James Bowie Elementary School
- Elementary school in Simms ISD
- Simms, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Simms ISD: N/A
Total students
221
Avg. teacher experience
16.5 years
Simms ISD: 14.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Simms ISD: 100%
Statewide: 90.3%
James Bowie Elementary School is an elementary school in Simms, TX, in the Simms ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 221 students. 26.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $52,123, which is $10,351 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 16.5 years of experience.
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Website
Address
7497 Us Hwy 67 WSimms, TX 75574-0009
Office phone number
Principal
- Melissa Anderson
- manderson@simmsisd.net
- (903) 543-2219
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in James Bowie Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
221
African American
0 (0%)
Simms ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Simms ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Simms ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
8 (3.6%)
Simms ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Simms ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
202 (91.4%)
Simms ISD: 91.9%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
11 (5%)
Simms ISD: 4.2%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
26.7 %
Simms ISD: 34.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
56.6 %
Simms ISD: 52.3%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
0.5 %
Simms ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
0.5 %
Simms ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0.9 %
Simms ISD: 5.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
11.3 %
Simms ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Simms ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Simms ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Simms ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Simms ISD: N/A
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 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
2.4 %
Simms ISD: 4.7%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Simms ISD: Masked
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Simms ISD: N/A
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Simms ISD: Masked
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
0 %
Simms ISD: 11.8%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Simms ISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
2.6 %
Simms ISD: 4.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
0 %
Simms ISD: 0%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
16.6
African American
0 (0%)
Simms ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Simms ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Simms ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
0 (0%)
Simms ISD: 0%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Simms ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
16.6 (100%)
Simms ISD: 98%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Simms ISD: 2%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Simms ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
13.6 (81.9%)
Simms ISD: 79.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
3 (18.1%)
Simms ISD: 20.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Simms ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
13.3
Simms ISD: 10.3
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 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
16.5 years
Simms ISD: 14.6 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
$52,123
Simms ISD: $51,183
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$35,830
Simms ISD: $42,255
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$35,830
Simms ISD: $38,405
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$42,830
Simms ISD: $46,633
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$54,245
Simms ISD: $55,301
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$56,665
Simms ISD: $58,064
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$57,540
Simms ISD: $54,860
Statewide: $74,014