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Bowie Elementary

Public Grades K-5

3925^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bowie Elementary is a K-5 school in San Marcos, TX, serving 580 students within the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, and has consistently ranked in the bottom 15-20% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade.

Bowie Elementary faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates in 2025-2026 were critically low: 32% in 3rd grade, 19.1% in 4th grade, and 25.7% in 5th grade—roughly 20-25 percentage points below both district and state averages. Reading scores also lag, with 4th-grade proficiency at only 29.4% compared to the district's 44.5% and state's 53%. The school serves a high-poverty population, with over 82% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and while the student-teacher ratio is favorable at 14.1:1, this has not translated into academic success. Notably, the school's Gifted and Talented students rank in the 10th percentile statewide, suggesting a lack of resources or curriculum to challenge higher-ability learners. However, there is a relative bright spot: English Language Learners have performed better, ranking in the 36th percentile in 2024-2025, making them the school's strongest subgroup.

What makes Bowie's situation particularly striking is the comparison to nearby schools within the same district. Crockett Elementary and Hernandez Elementary serve similar student populations but have achieved dramatically different results, ranking in the 82nd and 83rd percentiles respectively in 2025-2026, while Bowie languished in the 15th. This suggests the challenges are school-specific rather than district-wide. Additionally, Bowie's per-student spending ($11,797) is actually higher than Crockett ($10,379) and Hernandez ($11,055), indicating that funding alone is not the solution. In contrast, nearby Hoffmann Lane Elementary in the Comal Independent School District (Isd) ranks in the 99th percentile with 85-90% proficiency in all subjects, highlighting the exceptional challenge Bowie faces in overcoming poverty-related barriers.

580

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,031

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4020 Monterrey Oaks
San Marcos, TX 78667

(512) 393-6200

District: San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Bowie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Goodnight Middle
High:	San Marcos High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.3%

White:

13.4%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg44%

Texas avg50%

3,925^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District

646^th of 951San Marcos 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	22.2	3925 of 4627	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	4200 of 4651	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	3875 of 4710	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	3935 of 4647	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	3826 of 4581	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	3814 of 4578	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	3492 of 4479	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	3485 of 4359	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.7	2732 of 4329	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.5	3449 of 4286	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.0	3293 of 4320	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.6	2608 of 4260	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.8	1682 of 4221	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.4	1230 of 4206	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	70.4	1154 of 4095	71.8%	★★★★☆
2010	67.7	1270 of 3937	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.2	950 of 3884	75.5%	★★★★☆
2008	74.8	766 of 3768	79.7%	★★★★☆
2007	68.4	1172 of 3724	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.7	923 of 3476	73.4%	★★★★☆
2005	65.6	1229 of 3475	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.6	833 of 3465	76.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.2	3441 of 4461	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	2957 of 4295	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3066 of 4240	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1854 of 2918	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	2674 of 3668	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	1894 of 3556	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	2161 of 3487	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	1568 of 3446	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	1402 of 3333	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	1802 of 3226	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	3981 of 4575	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	3071 of 3744	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	3900 of 4658	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	3748 of 4588	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4024 of 4561	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	3585 of 4499	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2635 of 4348	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	2958 of 4306	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	2776 of 3075	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	2302 of 2619	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	2827 of 2980	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	2597 of 2958	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	1.2	3000 of 3006	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	2435 of 3184	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	2295 of 3106	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	3812 of 4413	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	3378 of 3644	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	3829 of 4465	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	3986 of 4401	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	3972 of 4376	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	3743 of 4329	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	3262 of 4188	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	3419 of 4168	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	3839 of 4520	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	3458 of 3705	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4107 of 4594	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4051 of 4521	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	3740 of 4477	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3915 of 4451	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3441 of 4309	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	3651 of 4264	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	3679 of 4582	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	3516 of 3739	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	3919 of 4647	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4048 of 4585	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3596 of 4563	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3861 of 4498	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	3876 of 4357	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	3877 of 4319	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	3085 of 4301	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	2973 of 3549	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	2650 of 4292	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	3620 of 4086	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	2805 of 3952	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	2508 of 3799	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.5	3636 of 3684	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	3241 of 3558	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	2731 of 3006	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	2325 of 2612	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	2860 of 3108	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	2597 of 3106	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.8	2039 of 3082	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	2487 of 3082	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	2751 of 3142	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	2247 of 3127	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile+13 vs school

At Risk (2022)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-13 vs state

Mathematics26%-21 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Bowie Elementary	Public	K-5	4020 Monterrey Oaks	San Marcos	78667	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6200	580	41	14.1	82.2%	78 (13.4%)	27 (4.7%)	454 (78.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	22.2	3925^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.2%		16.6	4200^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.7%	275			14.3			0.0	40.4	29.4	51.0	32.0	19.1	25.7	$9,031
Dezavala Elementary	Public	K-5	150 E Dezavala Dr	San Marcos	78667	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 396-6890	584	44	13.2	87.7%	57 (9.8%)	19 (3.3%)	498 (85.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	24.3	3789^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.1%		25	3727^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.9%	62	23.8	22.2	0.0				51.3	30.8	43.5	34.0	22.1	32.7	$9,852
Mendez Elementary	Public	K-5	1805 Peter Garza	San Marcos	78667	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6060	533	45	11.9	88.2%	41 (7.7%)	11 (2.1%)	474 (88.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	33	3225^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.3%		45.5	2409^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.2%	816	25.6	24.1	33.3	16.7	11.8	11.1	33.9	30.2	43.6	42.0	56.7	31.2	$11,581
Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	1481 Esplanade Pkwy	San Marcos	78667	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 757-8490	445	34	13.0	73.7%	67 (15.1%)	21 (4.7%)	334 (75.1%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	31.3	3349^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.6%		53.3	1949^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.1%	1400							32.6	49.4	55.7	26.1	38.0	38.2	$11,257
Hernandez Elementary	Public	K-5	333 Stagecoach Trl	San Marcos	78667	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6100	577	41	13.9	66.9%	145 (25.1%)	22 (3.8%)	385 (66.7%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	79	790^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.9%		63.7	1399^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.9%	609	22.2	50.0	18.2	26.9	40.0		62.5	62.4	70.3	61.4	69.5	56.1	$10,008
Crockett Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Girard St	San Marcos	78667	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6400	477	37	12.7	65.2%	184 (38.6%)	24 (5.0%)	245 (51.4%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	78.6	810^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.5%		78.5	812^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.5%	2							70.5	62.3	75.3	62.1	47.8	60.3	$10,672
Travis Elementary	Public	K-5	1437 Post Rd	San Marcos	78667	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6450	440	33	13.3	87.0%	72 (16.4%)	29 (6.6%)	314 (71.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	28.3	3542^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	23.4%		26.1	3665^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.2%	123							39.7	41.0	51.3	19.1	29.9	43.8	$11,138
Mayfair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5912 Guthrie Trail	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(830) 221-2000	0																		(n/a)							78.3	40.9	67.4	41.3	40.9	43.5
Blanco Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2951 Blanco Vista Blvd	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8506	787	54	14.6	52.6%	162 (20.6%)	24 (3.0%)	562 (71.4%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	59.4	1640^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.6%		61.4	1504^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.7%	136			14.3				34.7	61.5	67.3	38.2	60.9	54.3	$8,765
Oak Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3060 Goodwin Ln	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 837-7200	855	57	14.8	34.6%	416 (48.7%)	30 (3.5%)	360 (42.1%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.0%)	69.6	1154^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.1%		77.6	855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.6%	299							67.8	62.1	62.0	56.5	56.1	45.1	$8,543

Frequently Asked Questions about Bowie Elementary

How many students attend Bowie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Bowie Elementary.

Is Bowie Elementary a good school?

Bowie Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Bowie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bowie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Goodnight Middle
High : San Marcos High School

What is the racial makeup of Bowie Elementary?

Students at Bowie Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Bowie Elementary in?

San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District

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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

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