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Bowie El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2034 Jeanette St, Abilene, TX 79602 · (325) 671-4770 · Part of Abilene Independent School District

Abilene’s School Grade C better than 27% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
473
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bowie El

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Abilene kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Abilene kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Bowie ElYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2034 Jeanette St, Abilene

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten71
Grade 182
Grade 288
Grade 372
Grade 493
Grade 565
Enrollment over time
529’20
494’21
476’22
478’23
473’24

Down 10.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 55%White 32%Black 9%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bowie El from Abilene families.

Other schools in Abilene Independent School District

The district →
Austin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
B+
729 students17:1
Long Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Abilene
692 students14:1
Taylor El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
B
662 students17:1
Dyess El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
A−
621 students17:1
Bassetti El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
B−
546 students15:1
Purcell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
C
537 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Abilene’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.