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Bowie Elementary

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Bowie Elementary ranks 1020 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1020^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bowie Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Harlingen, TX, serving 335 students as part of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. This school stands out as a consistently high-performing school, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for five consecutive years, a feat not matched by nearby schools like Bonham Elementary, Houston Elementary, or Jefferson Elementary, which have fluctuated between 1 and 3 stars.

Bowie’s academic strength is most evident in the upper elementary grades, where 4th and 5th graders significantly outperform both district and state averages in Reading and Math. For example, 5th graders achieved a 77.14% proficiency rate in Reading and Math, compared to district averages around 65% and 49%, respectively. The school also excels in 5th grade Science, with a 64.52% proficiency rate—more than double the district and state averages. Notably, Bowie is highly effective at supporting all students, ranking in the 90th percentile or higher for its work with low socio-economic status and special education students, a stark contrast to many nearby schools with similar demographics.

Bowie’s journey includes a remarkable turnaround after a pandemic-related dip in 2020-2021, when it dropped to the 30th percentile, only to rebound to the 76th percentile the next year and maintain that level. While 3rd grade performance is a relative weakness, the school’s ability to accelerate learning after that grade is a key strength. Additionally, Bowie operates efficiently, with per-student spending ($10,892) among the lowest in its peer group, yet it achieves superior results compared to schools like Zavala Elementary ($12,895) and Crockett Elementary ($11,501). This makes Bowie a standout model for effective education in a challenging environment.

335

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,598

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

309 W Lincoln Ave
Harlingen, TX 78550-6735

(956) 427-3080

District: Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Bowie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Coakley Middle
High:	Harlingen Collegiate High School
	Harlingen H S - South

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.1%

Two or more races:

1.8%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (62% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

1,020^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 17Elementary Schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

278^th of 951Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District 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	72.9	1020 of 4627	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	1087 of 4651	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	915 of 4710	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	1062 of 4647	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	1093 of 4581	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	29.2	3223 of 4578	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	1649 of 4479	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.8	650 of 4359	85.1%	★★★★☆
2017	76.8	810 of 4329	81.3%	★★★★☆
2016	75.6	962 of 4286	77.6%	★★★★☆
2015	85.5	435 of 4320	89.9%	★★★★☆
2014	81.4	649 of 4260	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	84.5	445 of 4221	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	1024 of 4206	75.7%	★★★★☆
2011	71.4	1088 of 4095	73.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.0	584 of 3937	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	67.2	1292 of 3884	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.7	538 of 3768	85.7%	★★★★☆
2007	69.3	1118 of 3724	70.0%	★★★★☆
2006	77.7	551 of 3476	84.1%	★★★★☆
2005	58.7	1592 of 3475	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.7	2233 of 3465	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	79.1	458 of 4461	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	26.6	3626 of 4331	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.8	709 of 4295	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	201 of 4240	95.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	365 of 2918	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	773 of 3668	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	601 of 3556	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	672 of 3487	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	30.3	2643 of 3446	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.6	738 of 3333	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.9	70 of 3226	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	933 of 4575	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	634 of 3744	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	719 of 4658	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	998 of 4588	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	915 of 4561	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	33.2	2975 of 4499	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	1397 of 4348	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.2	433 of 4306	89.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	46.3	1894 of 3006	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	2173 of 3184	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.9	116 of 3106	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	698 of 4413	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	448 of 3644	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	432 of 4465	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	78.1	598 of 4401	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	667 of 4376	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	34.9	2926 of 4329	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	1163 of 4188	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	332 of 4168	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	435 of 4520	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	251 of 3705	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	188 of 4594	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	409 of 4521	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	516 of 4477	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	36.1	2988 of 4451	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.8	918 of 4309	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	175 of 4264	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	1120 of 4582	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.0	686 of 3739	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	1013 of 4647	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	1201 of 4585	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	1311 of 4563	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	27.3	3366 of 4498	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	2096 of 4357	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	968 of 4319	77.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	404 of 4301	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	70.9	621 of 3549	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.3	1750 of 4292	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	846 of 4086	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	24.4	3229 of 3799	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	2896 of 3684	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	3131 of 3558	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)91st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)90th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)37th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics65%+18 vs state

Reading60%+6 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	309 W Lincoln Ave	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3080	335	21	16.2	93.4%	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	322 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	72.9	1020^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.0%		71.1	1087^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.6%	67	38.5	65.1	77.1	46.2	71.4	77.1	$10,598
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 E Taft Ave	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3110	420	29	14.6	90.7%	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	408 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60.9	1573^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.0%		45.3	2428^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.8%	855	52.2	60.7	56.5	58.7	51.8	43.5	$11,825
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 S J St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3120	259	17	15.0	94.2%	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.1	3362^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	27.3%		23.1	3849^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.2%	487	43.3	46.7	33.3	33.3	50.0	16.7	$13,366
Travis Elementary	Public	K-5	600 E Polk Ave	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3170	294	17	16.9	98.0%	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	289 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.2	1565^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.2%		35.8	3068^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.0%	1503	53.9	51.2	71.4	51.3	46.5	50.0	$10,834
Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 S M St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3130	401	28	14.1	88.5%	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.3	2634^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.1%		40.9	2711^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.7%	77	61.3	45.9	50.0	30.7	42.6	38.7	$11,251
Crockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1406 W Jefferson St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3090	234	14	16.5	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	234 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.2	2646^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.8%		38.1	2918^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.3%	272	40.6	36.6	62.5	36.4	48.8	41.5	$13,218
Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 N B St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3200	332	21	15.7	99.7%	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	315 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	61.5	1542^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.7%		41.9	2644^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.2%	1102	72.2	50.0	57.9	70.6	50.0	36.8	$11,732
Ben Milam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Rangerville Rd	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3150	389	23	17.0	97.2%	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	372 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	62.1	1511^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.3%		52.6	1986^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.3%	475	53.5	45.0	66.7	55.8	43.9	60.4	$10,675
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E Austin Ave	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3060	295	21	14.0	87.1%	16 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	278 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57	1758^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.0%		41.7	2661^st of 4651 public elementary schools	42.8%	903	61.5	58.7	48.8	61.5	51.1	20.0	$12,857
Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 E Jefferson	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3070	504	30	16.7	90.9%	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	480 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	56.1	1805^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.0%		46.3	2364^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.2%	559	52.5	51.5	59.5	52.5	35.7	56.2	$10,116

Frequently Asked Questions about Bowie Elementary

How many students attend Bowie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Bowie Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bowie Elementary?

Students at Bowie Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Bowie Elementary a good school?

Bowie Elementary ranks 1020^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bowie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bowie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coakley Middle
High : Harlingen Collegiate High School
High : Harlingen H S - South

What district is Bowie Elementary in?

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

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