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James Bowie Middle Middle School
47 James Bowie Ln
Simms TX, 75574, Bowie County
Phone: 903-543-2219
Ranking:
(3,771 out of 6,018, bottom 37%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Simms Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||
Total Students: | 108 | 115 | 119 | 126 | 136 | 144 | 137 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 29 | 26.9% | 34 | 29.6% | 33 | 27.7% | 39 | 31.0% | 39 | 28.7% | 49 | 34.0% | 46 | 33.6% |
Grade 7: | 41 | 38.0% | 37 | 32.2% | 44 | 37.0% | 40 | 31.7% | 46 | 33.8% | 52 | 36.1% | 40 | 29.2% |
Grade 8: | 38 | 35.2% | 44 | 38.3% | 42 | 35.3% | 47 | 37.3% | 51 | 37.5% | 43 | 29.9% | 51 | 37.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 51 | 47.2% | 61 | 53.0% | 60 | 50.4% | 73 | 57.9% | 77 | 56.6% | 79 | 54.9% | 72 | 52.6% |
Female: | 57 | 52.8% | 54 | 47.0% | 59 | 49.6% | 53 | 42.1% | 51 | 37.5% | 57 | 39.6% | 61 | 44.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.4% | 2 | 1.5% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 8 | 7.4% | 8 | 7.0% | 7 | 5.9% | 2 | 1.6% | 2 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 97 | 89.8% | 102 | 88.7% | 106 | 89.1% | 117 | 92.9% | 133 | 97.8% | 142 | 98.6% | 135 | 98.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 2.8% | 4 | 3.5% | 5 | 4.2% | 6 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 43.5% | 54 | 47.0% | 55 | 46.2% | 54 | 42.9% | 70 | 51.5% | 52 | 36.1% | 57 | 41.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 16.7% | 10 | 8.7% | 9 | 7.6% | 16 | 12.7% | 14 | 10.3% | 16 | 11.1% | 12 | 8.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.95 | 11.17 | 12.01 | 12.83 | 13.88 | 14.20 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 77% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 84% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 70% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 75% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 59% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 63% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 59% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 45% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | NA |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 22.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 0.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 100.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,747.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,747.0 |
* James Bowie Middle Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.