55 out of 10GreatSchools

Bowie High School

Bowie, MD
  • Public
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  • Grades 9-12
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  • Enrollment: 2424

Overview

Bowie High School
15200 Annapolis Road
Bowie, MD 20715
(301) 805-2600
Bowie High School is located in Bowie, MD and serves grades 9-12.It received a GreatSchool rating of 5 out of 10
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Student Diversity

Race

Percentage

Native American
0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
Two or more races
4%
Asian
4%
White
11%
Hispanic
12%
Black
68%
Other
1%

Reviews20 Reviews

2.5
parent
It wasn't great when my daughter attended back 2012 and now have a middle child getting ready to enter this fall, totally considering moving out the county just because of the school system. The community is great, it's the kids at the school, surprised that it is even scoring a 5 out of 10.
student
(Remember, this review is from the perscpeitve of a Summit student, Bowie’s program for those who are generally considered their best students coming in)Overall my experience at Bowie so far (I’m going to be a senior in September) hasn’t been stellar. Setting aside personal stuff, it’s just not that great of a school. The Teachers in generally are pretty meh. There are some really good one (like the Summit English 10 teacher), but most of them are just ok. The bad teachers are REALLY bad. Even some of the AP teachers are pretty bad (AP World and AP Art History). From my experience, the French teacher, Algebra II teacher, and chemistry teachers are all quite bad. (If you’re thinking about going here, PLEASE get as many language credits as possible in Middle school). The Technology department is a complete joke, there whole weeks in Tech Design class where we did precisely nothing at all. The building isn’t great, and the bathrooms often lack basics like soap and paper towels. However, in my opinion the WORST part of Bowie is the students. Most of them are obnoxious jerks who don’t take the opportunity they were given seriously at all. Even the so called “smart” kid use their phones in class and regularly fail to do basic instructions. I’ve had so many classes with decent teachers made terrible by an awful class. They just do not care, and it unfortunately holds back the kids who really do. And the teachers usually just let it slide. They show up late to class with a chick fil a bag in hand and face no consequences. Or turn in assignments three months late and it’s still accepted. They can’t even get quiet at a freakin assembly for god sakes. Yet they still complain and whine about how they can’t to this and this teacher sucks (even though they don’t even try to listen during their class) and blah blah blah. Hey, maybe we don’t have open lunch because you guys clearly wouldn’t be able to handle it. The dumbest incident I’ve ever seen in school was when some geniuses decided to bring FIREWORKS and SMOKE BOMBS to our school and had the entire school sitting outside for over a hour, wasting time. Not to mention the fights. They honestly take what is an average, meh school and make it worse.So yeah, overall not a great school. (Also, the Summit program is essentially meaningless after 9th grade, just adds more graduation requirements
student
Bowie High School is not the worst school in the area, that’s true. Doesn’t change the fact that it’s an overcrowded, underfunded mess. There are no resources, the heat doesn’t work, most teachers are downright awful and the students are out of control.
student
My experience as a student at Bowie High has been awful. The building is disgusting, full of roaches and rats, and crumbling in some places. There are never enough resources like soap, paper, tissues, etc. Security does little to nothing to control rowdy students and fights are a constant. The cafeteria is disgusting and not kids eat out of the vending machines. Administration spends all the funds on sports- like a brand new football field- and ignores academics entirely, despite the fact that the football team hasn’t won a homecoming game in over a decade. There are a few amazing teachers but most others have either given up or contribute to the chaos actively. The school is HUGELY overcrowded, despite there being an entire separate building for the freshmen, and there is never enough to go around. Attempts at school spirit are openly mocked and every student counts down until graduation, when they can get the hell out of here.
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