Accountability rating (2018-2019)

B

Total students

482

Avg. teacher experience

14.8 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

97.3 %

Statewide: 90.3%

Simms ISD is a school district in Simms, TX. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 482 students. 8.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year.

In the Class of 2020, 97.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average ACT score was 18.0.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,053, which is $6,588 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.8 years of experience.

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Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Simms ISD are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher ed outcomes in Region 08.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

482

African American

1 (0.2%)

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.8%)

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

15 (3.1%)

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Statewide: 0.2%

White

448 (92.9%)

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

13 (2.7%)

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

0.2%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

3.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

92.9%

Two or more races

2.7%

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

8.1 %

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

47.5 %

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

1.2 %

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

8.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

47.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

1.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

1 %

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

6 %

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

13.3 %

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

1.0%

Gifted and talented

6.0%

Special education

13.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

B

School progress (2018-2019)

A

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

B

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 2021 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

97.3 %

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

N/A

Statewide: 87%

American Indian

N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

Asian

N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

Masked

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Statewide: 89.2%

White

100 %

Statewide: 94%

Two or more races

Masked

Statewide: 91.1%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

Masked

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

Statewide: 1.6%

American Indian

Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

African American

N/A

Statewide: 2.5%

Asian

Masked

Statewide: 0.3%

Hispanic

0 %

Statewide: 1.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Statewide: 1.5%

White

0 %

Statewide: 0.9%

Two or more races

0 %

Statewide: 1.5%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

4.2 %

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

Masked

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

Masked

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

11.8 %

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Statewide: 7.2%

White

4.1 %

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

0 %

Statewide: 6.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2019-2020 school year.

All students

0 %

Statewide: 22%

African American

N/A

Statewide: 13.3%

American Indian

Masked

Statewide: 17.2%

Asian

Masked

Statewide: 59.1%

Hispanic

Masked

Statewide: 18.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Statewide: 25.4%

Two or more races

Masked

Statewide: 25.8%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2019-2020 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Statewide: 59%

African American

N/A

Statewide: 40.4%

American Indian

N/A

Statewide: 57.6%

Asian

N/A

Statewide: 81.2%

Hispanic

N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Statewide: 58.9%

White

N/A

Statewide: 69%

Two or more races

N/A

Statewide: 69.1%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

Masked

Statewide: 1019

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

18.0

Statewide: 20.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2019-2020.

Reading

13.9 %

Statewide: 59.7%

Math

11.1 %

Statewide: 47.9%

Reading + Math

8.3 %

Statewide: 43.2%

Reading

13.9%

Math

11.1%

Reading + Math

8.3%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

45

African American

0 (0%)

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Statewide: 0.2%

White

45 (100%)

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (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%)

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

31 (68.9%)

Statewide: 73%

Master's

14 (31.1%)

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

10.7

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 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

14.8 years

Statewide: 11.2 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

$51,053

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$33,660

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$38,503

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$49,304

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$53,193

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$57,449

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$58,040

Statewide: $69,974

All campuses

Elementary schools

Middle school or junior high schools

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