James Bowie High School 2009-2010 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: 2,850
• Percent Attending College: 82% enrolled; 48% 4-year institutions, 34% 2-year and technical schools
• 2002 "Exemplary" School of Excellence and “Gold Performance Acknowledgements” by Texas Education Agency
• 2002 "5 Star High School" by Texas Monthly & National Center for Educational Accountability
• 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

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 (5)

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

2008 SAT Scores:

Bowie Mean:	Verbal: 537	Math: 577	Writing: 525
Texas Mean:	Verbal: 486	Math: 506	Writing: 475

2008 ACT Scores: Bowie Composite: 23.7

2008 Advanced Placement Scores: 499 students took 1073 exams in 24 subjects. 64% scored a 3 or above

2009 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Exit Level Passing Rate: ELA 97%, Math 91%, SS 99%, Science 92%

Class of 2010

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

Class of 2009

• Class size: 632
• National Merit Semi-Finalists: 3
• National Merit Commended Scholars: 20
• National Hispanic Scholars: 7
• National Hispanic Honorable Mention: 3
• National Achievement Scholars: 1
• National Achievement Program Outstanding: 3
  

Grade Distribution for Class of 2010 (as of May 2009):

Top 10%	3.9962 and above
1st Quartile	3.4755 – 3.9885
2nd Quartile	2.9109 – 3.4696
3rd Quartile	2.2432 – 2.9047
4th Quartile	2.2378 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	94 = 3.4	89 = 2.9	84 = 2.4	79 = 1.9	74 = 1.4
98 = 3.8	93 = 3.3	88 = 2.8	83 = 2.3	78 = 1.8	73 = 1.3
97 = 3.7	92 = 3.2	87 = 2.7	82 = 2.2	77 = 1.7	72 = 1.2
96 = 3.6	91 = 3.1	86 = 2.6	81 = 2.1	76 = 1.6	71 = 1.1
95 = 3.5	90 = 3.0	85 = 2.5	80 = 2.0	75 = 1.5	70 = 1.0

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

100 = 5.0
99 = 4.9	94 = 4.4	89 = 3.9	84 = 3.4	79 = 2.9	74 = 2.4
98 = 4.8	93 = 4.3	88 = 3.8	83 = 3.3	78 = 2.8	73 = 2.3
97 = 4.7	92 = 4.2	87 = 3.7	82 = 3.2	77 = 2.7	72 = 2.2
96 = 4.6	91 = 4.1	86 = 3.6	81 = 3.1	76 = 2.6	71 = 2.1
95 = 4.5	90 = 4.0	85 = 3.5	80 = 3.0	75 = 2.5	70 = 2.0

* The grades that appear on the transcript are the actual grades received and do not reflect any weighting.

* AP and Honors grades are weighted only to compute cumulative GPA. Class ranking is weighted.

Advanced Placement and Pre-AP / Honors Courses

There are 22 Advanced Placement Courses taught at Bowie:

AP English 3 & 4	AP Art History	AP Biology
AP Spanish Language	AP Government	AP Physics
AP French Language & Literature	AP US History	AP Chemistry
AP German	AP Macro Economics	AP Music Theory
AP Latin	AP Statistics	AP Studio Art Drawing
AP Computer Science	AP Calculus AB & BC	AP Comparative Government
	AP Psychology

There are approximately 50 Pre AP/Honors Courses taught at Bowie:

Algebra I & 2	Geometry	Pre-Calculus	Fine Arts
World Geography	World History	Aquatic Science	Biotechnology
Integrated Physics & Chemistry	Chemistry	Medical Microbiology	Pathophysiology
Biology I	Physics	Physiology/Anatomy	Foreign Languages Level 3 & 4
English I & 2	Creative Writing	Advanced Career/Tech	Advanced Business

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

Bowie Graduates Currently in Attendance at the Following Colleges:

Art Institute of Chicago	Northwestern University	University of California, Berkeley
Austin College	Penn State University	University of Chicago
Baylor University	Rhodes College	University of Houston
Boston College	Rice University	University of Indiana
Brandeis University	Saint Mary's University	University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Brigham Young University	Sam Houston State University	UNC Chapel Hill
Cal Tech	Southern Methodist University	University of North Texas
Carnegie Mellon University	Southwestern University	University of Notre Dame
Citadel	St. Edward's University	University of Oklahoma
Colorado School of Mines	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania
Culinary Institute of America	Stephen F. Austin State University	University of Southern California
Duke University	The College of William & Mary	University of Tennessee
Florida State University	Trinity University	University of Texas at Arlington
Georgetown University	Texas A & M University, College Station	University of Texas at Austin
Georgia Institute of Technology	Texas A&M University, Galveston	University of Texas at Dallas
Harvard University	Texas Christian University	University of Texas at San Antonio
Johnson & Wales University	Texas State University	Vanderbilt University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Texas Tech University	Washington University at St. Louis
Naval Academy	Texas Women's University	Wesleyan College
		West Point

 

Assistant Principals and Counselors

Assistant Principals (414-5247):	Counselors (414-7318):
Stephanie McGraw (A-Da)	Kristi Michener, A-Com
Vincent Trevino (De-Hi)	Karina Reyna, Con-Gon
Jorge Rodriguez (Ho-Men)	Leanne Haley , Goo-La
Lisa Pasholk (Mer-Sa)	Kathy Miller & Sandra Graham, Le-O
Larry Britton (Sc-Z)	Sondra Halweg, P-Sl
Susan Leos (Curriculum Instruction)	Jill Kelley & Pat Bell, Sm-Z
	Shannon Hudson & Tina Jewell (College & Career Advisors)

 

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