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James Bowie MS

Fort Bend County · Region 04: Houston · 1,500 students

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Current score
91/1002025-26
Change
±0 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+5.5 ptsvs 85.5 average · 1,234 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
304 of 1,234tied with 89 others
A91

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is flat; under the rules in force back then it scored 92 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 85.5 average for 1,234 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent domain gain

School Progress rose 3 points

85 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 88 is 4.9 points above the 83.1 average among 1,200 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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STAAR result

All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
65%vs 60.5% avg · +4.5 pts
Masters
38%vs 28.8% avg · +9.2 pts

Among 1,203 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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STAAR result

Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
58%vs 54.3% avg · +3.7 pts
Masters
32%vs 24.1% avg · +7.9 pts

Among 1,199 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

James Bowie MS is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 85.5 average for 1,234 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is unchanged since 2021-22.

Ranks 304th of 1,234 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 89 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageJames Bowie MS 9191909191 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

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 92 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.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26A9185.5 1,234 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9185.5 1,209 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24A9083.9 1,192 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23A9184.3 1,178 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22A9186.1 1,162 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

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 Achievement91 A+5.0 vs similar economic context · 1,203 reporting
  • School Progress88 B+4.9 vs similar economic context · 1,200 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps92 A+9.1 vs similar economic context · 1,190 reporting
  • Academic Growth87 B+8.2 vs similar economic context · 1,180 reporting
  • Relative Performance88 B+8.3 vs similar economic context · 1,200 reporting
  • James Bowie MS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,234 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement91A—
School Progress88B2
Closing the Gaps92A—
Academic Growth87B3
Relative Performance88B2

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 Student Achievement (91), so School Progress (88) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 91.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level85%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,203 reporting
  • Meets grade level65%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,203 reporting
  • Masters grade level38%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,203 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level90%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,202 reporting
  • Meets grade level75%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,202 reporting
  • Masters grade level47%+17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,202 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level81%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,199 reporting
  • Meets grade level58%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,199 reporting
  • Masters grade level32%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,199 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level89%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,105 reporting
  • Meets grade level70%+11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,105 reporting
  • Masters grade level45%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,105 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level74%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 629 reporting
  • Meets grade level46%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 629 reporting
  • Masters grade level22%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 629 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,234 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
1,500
Economically disadvantaged
36.4%−0.8 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
9.9%−0.9 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
20.4%+2.6 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.8%+0.8 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
9.6%−2.2 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

James Bowie MS

African American: 23.4%Hispanic: 23.9%White: 23.7%American Indian: 0.7%Asian: 22%Pacific Islander: 0.4%Two or More Races: 5.9%
  • African American 23.4%
  • Hispanic 23.9%
  • White 23.7%
  • American Indian 0.7%
  • Asian 22%
  • Pacific Islander 0.4%
  • Two or More Races 5.9%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,234 reporting for every category shown · 1,234 in full cohort

African American: 9.2%Hispanic: 32.9%White: 47.3%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 5.5%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 4.6%
  • African American 9.2%
  • Hispanic 32.9%
  • White 47.3%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 5.5%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 4.6%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
1,500
Economically disadvantaged students
546
Emergent bilingual students
148
Special education students
306

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
127
Students in TEA mobility denominator
1,555
TEA-published mobility rate
8.2%

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 1,500 students in 2025–26, an increase of 27 (1.8%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
1,500

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+27

Increase · +1.8%

Change since 2021–22
−34

Decrease · −2.2%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
1,500
Selected comparison
739.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,208 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for James Bowie MS
School yearStudents enrolledJames Bowie MSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 1,534 First available year 750.9
2022–23 1,639 Increase of 105 (6.8%) 752.2
2023–24 1,472 Decrease of 167 (10.2%) 752.4
2024–25 1,473 Increase of 1 (0.1%) 747.5
2025–26 1,500 Increase of 27 (1.8%) 739.1

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.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

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
113

7.3% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
212

13.70 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
1,547

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
7.3%
Selected comparison
10.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 954 rated schools reporting

−2.9 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
13.7
Selected comparison
21.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,035 rated schools reporting

−8.1 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for James Bowie MS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 1,565 68 4.3% 86 5.50 8.4% 15.6
2021–22 1,636 147 9.0% 244 14.91 10.4% 21.8
2022–23 1,703 160 9.4% 293 17.20 10.8% 23
2023–24 1,520 170 11.2% 312 20.53 10.5% 23.2
2024–25 1,547 113 7.3% 212 13.70 10.2% 21.8
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for James Bowie MS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 113 7.3% 212 13.70 10.2% 21.8
In-school suspensions 92 6.0% 134 8.66 9.1% 16.7
Out-of-school suspensions 51 3.3% 61 3.94 5.0% 6.9
DAEP placements 16 1.0% 17 1.10 3.7% 4.3
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
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.

$6k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • James Bowie MS
  • Parent district: Fort Bend ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$8,485
Selected comparison
$11,834

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,209 rated schools reporting

−$3,349 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $8,485 per student for this campus, $18,181 per student for its parent district, Fort Bend ISD, $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
YearJames Bowie MSParent district: Fort Bend ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$6,472$14,055$13,054$7,678 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,104 rated schools reporting
2019$6,573$13,701$13,108$7,816 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,121 rated schools reporting
2020$7,116$15,136$14,058$8,152 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,128 rated schools reporting
2021$7,596$15,034$14,797$8,619 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,144 rated schools reporting
2022$7,769$15,054$15,708$9,806 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,161 rated schools reporting
2023$7,535$13,283$16,792$10,408 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,179 rated schools reporting
2024$8,562$14,142$18,125$11,590 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,192 rated schools reporting
2025$8,485$18,181$18,972$11,834 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,209 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
$68,705+$981 vs similar economic context
Teachers
89+39.8 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
16.9+2.7 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

James Bowie MS

Beginning: 10.6%1 to 5 years: 24.8%6 to 10 years: 19.2%11 to 20 years: 26.6%21 to 30 years: 14.2%Over 30 years: 4.5%
  • Beginning 10.6%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.8%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.2%
  • 11 to 20 years 26.6%
  • 21 to 30 years 14.2%
  • Over 30 years 4.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,234 reporting for every category shown · 1,234 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.2%1 to 5 years: 23%6 to 10 years: 19.5%11 to 20 years: 31.4%21 to 30 years: 17.1%Over 30 years: 3.5%
  • Beginning 5.2%
  • 1 to 5 years 23%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.5%
  • 11 to 20 years 31.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 17.1%
  • Over 30 years 3.5%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for James Bowie MS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classJames Bowie MS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 62418.5
Secondary English22.216.2
Secondary languages other than English30.318.4
Secondary math26.417.2
Secondary science26.618.6
Secondary social studies2418.6

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 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.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, 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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