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Bowie Independent School District

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

100 W Wichita St
Bowie, TX 76230
Montague County
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PH: (940) 872-1151
FAX: (940) 872-5979

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Grades PK-12
1536 students
4 schools

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Accountability Rating

In 2007-2008 this district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2006-2007, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable". In 2005-2006, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the Accountability Ratings

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12.
Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable.
Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

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Gold Performance Acknowledgments

In 2006-2007 this district was acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for the following indicator(s):

Commended Performance: Writing

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the GPA

Texas uses the Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to recognize schools and districts for performance on a range of indicators including, among others, test results in specific subject areas, college admission test results and attendance rates.
To be considered for the GPA, schools must have an Accountability Rating of "Academically Acceptable" or higher and must meet the acknowledgment criteria for one or more of the indicators. For example, to receive a GPA for attendance, Academically Acceptable high schools must meet the state's minimum acknowledgment threshold of 95% attendance rate.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

98% (2008)

93% (2007)

98% (2006)

96% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 88% in 2008.

Math

81% (2008)

76% (2007)

92% (2006)

82% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

79% (2008)

86% (2007)

74% (2006)

82% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Writing

92% (2008)

90% (2007)

82% (2006)

82% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2008.

Math

72% (2008)

84% (2007)

82% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

87% (2008)

87% (2007)

93% (2006)

92% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Science

88% (2008)

70% (2007)

74% (2006)
The state average for Science was 81% in 2008.

Math

88% (2008)

90% (2007)

92% (2006)

93% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

92% (2008)

97% (2007)

94% (2006)

89% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2008.

Math

78% (2008)

81% (2007)

86% (2006)

77% (2005)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

84% (2008)

88% (2007)

88% (2006)

90% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Writing

95% (2008)

98% (2007)

86% (2006)

84% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2008.

Math

78% (2008)

78% (2007)

71% (2006)

63% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

97% (2008)

92% (2007)

87% (2006)

91% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2008.

Social Studies

90% (2008)

86% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2008.

Science

67% (2008)

73% (2007)

71% (2006)
The state average for Science was 68% in 2008.

Math

86% (2008)

66% (2007)

75% (2006)

72% (2005)
The state average for Math was 75% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

94% (2008)

93% (2007)

93% (2006)

93% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Math

71% (2008)

64% (2007)

56% (2006)

52% (2005)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies

94% (2008)

92% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 88% in 2008.

Science

69% (2008)

54% (2007)

59% (2006)
The state average for Science was 64% in 2008.

English Language Arts

87% (2008)

84% (2007)

79% (2006)

52% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 86% in 2008.

Math

65% (2008)

70% (2007)

63% (2006)

68% (2005)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies

96% (2008)

95% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2008.

Science

80% (2008)

75% (2007)

76% (2006)
The state average for Science was 80% in 2008.

English Language Arts

86% (2008)

88% (2007)

80% (2006)

91% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2008.

Math

79% (2008)

76% (2007)

76% (2006)

84% (2005)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the tests

In 2007-2008, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

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TAKS Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	98%
Female	98%
Male	98%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	99%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	99%
Special education	80%
Not special education	99%
Not limited English proficient	99%
Non-migrant	98%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	81%
Female	81%
Male	82%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	67%
Native American	n/a
White	83%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Special education	29%
Not special education	85%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	79%
Female	83%
Male	74%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	73%
Native American	n/a
White	79%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	67%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	33%
Not special education	83%
Limited English proficient	50%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	92%
Female	91%
Male	92%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	77%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	71%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	72%
Female	74%
Male	70%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	67%
Native American	n/a
White	73%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	64%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	78%
Special education	30%
Not special education	76%
Limited English proficient	38%
Not limited English proficient	75%
Non-migrant	72%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	87%
Female	83%
Male	90%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	100%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	33%
Not special education	96%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	88%
Female	86%
Male	90%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Not special education	88%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	88%
Female	90%
Male	85%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	44%
Not special education	95%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	92%
Female	88%
Male	95%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	82%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	100%
Special education	78%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	78%
Female	72%
Male	84%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	73%
Native American	n/a
White	78%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	69%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	50%
Not special education	80%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	79%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	84%
Female	88%
Male	78%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	67%
Native American	n/a
White	85%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	72%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	0%
Not special education	90%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	95%
Female	96%
Male	94%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Not special education	99%
Limited English proficient	80%
Not limited English proficient	97%
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	78%
Female	78%
Male	78%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	50%
Native American	n/a
White	80%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	63%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	20%
Not special education	82%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	97%
Female	97%
Male	98%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	100%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	100%
Special education	80%
Not special education	99%
Not limited English proficient	97%
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	90%
Female	84%
Male	98%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	50%
Not special education	93%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	67%
Female	64%
Male	71%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	45%
Native American	n/a
White	69%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	41%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Special education	29%
Not special education	70%
Not limited English proficient	69%
Non-migrant	69%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	86%
Female	84%
Male	87%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	75%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	73%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	30%
Not special education	92%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	94%
Female	95%
Male	93%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Not special education	94%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	71%
Female	68%
Male	74%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	73%
Native American	n/a
White	72%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	66%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Not special education	73%
Not limited English proficient	71%
Non-migrant	71%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	94%
Female	92%
Male	98%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	99%
Special education	60%
Not special education	96%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	69%
Female	67%
Male	71%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	44%
Native American	n/a
White	72%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	47%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	80%
Special education	0%
Not special education	72%
Not limited English proficient	70%
Non-migrant	69%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	87%
Female	87%
Male	87%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	90%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	64%
Not special education	90%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	65%
Female	63%
Male	67%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	45%
Native American	n/a
White	67%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	49%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	74%
Special education	9%
Not special education	70%
Not limited English proficient	65%
Non-migrant	64%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	96%
Female	94%
Male	98%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	82%
Native American	n/a
White	99%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	100%
Not special education	96%
Not limited English proficient	99%
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	80%
Female	79%
Male	80%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	50%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	48%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Not special education	80%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	86%
Female	92%
Male	81%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	58%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	61%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Not special education	86%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	79%
Male	78%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	50%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	57%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Not special education	78%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2006	21	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	20	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	22	20	21

¹Source: TX Education Agency
²Source: ACT

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.

More about the tests

Teachers

Teacher Experience

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Average years teaching	12	11
Beginning teachers	12%	8%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten	16	20
Grade 1	17	20
Grade 2	18	20
Grade 3	16	20
Grade 4	17	20
Grade 5	18	22
Grade 6	13	22
English (middle and high school)	15	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	17	21
Math (middle and high school)	14	20
Science (middle and high school)	14	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	17	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White	88%	36%
Hispanic	10%	46%
Native American	1%	<1%
African American	<1%	14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	<1%	3%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	39%	47%
Special education	13%	11%
Gifted/talented students	6%	8%
Limited English proficient	4%	16%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Attendance

Source: TX Education Agency, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Attendance rate	96%	96%

School Attendance: Issues to Consider >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,443	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	64%	60%
Support services	7%	7%
School leadership	10%	12%
Other expenditures	19%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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