Bowie Primary School
Public elementary school in Sulphur Springs, Texas · Sulphur Springs ISD · Grades K–3
Bowie Primary School serves 295 students in grades K–3 in Sulphur Springs (Hopkins County). It is one of 8 schools in Sulphur Springs ISD. By enrollment it is the 4148th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 19 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–3 |
| District | Sulphur Springs ISD |
| County | Hopkins County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484182004765 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sulphur Springs ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 295 | 4,216 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 13.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61% | 65% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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 Primary School in context
Size
Of the 5 elementary schools in Sulphur Springs ISD, Bowie Primary School is the 4th largest, with 7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 6.8 miles away and have a median of 285 students, so Bowie Primary 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 77 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 69, against an average of 74 per grade. This year grade 3 has 12% more students than kindergarten (77 against 69). 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 66.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Sulphur Springs ISD (50.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 16.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65% across Sulphur Springs ISD 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
Bowie Primary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 295 students would have about 19.9 teachers, so Bowie Primary 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 elementary schools (14.8).
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 elementary school is Sulphur Springs Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. There are 4 elementary schools within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 66.1% |
| Hispanic | 16.3% |
| Black | 10.8% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
43.7% of students are girls and 56.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 73 |
| Grade 2 | 76 |
| Grade 3 | 77 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1400 Mockingbird Ln, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
Phone: (903)885-3772
Website: schools.ssisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bowie Primary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur Springs Elementary School | Sulphur Springs ISD | 1.2 mi | 598 | 14.6 | 66.4% |
| Travis Primary School | Sulphur Springs ISD | 1.8 mi | 253 | 14.1 | 55.7% |
| Rowena Johnson Primary School | Sulphur Springs ISD | 2.3 mi | 306 | 14.6 | 78.4% |
| Barbara Bush Primary School | Sulphur Springs ISD | 2.6 mi | 310 | 12.9 | 71% |
| North Hopkins Elementary School | North Hopkins ISD | 10.9 mi | 264 | 11.1 | 51.9% |
| Yantis Elementary School | Yantis ISD | 12.8 mi | 155 | 11.4 | 71.6% |
| Cumby Collegiate Elementary School | Cumby Collegiate ISD | 14.6 mi | 127 | 12.2 | 58.3% |
| Cooper Elementary School | Cooper ISD | 18.2 mi | 490 | 17 | 76.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sulphur Springs ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Bush Primary School | Elementary | K–3 | 310 |
| Douglass Eclc | Pre-K | Pre-K | 223 |
| Rowena Johnson Primary School | Elementary | K–3 | 306 |
| Sulphur Springs Elementary School | Elementary | 4–5 | 598 |
| Sulphur Springs High School | High | 9–12 | 1,270 |
| Sulphur Springs Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 961 |
| Travis Primary School | Elementary | K–3 | 253 |