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Schools in Sunset

Sunset’s public schools

Bowie Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sunset. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 12% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,503 students on the public path
In brief

Sunset’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sunset’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Bowie Int places highest (better than 60%); Bowie H S lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sunset, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Bowie Elin BowieNo scores
3–5Bowie Intin BowieB
6–8Bowie J Hin BowieB−
9–12Bowie H Sin BowieC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bowie Independent School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bowie Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,503 students, down 9% since 2022–23 · 13.6 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,260TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 51.1% · 907 students tested
Math27%
State average 40.9% · 909 students tested

Sunset vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Sunset’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sunset—Bowie Independent

Every school in Sunset

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Sunsetin other towns
Bowie El
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bowie
350 students13:1Rate it →
Bowie Int
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Bowie
B
342 students15:1Rate it →
Bowie J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bowie
B−
344 students13:1Rate it →
Bowie H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowie
C+
467 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Sunset’s schools

Are Sunset’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sunset. Bowie Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sunset. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sunset in?

Bowie Independent School District.

Where do Sunset kids go to high school?

Bowie H S.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.