📍 7497 Us Hwy 67 W, Simms, Bowie County, 75574
James Bowie Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Simms, Bowie County. The school has 132 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stephanie Sparks. It is part of the Simms Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Bowie Middle enrolls 132 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.8% Two or more races and 3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 123 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
62 of the school's 132 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 57 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James Bowie Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
James Bowie Middle is one of 3 schools in SIMMS ISD, based in SIMMS, Texas. The district serves 480 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 132 students, James Bowie Middle is smaller than the district average of about 160 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant