Bowie Middle School
Public middle school in Irving, Texas · Irving ISD · Grades 6–8
Bowie Middle School serves 730 students in grades 6–8 in Irving (Dallas County). It is one of 34 schools in Irving ISD. By enrollment it is the 688th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 51.32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Irving ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482442002716 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Irving ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 730 | 30,767 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 15.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89% | 85.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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 Middle School in context
Size
Bowie Middle School is the 6th largest of Irving ISD's 8 middle schools; its 730 students are 2.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.7 miles away and have a median of 735 students, so Bowie Middle 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 8 with 269 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 204, against an average of 243 per grade. This year grade 8 has 32% more students than grade 6 (269 against 204). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 85.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Irving ISD (76.6%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 85.2% across Irving 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 Middle School has 51.32 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 730 students would have about 50.7 teachers, so Bowie Middle School has about as many as that.
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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Austin Middle School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 12 middle schools within 5 miles and 48 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 85.2% |
| White | 9.7% |
| Black | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 204 |
| Grade 7 | 257 |
| Grade 8 | 269 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 E 6th St, Irving, TX 75060
Phone: (972)600-3000
Website: irvingisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bowie Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Middle School | Irving ISD | 1.1 mi | 716 | 14.4 | 90.6% |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School | Irving ISD | 1.2 mi | 832 | 15.2 | 81.6% |
| Uplift Infinity Prep Middle School | Uplift Education | 1.3 mi | 357 | 15.6 | 74.8% |
| Lamar Middle School | Irving ISD | 2.5 mi | 676 | 14.8 | 85.5% |
| Crockett Middle School | Irving ISD | 2.9 mi | 754 | 14.1 | 87.4% |
| Travis Middle School | Irving ISD | 3.3 mi | 936 | 16.2 | 85.6% |
| Lady Bird Johnson Middle School | Irving ISD | 3.7 mi | 813 | 15.4 | 86.6% |
| James Fannin Middle School | Grand Prairie ISD | 4.1 mi | 516 | 12.4 | 93.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.