Simms ISD
Simms, Texas · Bowie County · Grades Pre-K–12
Simms ISD runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 480 students. By enrollment it is the 818th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as rural, distant.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 3 |
| Students | 480 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 47.8 |
| Students per teacher | 10 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.2% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 4840320 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Simms ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bowie Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 212 | 12.4 | 65.1% |
| James Bowie High School | High | 9–12 | 153 | 8.2 | 58.8% |
| James Bowie Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 115 | 9.5 | 57.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Simms ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Simms ISD in context
Size
Simms ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is James Bowie Elementary School with 212 students, and the smallest is James Bowie Middle School with 115; the average is 160, against 626 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 7, with 44 students. Grade 12 has 38 students and kindergarten has 39, within 10% of each other. Simms ISD enrolls 21 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Simms ISD at 89.4%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Two or more races students make up 5.8%.
61.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 57.4% at James Bowie Middle School to 65.1% at James Bowie Elementary School.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 10 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 1.8 counselors it has 267 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Simms ISD is based in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, an area NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest district is Maud ISD, 9.3 miles away with 450 students. 13 districts are within 25 miles, and 8 of them enroll more students than Simms ISD. Bowie County has 13 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 45.6 | 11 |
| School counselors | 1.8 | 267 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 12.6 | 38 |
| Other student support staff | 1 | 480 |
| School administrators | 3 | 160 |
| District administrators | 2 | 240 |
| All staff | 87.3 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 89.4% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| Hispanic | 4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 21 |
| Kindergarten | 39 |
| Grade 1 | 33 |
| Grade 2 | 30 |
| Grade 3 | 28 |
| Grade 4 | 34 |
| Grade 5 | 27 |
| Grade 6 | 31 |
| Grade 7 | 44 |
| Grade 8 | 40 |
| Grade 9 | 43 |
| Grade 10 | 37 |
| Grade 11 | 35 |
| Grade 12 | 38 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maud ISD | 9 mi | 450 | 11.7 | – |
| Malta ISD | 10 mi | 223 | 14.8 | – |
| New Boston ISD | 10 mi | 1,108 | 9.9 | – |
| Hubbard ISD | 11 mi | 64 | 6.4 | – |
| Dekalb ISD | 13 mi | 898 | 11.4 | – |
| Redwater ISD | 15 mi | 1,103 | 10.4 | – |
| Hooks ISD | 16 mi | 914 | 12.8 | – |
| Pewitt CISD | 17 mi | 853 | 12 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Bowie County
- Texarkana ISD (7,269 students)
- Pleasant Grove ISD (2,366 students)
- Liberty-Eylau ISD (1,937 students)
- New Boston ISD (1,108 students)
- Redwater ISD (1,103 students)
- Hooks ISD (914 students)
- Dekalb ISD (898 students)
- Red Lick ISD (504 students)
- Maud ISD (450 students)
- Malta ISD (223 students)
- Leary ISD (119 students)
- Hubbard ISD (64 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
7497 Us Hwy 67 W, Simms, TX 75574
Phone: (903)543-2219
Website: simmsisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.