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James Bowie Elementary

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James Bowie Elementary ranks 761 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

761^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

James Bowie Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, serving 317 students as part of the Dallas Independent School District (Isd).

This school stands out for its remarkable turnaround and exceptional effectiveness with students from low-income backgrounds. Over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school ranks in the 96th percentile for serving low-socioeconomic status students—far exceeding its overall 84th percentile ranking. This is a dramatic improvement from just seven years ago when the school ranked in the 42nd percentile. The school also excels with Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the 92nd and 84th percentiles respectively. For example, 78.57% of 5th graders taking the STAAR Spanish Reading test were proficient, compared to just 34.82% statewide. Science is a consistent strength, with 5th graders scoring 40% proficient versus the district's 22.94%. The school invests heavily in student support, spending $14,004 per student with a low student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.

Compared to nearby schools, James Bowie is a clear bright spot. While it ranks in the 84th percentile, Hogg New Technical Center (0.66 miles away) ranks in the 29th percentile, and Bishop Arts Steam Academy (0.99 miles away) ranks in the 48th percentile. The only school in the area that significantly outperforms it is Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented School (1.55 miles away), a magnet school ranking in the 99th percentile. However, James Bowie achieves its results with a student body that is nearly 96% low-SES, compared to Trinity Heights' 76.63%, making its performance arguably more impressive. One area for improvement is support for Gifted and Talented students, where the school ranks in the 16th percentile, suggesting resources are heavily focused on closing achievement gaps for students below grade level.

317

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,816

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 N Marsalis Ave
Dallas, TX 75203-1714

(972) 925-6600

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend James Bowie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hector P Garcia Middle
High:	W H Adamson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

African American:

5.7%

American Indian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (67% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

761^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 41 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 149Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

441^st of 951Dallas 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	80.1	761 of 4627	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	1067 of 4651	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	1386 of 4710	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	1079 of 4647	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	1164 of 4581	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	1807 of 4578	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	2610 of 4479	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	2516 of 4359	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.1	2335 of 4329	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.7	2460 of 4286	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.3	3760 of 4320	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.5	3607 of 4260	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.3	2447 of 4221	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.3	2640 of 4206	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.0	1992 of 4095	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.2	2773 of 3937	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.7	2509 of 3884	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.1	2572 of 3768	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.8	3149 of 3724	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.6	2999 of 3476	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.3	3192 of 3475	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.5	3104 of 3465	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	66.6	596 of 2515	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	34.4	1734 of 2483	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	89.1	198 of 4461	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	215 of 4331	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	69.1	835 of 4295	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	685 of 4240	83.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	458 of 2918	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	765 of 3668	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	440 of 3556	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	616 of 3487	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	340 of 3446	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	60.0	1076 of 3333	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	680 of 3226	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	812 of 4575	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	906 of 3744	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	1800 of 4658	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	1713 of 4588	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	2511 of 4561	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	2487 of 4499	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	2544 of 4348	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	2440 of 4306	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	1650 of 3075	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.9	2200 of 2619	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	2527 of 2980	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	2026 of 2958	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	2520 of 3006	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.8	1631 of 3184	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	1727 of 3106	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	354 of 4413	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	79.3	457 of 3644	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	683 of 4465	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	557 of 4401	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	710 of 4376	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	1062 of 4329	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	48.1	2128 of 4188	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	1988 of 4168	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	172 of 4520	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	84.2	261 of 3705	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	328 of 4594	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	308 of 4521	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	283 of 4477	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	69.8	849 of 4451	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	1845 of 4309	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	1596 of 4264	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	631 of 4582	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	671 of 3739	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	1149 of 4647	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	552 of 4585	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	576 of 4563	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	1157 of 4498	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	41.2	2583 of 4357	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	2627 of 4319	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	65.5	852 of 3952	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	713 of 3799	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	1141 of 3684	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	2251 of 3558	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile+13 vs school

At Risk (2022)96th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)78th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2019)76th percentile+35 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)46th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading72%+39 vs state

Mathematics64%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
James Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	330 N Marsalis Ave	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-6600	317	24	13.2	95.9%	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.7%)	286 (90.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.1	761^st of 4627 public elementary schools	83.6%		71.5	1067^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.1%	306	68.6	74.1	78.6					66.7	44.4	92.3				66.7	60.0	66.7					$14,816
Trinity Basin Preparatory - Dallas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	808 N Ewing Ave	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 942-8846	1,873	114	16.4	84.4%	137 (7.3%)	186 (9.9%)	1,482 (79.1%)	10 (0.5%)	42 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (0.9%)	18.8	4108^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.2%		21.4	3950^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.1%	158							70.4	32.5	33.9	38.7	46.3	48.1	57.2	20.5	26.3	25.8	26.8	17.5	32.4	25.4	$12,041
Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 S Marsalis	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4600	581	37	15.7	94.8%	10 (1.7%)	23 (4.0%)	545 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63.9	1403^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	69.7%		66.9	1267^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.8%	136	36.8	15.4	64.7					56.9	51.4	71.4				42.2	44.6	79.2					$10,260
N W Harllee Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-2	1216 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-6500	148	15	10.0	85.8%	3 (2.0%)	76 (51.4%)	67 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)																					$18,505
Hogg New Technical Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1144 N Madison Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8600	322	22	14.5	98.4%	16 (5.0%)	28 (8.7%)	273 (84.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32.2	3279^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.1%		27.6	3578^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.1%	299								37.8	51.4	46.9				36.2	38.9	31.4					$12,290
Bishop Arts Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	201 N Adams Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8200	349	26	13.4	96.0%	12 (3.4%)	9 (2.6%)	321 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	44.4	2419^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.7%		44	2494^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.4%	75	28.6		50.0	33.3				47.9	55.6	40.6				40.8	59.5	29.0					$13,760
John F Peeler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 S Llewellyn Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8300	353	22	16.4	95.2%	8 (2.3%)	10 (2.8%)	333 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.4	2098^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.7%		45.8	2399^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.4%	301	50.0	28.6	62.5	50.0	40.0			29.7	51.2	64.6				33.3	60.0	48.1					$11,846
Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented School	Public	PK, KG-8	1515 Lynn Haven Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7500	398	25	16.2	76.6%	20 (5.0%)	116 (29.1%)	246 (61.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	97.8	59^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.7%		92.5	291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	93.7%	232							90.5	91.4	89.4	92.7	97.9	95.5	100.0	73.0	83.0	79.1	80.9		82.4	57.1	$11,565
Cedar Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 Mouser St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7400	457	32	14.2	99.8%	6 (1.3%)	164 (35.9%)	275 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	46.2	2320^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.9%		46.2	2367^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.1%	47	40.7	64.0	52.0	0.0	40.0	0.0		47.4	66.7	52.0	43.8			35.3	44.2	41.7	38.7				$15,632
KIPP Truth Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	1545 S Ewing Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4210	515	25	20.6	96.5%	1 (0.2%)	299 (58.1%)	205 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	19	4099^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.6	4351^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%	252								32.1	27.8					28.6	37.0						$8,415

Frequently Asked Questions about James Bowie Elementary

What schools do graduates of James Bowie Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Bowie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hector P Garcia Middle
High : W H Adamson High School

How many students attend James Bowie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended James Bowie Elementary.

Is James Bowie Elementary a good school?

James Bowie Elementary ranks 761^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of James Bowie Elementary?

Students at James Bowie Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% White.

What district is James Bowie Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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