Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Arlington ISD: B

Total students

2,409

Avg. teacher experience

12.3 years

Arlington ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

90.1 %

Arlington ISD: 87.7%

Statewide: 90%

Bowie High School is a high school in Arlington, TX, in the Arlington ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,409 students. 61.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 18.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 90.1% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3.2% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Bowie High School was 943 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 18.5.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,870, which is $5,983 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

2101 Highbank Dr
Arlington, TX 76018-1980

Office phone number

(682) 867-4400

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Bowie High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,409

African American

909 (37.7%)

Arlington ISD: 26.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

8 (0.3%)

Arlington ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

350 (14.5%)

Arlington ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

920 (38.2%)

Arlington ISD: 47.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

7 (0.3%)

Arlington ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

169 (7%)

Arlington ISD: 17%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

46 (1.9%)

Arlington ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

37.7%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

14.5%

Hispanic

38.2%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

7.0%

Two or more races

1.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

61.1 %

Arlington ISD: 62.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

65.9 %

Arlington ISD: 72.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

18.6 %

Arlington ISD: 30.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

61.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

65.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

18.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

18.4 %

Arlington ISD: 30.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.7 %

Arlington ISD: 10%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.6 %

Arlington ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

18.4%

Gifted and talented

8.7%

Special education

9.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Arlington ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Arlington ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Arlington ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Arlington ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

90.1 %

Arlington ISD: 87.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

90.6 %

Arlington ISD: 87%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Arlington ISD: 80%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

98 %

Arlington ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

87.2 %

Arlington ISD: 84.1%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Arlington ISD: 75%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

89.6 %

Arlington ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

80 %

Arlington ISD: 91.3%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

90.6%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

98.0%

Hispanic

87.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

89.6%

Two or more races

80.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

3.2 %

Arlington ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

2.6 %

Arlington ISD: 4%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

42.9 %

Arlington ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

1.6 %

Arlington ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

3.5 %

Arlington ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Arlington ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

5.6 %

Arlington ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

4.5 %

Arlington ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

7.8 %

Arlington ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

8.1 %

Arlington ISD: 25.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

33.3 %

Arlington ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

3.4 %

Arlington ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

9.4 %

Arlington ISD: 24.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Arlington ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

5.6 %

Arlington ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

9.3 %

Arlington ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

20.1 %

Arlington ISD: 19.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

14.4 %

Arlington ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Arlington ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

43.2 %

Arlington ISD: 44.5%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

15.5 %

Arlington ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Arlington ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

19.6 %

Arlington ISD: 27%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

12.5 %

Arlington ISD: 22%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

36 %

Arlington ISD: 37.2%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

25 %

Arlington ISD: 21.5%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Arlington ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

43.8 %

Arlington ISD: 52.1%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

33.3 %

Arlington ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Arlington ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

50 %

Arlington ISD: 49.8%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Arlington ISD: 46.3%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

943

Arlington ISD: 956

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

18.5

Arlington ISD: 19.5

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

46 %

Arlington ISD: 47.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

31.8 %

Arlington ISD: 32%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

29.5 %

Arlington ISD: 30.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

46.0%

Math

31.8%

Reading + Math

29.5%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

159.4

African American

45.8 (28.7%)

Arlington ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Arlington ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

6 (3.8%)

Arlington ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

25.9 (16.2%)

Arlington ISD: 20.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.6%)

Arlington ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

78.7 (49.4%)

Arlington ISD: 56.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (1.3%)

Arlington ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Arlington ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

104.5 (65.6%)

Arlington ISD: 70.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

53.8 (33.8%)

Arlington ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (0.6%)

Arlington ISD: 1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.1

Arlington ISD: 14.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.3 years

Arlington ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$64,870

Arlington ISD: $63,040

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$50,950

Arlington ISD: $50,809

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,403

Arlington ISD: $59,216

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$64,199

Arlington ISD: $61,485

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,449

Arlington ISD: $65,162

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,775

Arlington ISD: $69,888

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$79,166

Arlington ISD: $77,690

Statewide: $71,111

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