Bowie Junior High School
Public middle school in Bowie, Texas · Bowie ISD · Grades 6–8
Bowie Junior High School serves 344 students in grades 6–8 in Bowie (Montague County). It is one of 4 schools in Bowie ISD. By enrollment it is the 1334th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 25.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Bowie ISD |
| County | Montague County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481099000564 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bowie ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 344 | 1,503 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 13.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.1% | 48% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% of Texas middle 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 Junior High School in context
Size
Bowie Junior High School is the only middle school in Bowie ISD. Its 344 students are 22.9% of the district's 1,503. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 26 miles away and have a median of 238 students, so Bowie Junior 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 6 with 130 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 106, against an average of 115 per grade. This year grade 8 has 18% fewer students than grade 6 (106 against 130). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 71.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Bowie ISD (73.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 20.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
47.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48% across Bowie ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 Junior High School has 25.59 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 344 students would have about 23.9 teachers, so Bowie Junior High School has 1.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Alvord Middle School, 15.9 miles away in Alvord ISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 71.8% |
| Hispanic | 20.1% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.6% |
53.2% of students are girls and 46.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 130 |
| Grade 7 | 108 |
| Grade 8 | 106 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
501 E Tarrant St, Bowie, TX 76230
Phone: (940)689-2998
Website: bowieisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bowie Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvord Middle School | Alvord ISD | 15.9 mi | 182 | 11.6 | 31.9% |
| Nocona Middle School | Nocona ISD | 17.7 mi | 176 | 11.3 | 70.5% |
| Chico Middle School | Chico ISD | 18.1 mi | 122 | 12.3 | 59% |
| Bridgeport Middle School | Bridgeport ISD | 24.9 mi | 478 | 15.4 | 61.1% |
| Henrietta Middle School | Henrietta ISD | 27.0 mi | 216 | 11.6 | 38.4% |
| McCarroll Middle School | Decatur ISD | 27.1 mi | 838 | 16.1 | 45.5% |
| Paradise Middle School | Paradise ISD | 29.8 mi | 319 | 15.1 | 25.7% |
| Jacksboro Middle School | Jacksboro ISD | 30.2 mi | 259 | 13.9 | 63.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bowie ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 350 |
| Bowie High School | High | 9–12 | 467 |
| Bowie Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 342 |