Bowie High School
Public high school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades 9–12
Bowie High School serves 1,003 students in grades 9–12 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 583rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 74.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | El Paso ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481830001668 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | El Paso ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,003 | 48,118 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.8% | 71.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% of Texas high 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 High School in context
Size
Of the 16 high schools in El Paso ISD, Bowie High School is the 7th largest, with 2.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 494 students, so Bowie High School is larger than most of them.
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 10 with 263 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 240, against an average of 251 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 240 in grade 9 and 243 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across El Paso ISD (84.1%).
95.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.3% across El Paso ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
Bowie High School has 74.46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,003 students would have about 71.6 teachers, so Bowie High School has 2.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy, 1.3 miles away in the same district. There are 10 high schools within 5 miles and 32 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.9% |
| White | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 240 |
| Grade 10 | 263 |
| Grade 11 | 257 |
| Grade 12 | 243 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
801 S San Marcial St, El Paso, TX 79905
Phone: (915)236-7000
Website: bowie.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bowie High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy | El Paso ISD | 1.3 mi | 443 | 16.9 | 60.3% |
| Jefferson High School | El Paso ISD | 1.4 mi | 998 | 13.8 | 89.5% |
| College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) | El Paso ISD | 1.4 mi | 151 | 10.1 | 86.8% |
| Telles Academy | El Paso ISD | 1.4 mi | 26 | 3.3 | 88.5% |
| Silva Health Magnet | El Paso ISD | 1.5 mi | 544 | 15.2 | 66% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso West | Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas | 2.0 mi | 97 | 16 | – |
| El Paso High School | El Paso ISD | 2.0 mi | 1,636 | 16.8 | 58.4% |
| Austin High School | El Paso ISD | 2.3 mi | 946 | 13.7 | 88.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.