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Simms ISD

Independent School District · Bowie County · Mount Pleasant area (Region 8)

505
Students
3
Campuses
B 86/100
TEA Rating (2024-25)
Mr Edward May View 26–27 Calendar
Superintendent

Boundary map

Boundary from TEA · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools in this district (3)

  • James Bowie Elementary Grades EE-05 221 students
  • James Bowie High School Grades 09-12 154 students
  • James Bowie Middle Grades 06-08 130 students

Official Texas Education Agency

Texas School Report Card

2024-25 accountability data for Simms ISD · updated 06/01/2026

A–F · txschools.gov
B 86
Recognized
Overall score 86 / 100
480Students
3Campuses
10.1Students / Teacher
Mr Edward MaySuperintendent
★ Postsecondary Readiness

Student Population

Economically Disadvantaged61.3%
Special Education13.5%
Emergent Bilingual / English Learners1.3%

Student Outcomes

95.5%
Attendance Rate
9.3%
Chronic Absenteeism
31%
Grade 8 Algebra I EOC
38.1%
Postsecondary Outcomes

Staff

10.1Students per Teacher
47.7Full-time Teachers
87.3Full-time Staff
$50,635Avg. Teacher Salary

Original report card

The complete official TEA report card page (2024-25). Click to enlarge or download the high-resolution image.

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U.S. Census · NCES ACS-ED

Community & Demographics

American Community Survey estimates (2019-23) for the Simms ISD area

ACS-ED Dashboard
4,988Total population
$67,396Median household income
915Total households
80.4%Broadband internet

Race & ethnicity

White64%Hispanic / Latino13%Black / African American20%Two or more races2%American Indian / Alaska Native1%

Housing type

House 65.5%Apartments / other 34.5%

Homes by year built

2000 & after 37.7%1970–1999 48.5%Before 1970 13.9%

NCES Demographic Dashboard (2019-23)

Full ACS-ED report from the National Center for Education Statistics — includes language, labor-force and educational-attainment charts.

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