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Bowie Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

500 W 21st St, Odessa, TX 79761 · (432) 456-0439 · Part of Ector County Independent School District

Odessa’s School Grade D better than 14% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
874
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Bowie Middle

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 26.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Odessa kids: 5 high schools

On the path

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

PK–523 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Bowie MiddleYou are here
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

500 W 21st St, Odessa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6287
Grade 7317
Grade 8270
Enrollment over time
1,182’20
1,013’21
914’22
872’23
874’24

Down 26.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 84%White 10%Black 3%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bowie Middle from Odessa families.

Other schools in Ector County Independent School District

The district →
Murry Fly El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Odessa
C
1,091 students22:1
El Magnet at Zavala
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Odessa
726 students21:1
El Magnet at Reagan El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Odessa
A+
685 students22:1
Cameron Dual Language Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Odessa
C+
644 students22:1
Pease El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Odessa
621 students21:1
Lauro Cavazos El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Odessa
D−
614 students23:1

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; Odessa’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.