034 Jeanette St
Abilene, TX 79602

(325) 671-4770

District: Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Bowie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Madison Middle
High:	Cooper High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.0%

White:

31.5%

African American:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg39%

Texas avg51%

4,308^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

780^th of 951Abilene 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	14.8	4308 of 4627	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	3926 of 4651	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	3869 of 4710	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3470 of 4647	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3123 of 4581	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	2611 of 4578	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3365 of 4479	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	2973 of 4359	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	3300 of 4329	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.7	3263 of 4286	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.4	2467 of 4320	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.4	2883 of 4260	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.4	2498 of 4221	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.8	3011 of 4206	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.7	3227 of 4095	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	54.4	2089 of 3937	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.2	1908 of 3884	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.6	1021 of 3768	72.9%	★★★★☆
2007	58.6	1756 of 3724	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.3	1214 of 3476	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	78.5	530 of 3475	84.7%	★★★★☆
2004	67.2	1123 of 3465	67.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	2251 of 2406	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	1171 of 1905	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	2156 of 2443	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.0	650 of 2443	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	41.9	1396 of 2421	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.8	761 of 2444	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	1925 of 2515	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	1827 of 2483	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.7	3645 of 4461	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	3717 of 4331	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	3647 of 4295	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	3711 of 4240	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.0	2607 of 3487	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	4077 of 4575	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	3077 of 3744	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3641 of 4658	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3231 of 4588	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	2843 of 4561	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	2438 of 4499	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	3938 of 4348	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3095 of 4306	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	2560 of 3075	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.3	1457 of 2619	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	2109 of 2980	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.9	1420 of 2958	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	697 of 3006	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	1647 of 3184	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.2	791 of 3106	74.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	4233 of 4413	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	3301 of 3644	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3319 of 4465	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3426 of 4401	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3374 of 4376	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	3083 of 4329	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	3633 of 4188	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	3710 of 4168	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	4353 of 4520	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	3087 of 3705	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3322 of 4594	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	3064 of 4521	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	2920 of 4477	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	2603 of 4451	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	3105 of 4309	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	2472 of 4264	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	4344 of 4582	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	2895 of 3739	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3229 of 4647	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	3566 of 4585	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3358 of 4563	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	2804 of 4498	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	2351 of 4357	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	2810 of 4319	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	54.4	405 of 961	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	155 of 1112	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	7.4	1019 of 1046	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	4171 of 4301	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.6	2436 of 3549	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	2361 of 4292	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	2854 of 4086	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	1760 of 3952	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.9	2895 of 3799	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	2182 of 3684	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	2162 of 3558	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	2546 of 3006	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	1926 of 2612	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	2678 of 3108	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2807 of 3106	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	2451 of 3082	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	2374 of 3082	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	2496 of 3142	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	1704 of 3127	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2021)58th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)25th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)17th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading33%-22 vs state

Mathematics28%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2034 Jeanette St	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4770	473	35	13.4	86.9%	149 (31.5%)	42 (8.9%)	260 (55.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	14.8	4308^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.9%		21.8	3926^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.6%	382	25.6	29.9	42.2	23.0	31.0	28.9	$9,893
Alcorta Elementary	Public	K-5	2650 S 32nd St	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3602	410	24	17.2	67.3%	168 (41.0%)	50 (12.2%)	166 (40.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	23.3	3861^st of 4627 public elementary schools	16.6%		39.1	2829^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.2%	1032	32.9	49.3	40.0	24.3	30.8	36.0	$9,391
Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Lakeside Dr	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4995	378	28	13.4	74.6%	75 (19.8%)	141 (37.3%)	143 (37.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)								(n/a)							$9,969
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2341 Greenbriar Dr	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 690-3920	729	43	17.1	52.8%	367 (50.3%)	51 (7.0%)	259 (35.5%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.6%)	43.3	2500^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.0%		59.5	1602^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	65.6%	898	45.2	58.9	50.8	38.3	36.2	44.3	$8,294
Ward Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 Paint Brush	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 690-3666	502	33	15.3	57.8%	196 (39.0%)	64 (12.7%)	196 (39.0%)	20 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	43.1	2505^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.9%		51.1	2072^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	55.5%	433	52.1	42.1	58.3	39.6	46.6	33.3	$8,393
Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	717 Buccaneer Dr	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3745	481	34	14.0	77.8%	158 (32.8%)	56 (11.6%)	243 (50.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	36.2	3004^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.1%		38.7	2867^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.4%	137	40.0	38.0	62.2	27.1	42.3	44.6	$10,293
Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Merchant St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 794-4160	371	26	14.4	89.8%	45 (12.1%)	36 (9.7%)	279 (75.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)								(n/a)							$11,302
Wylie East Intermediate	Public	4-5	4709 Oldham Ln	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 437-2340	384	22	17.4	23.7%	235 (61.2%)	16 (4.2%)	100 (26.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	62.1	1514^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.3%		77.4	866^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.4%	648		60.0	52.1		55.0	58.3	$6,903
Purcell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3633 N 14th St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4845	537	34	15.6	80.4%	118 (22.0%)	83 (15.5%)	310 (57.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	29.3	3471^st of 4627 public elementary schools	25.0%		36.7	3004^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.4%	467	44.3	46.2	45.1	33.0	39.7	24.2	$7,964
Bassetti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5749 Hwy 277 S	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3720	546	36	15.1	71.6%	175 (32.1%)	85 (15.6%)	215 (39.4%)	18 (3.3%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	41 (7.5%)	26.5	3657^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.0%		40.4	2744^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.0%	913	25.3	57.5	49.3	23.3	34.2	30.4	$8,679

Frequently Asked Questions about Bowie Elementary

What district is Bowie Elementary in?

Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Bowie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Bowie Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bowie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bowie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Madison Middle
High : Cooper High School

What is the racial makeup of Bowie Elementary?

Students at Bowie Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 32% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Bowie Elementary a good school?

Bowie Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Texas elementary schools.

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