1010 N Ross, Mexia, Limestone County, 76667
R Q Sims Int is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mexia, Limestone County. The school has 386 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Belinda Cotton. It is part of the Mexia Isd school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
R Q Sims Int enrolls 386 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 195 | 51% |
| White | 83 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
335 of the school's 386 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
R Q Sims Int is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 5, state house district 12.
R Q Sims Int is one of 5 schools in MEXIA ISD, based in MEXIA, Texas. The district serves 1,846 students district-wide and employs 158 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 386 students, R Q Sims Int is close to the district average of about 369 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant