+13.4 ptsvs 77.6 average · 2,114 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
105 of 2,114tied with 98 others
Score vs region
+5.3 ptsvs 85.7 average · 505 rated schools in Region 01: Edinburg
Region 01: Edinburg placement
91 of 505tied with 51 others
Score vs county
+5.0 ptsvs 86 average · 127 rated schools in Cameron County
Cameron County placement
21 of 127tied with 9 others
Score vs similar-size group
+10.6 ptsvs 80.4 average · 3,436 similarly sized rated schools
Similar size placement
444 of 3,436tied with 166 others
Score vs state
+9.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
Texas placement
1,157 of 7,646tied with 413 others
A91
At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 93 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 77.6 average for 2,114 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 85.7 average for 505 rated schools in Region 01: Edinburg.The current score is above the 86 average for 127 rated schools in Cameron County.The current score is above the 80.4 average for 3,436 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
Meets
67%vs 40.5% avg · +26.5 pts
Masters
34%vs 16.1% avg · +17.9 pts
Among 1,963 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Bowie Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.6 average for 2,114 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 7 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 105th of 2,114 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 98 others).
Bowie Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 85.7 average for 505 rated schools in Region 01: Edinburg. It is down 7 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 91st of 505 rated schools in Region 01: Edinburg (tied with 51 others).
Bowie Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 86 average for 127 rated schools in Cameron County. It is down 7 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 21st of 127 rated schools in Cameron County (tied with 9 others).
Bowie Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.4 average for 3,436 similarly sized rated schools. It is down 7 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 444th of 3,436 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 166 others).
Bowie Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is down 7 points since 2021-22.
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Compare against
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 93 that year.
Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
Student Achievement90 A+19.7 vs similar economic context · 1,963 reporting
School Progress92 A+13.3 vs similar economic context · 1,960 reporting
Closing the Gaps90 A+15.1 vs similar economic context · 1,946 reporting
Academic Growth89 B+15.9 vs similar economic context · 1,928 reporting
Relative Performance92 A+15.3 vs similar economic context · 1,959 reporting
Bowie Elem
Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,114 in cohort)
Domain scores
Domain
Score
Grade
Points to next grade
Student Achievement
90
A
—
School Progress
92
A
—
Closing the Gaps
90
A
—
Academic Growth
89
B
1
Relative Performance
92
A
—
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student
Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (92), so
Student Achievement (90) is published above but does not enter the overall
score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 92.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
All Subjects
Approaches grade level83%+17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,963 reporting
Meets grade level67%+27 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,963 reporting
Masters grade level34%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,963 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
Approaches grade level83%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,962 reporting
Meets grade level65%+21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,962 reporting
Masters grade level35%+17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,962 reporting
Math3 performance levels
Approaches grade level82%+16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,956 reporting
Meets grade level67%+28 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,956 reporting
Masters grade level28%+13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,956 reporting
Science3 performance levels
Approaches grade level89%+26 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,847 reporting
Meets grade level77%+43 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,847 reporting
Masters grade level51%+37 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,847 reporting
Approaches grade level
Meets grade level
Masters grade level
Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,114 in cohort)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
Students
351
Economically disadvantaged
92.3%+1.3 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
19.1%−21.5 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
13.4%−4.3 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
94.3%+1.3 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
13.9%−9.2 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Bowie Elem
Hispanic 96%
White 2.8%
Two or More Races 1.1%
Selected comparison averageFor schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,114 reporting for every category shown · 2,114 in full cohort
African American 14.9%
Hispanic 76.3%
White 5.6%
American Indian 0.3%
Asian 1.3%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or More Races 1.6%
Selected comparison averageFor Region 01: Edinburg · 505 reporting for every category shown · 505 in full cohort
African American 0.2%
Hispanic 97.5%
White 1.9%
Asian 0.3%
Two or More Races 0.1%
Selected comparison averageFor Cameron County · 127 reporting for every category shown · 127 in full cohort
African American 0.3%
Hispanic 96.2%
White 2.9%
American Indian 0.1%
Asian 0.4%
Two or More Races 0.2%
Selected comparison averageFor similarly sized schools · 3,436 reporting for every category shown · 3,436 in full cohort
African American 11.1%
Hispanic 54.2%
White 28.4%
American Indian 0.3%
Asian 2.6%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or More Races 3.3%
Statewide average7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
African American 11.5%
Hispanic 52.6%
White 27.8%
American Indian 0.3%
Asian 4.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
Students in this TEA accountability summary
351
Economically disadvantaged students
324
Emergent bilingual students
67
Special education students
47
Campus mobility · 2024–25
Mobile students
39
Students in TEA mobility denominator
244
TEA-published mobility rate
16%
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
Enrollment over time
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 351 students in 2025–26, an increase of 16 (4.8%) from 2024–25.
Latest enrollment
351
2025–26
Change from 2024–25
+16
Increase · +4.8%
Change since 2021–22
+32
Increase · +10.0%
Enrollment in 2025–26
This school
351
Selected comparison
571.2
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,092 rated schools reporting
Student enrollment by school year for Bowie Elem
School year
Students enrolledBowie Elem
Change from previous school year
Average enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22
319
First available year
616.4
2022–23
337
Increase of 18 (5.6%)
612.9
2023–24
316
Decrease of 21 (6.2%)
603.1
2024–25
335
Increase of 19 (6.0%)
596.3
2025–26
351
Increase of 16 (4.8%)
571.2
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
Discipline and removal from class
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
Suppressed
Rate not available
Disciplinary actions
11
3.11 per 100 students
Cumulative year-end enrollment
354
2024–25
Actions per 100 students · 2024–25
This school
3.11
Selected comparison
31.2
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,381 rated schools reporting
−28.1 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Bowie Elem
School year
Cumulative enrollment
Studentsall discipline
Students% of enrollment
Actionsall discipline
Actionsper 100 students
Studentsselected comparison average %
Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21
360
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
2021–22
340
Suppressed
—
Suppressed
—
—
—
2022–23
351
Suppressed
—
Suppressed
—
—
—
2023–24
338
Suppressed
—
Suppressed
—
—
—
2024–25
354
Suppressed
—
11
3.11
—
31.2
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Bowie Elem in 2024–25
Category
Students
Students% of enrollment
Actions
Actionsper 100 students
Studentsselected comparison average %
Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline
Suppressed
—
11
3.11
—
31.2
In-school suspensions
Suppressed
—
Suppressed
—
—
—
Out-of-school suspensions
Suppressed
—
Suppressed
—
—
—
DAEP placements
Suppressed
—
Suppressed
—
—
—
Mandatory DAEP placements
Suppressed
—
Suppressed
—
—
—
Discretionary DAEP placements
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
JJAEP placements
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Mandatory JJAEP placements
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Discretionary JJAEP placements
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Expulsions
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Mandatory expulsions
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Discretionary expulsions
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
Spending per student
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
Bowie Elem
Parent district: Harlingen CISD
Texas average
Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
This school
$11,958
Selected comparison
$13,202
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,094 rated schools reporting
−$1,244 vs similar economic context
For 2025, TEA reported $11,958 per student for this campus, $15,557 per student for its parent district, Harlingen CISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
Year
Bowie Elem
Parent district: Harlingen CISD
Texas average
Selected comparison average
Reportingselected comparison
2018
$8,711
$12,239
$13,054
$8,317
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,994 rated schools reporting
2019
$8,434
$11,687
$13,108
$8,335
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,021 rated schools reporting
2020
$8,583
$12,803
$14,058
$8,840
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,025 rated schools reporting
2021
$8,980
$13,641
$14,797
$9,649
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,028 rated schools reporting
2022
$10,633
$14,669
$15,708
$11,225
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,045 rated schools reporting
2023
$10,746
$15,587
$16,792
$11,731
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,070 rated schools reporting
2024
$11,763
$16,629
$18,125
$12,647
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,081 rated schools reporting
2025
$11,958
$15,557
$18,972
$13,202
average forschools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,094 rated schools reporting
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Teachers and actual class size
Average salary
$67,936−$336 vs similar economic context
Teachers
21−19.2 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
16.8+2.2 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Bowie Elem
1 to 5 years 19.7%
6 to 10 years 19.2%
11 to 20 years 34.1%
21 to 30 years 24%
Over 30 years 2.9%
Selected comparison averageFor schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,114 reporting for every category shown · 2,114 in full cohort
Beginning 7.5%
1 to 5 years 27.2%
6 to 10 years 18.8%
11 to 20 years 27.1%
21 to 30 years 14.8%
Over 30 years 3.4%
Selected comparison averageFor Region 01: Edinburg · 505 reporting for every category shown · 505 in full cohort
Beginning 2.7%
1 to 5 years 19.3%
6 to 10 years 16.2%
11 to 20 years 35%
21 to 30 years 22.6%
Over 30 years 4.2%
Selected comparison averageFor Cameron County · 127 reporting for every category shown · 127 in full cohort
Beginning 2.5%
1 to 5 years 20.5%
6 to 10 years 14.9%
11 to 20 years 35.1%
21 to 30 years 22.3%
Over 30 years 4.7%
Selected comparison averageFor similarly sized schools · 3,436 reporting for every category shown · 3,436 in full cohort
Beginning 6.1%
1 to 5 years 25.3%
6 to 10 years 18.8%
11 to 20 years 28.9%
21 to 30 years 16.7%
Over 30 years 3.8%
Statewide average7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
Beginning 6.2%
1 to 5 years 25.6%
6 to 10 years 19.2%
11 to 20 years 28.7%
21 to 30 years 15.9%
Over 30 years 3.7%
Average students in a class
TEA average class size by grade or subject for Bowie Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subject
Average students per classBowie Elem · 2024–25
Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 1
14.2
18.3
Grade 2
19.3
18.3
Grade 3
14.3
18.5
Grade 4
17.8
18.5
Grade 5
9.9
19.3
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.
Out of 105 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
#4–10 rankings
Fourth- through tenth-place results
2 measures
4of 124
Science — Masters
Cameron County · of the 124 that report this measure
6of 124
Science — Meets
Cameron County · of the 124 that report this measure · tied with 1
Other top-5% rankings
High placements in larger reporting groups
9 measures
42of 1,963
All Subjects — Meets
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,963 that report this measure · tied with 4
45of 1,963
All Subjects — Masters
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,963 that report this measure · tied with 9
48of 1,956
Math — Meets
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,956 that report this measure · tied with 5
59of 1,959
Relative Performance
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,959 that report this measure · tied with 34
65of 1,962
Reading — Masters
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,962 that report this measure · tied with 12
66of 1,963
Student Achievement
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,963 that report this measure · tied with 19
67of 1,962
Reading — Meets
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,962 that report this measure · tied with 9
91of 1,963
All Subjects — Approaches
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,963 that report this measure · tied with 25
92of 1,928
Academic Growth
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,928 that report this measure · tied with 20
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above
this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears
once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any
tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones
no school would put in a press release.
Where this comes from
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outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through
txschools.gov,
fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal
links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's
PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.
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in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 031903104.