James Bowie High School
Public high school in Simms, Texas · Simms ISD · Grades 9–12
James Bowie High School serves 153 students in grades 9–12 in Simms (Bowie County). It is one of 3 schools in Simms ISD. By enrollment it is the 1449th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 18.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Simms ISD |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484032004567 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Simms ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 153 | 480 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.2 | 10 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.8% | 61.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
James Bowie High School in context
Size
James Bowie High School is the only high school in Simms ISD. Its 153 students are 31.9% of the district's 480. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 15.8 miles away and have a median of 331 students, so James Bowie High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 43 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 35, against an average of 38 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% fewer students than grade 9 (38 against 43). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 92.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Simms ISD (89.4%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.2% across Simms ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
James Bowie High School has 18.68 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 153 students would have about 10.9 teachers, so James Bowie High School has 7.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is New Boston High School, 9 miles away in New Boston ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 92.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
| Hispanic | 2% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Black | 0.7% |
38.6% of students are girls and 61.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 43 |
| Grade 10 | 37 |
| Grade 11 | 35 |
| Grade 12 | 38 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7497 Us Hwy 67 W, Simms, TX 75574
Phone: (903)543-2219
Website: simmsisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: James Bowie High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Boston High School | New Boston ISD | 9.0 mi | 324 | 9.1 | 71.9% |
| Dekalb High School | Dekalb ISD | 12.9 mi | 277 | 10.1 | 61.4% |
| Redwater High School | Redwater ISD | 14.9 mi | 357 | 9.4 | 35.3% |
| Hooks High School | Hooks ISD | 15.2 mi | 334 | 11.3 | 43.7% |
| Pewitt High School | Pewitt CISD | 16.4 mi | 262 | 10.7 | 56.9% |
| Liberty-Eylau High School | Liberty-Eylau ISD | 24.3 mi | 543 | 8.4 | 82.3% |
| Pleasant Grove High School | Pleasant Grove ISD | 24.3 mi | 821 | 12.7 | 37.9% |
| Hughes Springs High School | Hughes Springs ISD | 24.9 mi | 327 | 8.7 | 46.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Simms ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Bowie Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 212 |
| James Bowie Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 115 |