James Bowie High School 2010-2011 Profile

Located on 60 acres in southwest Travis County, James Bowie High School serves over 2800 students in grades 9 through 12. Since opening in the fall of 1988, it is the largest of Austin Independent School District's High Schools with 200 faculty and staff members in 160 classrooms and labs. Bowie is a comprehensive, public high school offering college preparatory classes, Advanced Placement coursework, foreign languages, fine arts, Air Force JROTC, numerous athletics programs, and career and technology programs--including Culinary Arts, Hotel/Resort Management, Agricultural Science, and Computer Technology. Texas Monthly magazine ranked Bowie as a 5-star school, and the school has received numerous Gold Performance and Recognized School Awards from the Texas Education Agency.

School Characteristics:

Total Enrollment:  2,885
Percent Attending College: 81% enrolled; 52% 4-year institutions, 29% 2-year and technical schools
2002 “Exemplary” School of Excellence and “Gold Performance Acknowledgements” by Texas Education Agency
2004 “Recognized High School” and “Gold Performance Acknowledgements” by Texas Education Agency
2005 “Gold Performance Acknowledgements” by Texas Education Agency
2006 “Gold Performance Acknowledgements” by Texas Education Agency
2007 “Gold Performance Acknowledgements” by Texas Education Agency
2008 “Recognized High School” and “Gold Performance Acknowledgements” by Texas Education Agency
2009 “Gold Performance Acknowledgements” by Texas Education Agency
2010 “Recognized High School” by Texas Education Agency

Faculty Awards Include: National Tandy Technology Award Winner; Presidential Teaching Award Recipient; Tracor Teacher of the Year Award; Texas German Teacher of the Year; AISD High School Teacher of the Year; National Forensic League Diamond Coach Award; Milken Educator Award, Nationally Certified Teachers (6)

Student Awards Include: International Science Fair Winner; Presidential Point of Light; National Grammy All-Star, Robertson Scholars, McDermott Scholars, Minnie Stevens Piper Recipients and numerous others.

Nationally Recognized Programs: Bowie Silver Stars Dance Team; The Starlight Theatre’s Theatre Production Company; Bowie High School Outdoor Performing Ensemble; AP Studio Art Program; The Lone Star Dispatch student newspaper.

Statistical Profile

2010  SAT Scores           
Bowie Mean:        Critical Reading: 525         Math: 565             Writing:  513 
Texas Mean:        Critical Reading: 484          Math: 505             Writing:  473
2010 AP Scores:   529 students took 1108 exams in 22 subjects. 70% scored a 3 or above
2009 ACT Scores:  Bowie Composite: 23.7

Class of 2011                   
Class size:  645
National Merit Semi-Finalists:  7
National Achievement Scholar Semifinalist:  1
National Merit Commended Scholars:  19
National Hispanic Scholars:  8
National Achievement Program Outstanding Participant:  1

Class of 2010                 
Class size: 622
National Merit Semi-Finalists:  7
National Merit Commended Scholars: 16
National Hispanic Scholars:  10

2010 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)
Exit Level Passing Rate:  ELA 97%, Math 90%, SS 99%, Science 94%

Grade Distribution for Class of 2010 (As of June 2009)                         
Top 10%               4.0388 and above                              
1st Quartile           3.6694--4.0373  
2nd Quartile          3.0167—3.6692
3rd Quartile           2.2500—3.0149
4th Quartile           2.2476 and below

Grade Point Average and Class Rank for Austin I.S.D. and Bowie High School
Each student’s class rank is determined by the cumulative grade point average.  This scale is used for computing rank in class.

Academic course grades have the following numerical values:

100 = 4.0 99 = 3.9 98 = 3.8 97 = 3.7 96 = 3.6

95 = 3.5 94 = 3.4 93 = 3.3 92 = 3.2 91 = 3.1

90 = 3.0 89 = 2.9 88 = 2.8 87 = 2.7 86 = 2.6

85 = 2.5 84 = 2.4 83 = 2.3 82 = 2.2 81 = 2.1

80 = 2.0 79 = 1.9 78 = 1.8 77 = 1.7 76 = 1.6

75 = 1.5 74 = 1.4 73 = 1.3 72 = 1.2 71 = 1.1 70 = 1.0

 AP & Pre AP/Honors course grades have the following numerical values:

100 = 5.0 99 = 4.9 98 = 4.8 97 = 4.7 96 = 4.6

95 = 4.5 94 = 4.4 93 = 4.3 92 = 4.2 91 = 4.1

90 = 4.0 89 = 3.9 88 = 3.8 87 = 3.7 86 = 3.6

85 = 3.5 84 = 3.4 83 = 3.3 82 = 3.2 81 = 3.1

80 = 3.0 79 = 2.9 78 = 2.8 77 = 2.7 76 = 2.6

75 = 2.5 74 = 2.4 73 = 2.3 72 = 2.2 71 = 2.1 70 = 2.0

* The grades that appear on the transcript are the actual grades received and do not reflect any weighting.               
* AP and pre-AP grades are weighted only to compute cumulative GPA.  Class ranking is weighted.                                                                                                                                                                                          

Number of Advanced Placement Courses taught at James Bowie: 22

AP English 3 & 4    AP Spanish Language  AP French Language  AP German AP Latin  AP Psychology

AP Government  AP US History  AP Macro Economics AP Statistics AP Calculus AB & BC  AP Biology

AP Physics AP Chemistry AP Music Theory AP Studio Art: Drawing, 2-D & 3-D Design AP Comparative Government AP Art History

Number of Pre-AP/Honors Courses taught at James Bowie: approximately 50

Algebra 1 & 2    World Geography  Integ. Physics & Chem Biology 1 English 1 & 2

Geometry  World History Chemistry   Physics   Creative Writing

Pre-Calculus Aquatic Science    Med. Microbiology  Physiology/Anatomy Advanced Career/Tech

Fine Arts Biotechnology   Pathophysiology Foreign Languages Levels 3 & 4 Advanced Business

 Underclassmen are required to take seven classes.  Upperclassmen must take a minimum of five classes.  

Sample of Bowie Graduates College Acceptance:

Art Institute of Chicago Austin College Baylor University Boston College Brandeis University Brigham Young University Cal Tech Carnegie Mellon University Citadel Colorado School of Mines Culinary Institute of America Duke University Florida State University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Harvard University Johns Hopkins Johnson & Wales University Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Naval Academy Northwestern University Penn State University Rhodes College Rice University Saint Mary’s University Sam Houston State University Southern Methodist University Southwestern University St. Edward’s University Stanford University Stephen F. Austin State University The College of William & Mary Trinity University Texas A&M University, College Station Texas A&M University, Galveston Texas Christian University Texas State University Texas Tech University

Texas Women’s University University of California, Berkeley University of Chicago University of Houston University of Indiana University of Mary Hardin-Baylor UNC Chapel Hill University of North Texas University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma University of Pennsylvania University of Southern California University of Tennessee University of Texas at Arlington University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at San Antonio Vanderbilt University Washington University at St. Louis Wesleyan College

 

Contact Information

Bowie High School

4103 Slaughter Lane

Austin, Texas 78749

Phone: (512) 414-5247

Fax: (512) 292-0527

CEEB School Code: 440331

www.jbhs.org