Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Simms ISD: A

Total students

198

Avg. teacher experience

16.9 years

Simms ISD: 15.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Simms ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

James Bowie Elementary School is an elementary school in Simms, TX, in the Simms ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 198 students. 30.8% 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 B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $52,324, which is $6,563 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 16.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.simmsisd.net

Address

7497 Us Hwy 67 W
Simms, TX 75574-0009

Office phone number

(903) 543-2219

Principal

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

198

African American

0 (0%)

Simms ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Simms ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.5%)

Simms ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

8 (4%)

Simms ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Simms ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

180 (90.9%)

Simms ISD: 91.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

9 (4.5%)

Simms ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

4.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

90.9%

Two or more races

4.5%

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

30.8 %

Simms ISD: 37.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

48 %

Simms ISD: 46.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0.5 %

Simms ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

30.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

48.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

0.5%

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

0.5 %

Simms ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.5 %

Simms ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7.6 %

Simms ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0.5%

Gifted and talented

1.5%

Special education

7.6%

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)

B

Simms ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Simms ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Simms ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Simms ISD: 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 2022 Accountability Manual.

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

3 %

Simms ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Simms ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Simms ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Simms ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

Masked

Simms ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Simms ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

1.9 %

Simms ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Simms ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13.9%

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

16.6

African American

0 (0%)

Simms ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Simms ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Simms ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Simms ISD: 0%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Simms ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16.6 (100%)

Simms ISD: 100%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Simms ISD: 0%

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%)

Simms ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

12.6 (75.9%)

Simms ISD: 69.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

4 (24.1%)

Simms ISD: 30.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

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 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

11.9

Simms ISD: 9.7

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

16.9 years

Simms ISD: 15.9 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

$52,324

Simms ISD: $52,695

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$34,390

Simms ISD: $34,390

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$39,880

Simms ISD: $38,854

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

N/A

Simms ISD: $44,928

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$52,798

Simms ISD: $54,795

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$56,440

Simms ISD: $60,155

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$58,040

Simms ISD: $58,040

Statewide: $71,111

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