Bowie Elementary School
Public elementary school in Rosenberg, Texas · Lamar CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Bowie Elementary School serves 523 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Rosenberg (Fort Bend County). It is one of 49 schools in Lamar CISD. By enrollment it is the 2304th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 33.21 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Lamar CISD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482658002984 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lamar CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 523 | 46,786 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 18.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81.3% | 43% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bowie Elementary School in context
Size
Bowie Elementary School is the 25th largest of Lamar CISD's 33 elementary schools; its 523 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 484; Bowie Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 97 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 17, against an average of 75 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 84 in kindergarten and 90 in grade 5. It also enrolls 17 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 84.3% here and 38.9% across Lamar CISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
81.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43% across Lamar CISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 33.21 full-time-equivalent teachers for 523 students, Bowie Elementary School has 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 523 students would have about 35.3 teachers, so Bowie Elementary School has 2.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Bowie Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Taylor Ray Elementary School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 30 other elementary schools, 12 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 84.3% |
| Black | 6.9% |
| White | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 17 |
| Kindergarten | 84 |
| Grade 1 | 83 |
| Grade 2 | 72 |
| Grade 3 | 97 |
| Grade 4 | 80 |
| Grade 5 | 90 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2304 Bamore Rd, Rosenberg, TX 77471
Phone: (832)223-1200
Website: lcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bowie Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Ray Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 1.4 mi | 615 | 13.9 | 82.9% |
| Travis Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 1.5 mi | 579 | 17.1 | 81.2% |
| Jackson Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 1.7 mi | 293 | 12.7 | 58% |
| Meyer Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 2.4 mi | 478 | 14.8 | 65.9% |
| Smith Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 3.4 mi | 307 | 12.3 | 76.2% |
| Thomas R Culver Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 3.5 mi | 828 | 16.3 | 60.1% |
| Jane Long Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 4.1 mi | 443 | 12.8 | 78.3% |
| T L Pink Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 4.2 mi | 490 | 14.6 | 83.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.