R Q Sims Int Primary School
1010 North Ross
Mexia TX, 76667, Limestone County
Phone: 254-562-4000
Ranking:
(5,367 out of 6,018, bottom 11%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Mexia 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: | 19 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 24 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 340 | 276 | 281 | 426 | 288 | 299 | 291 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 93 | 27.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 1: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% |
Grade 2: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Grade 3: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 151 | 35.4% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.4% |
Grade 4: | 117 | 34.4% | 133 | 48.2% | 142 | 50.5% | 144 | 33.8% | 148 | 51.4% | 155 | 51.8% | 148 | 50.9% |
Grade 5: | 130 | 38.2% | 143 | 51.8% | 139 | 49.5% | 131 | 30.8% | 140 | 48.6% | 140 | 46.8% | 137 | 47.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 186 | 54.7% | 153 | 55.4% | 153 | 54.4% | 227 | 53.3% | 138 | 47.9% | 167 | 55.9% | 157 | 54.0% |
Female: | 154 | 45.3% | 123 | 44.6% | 128 | 45.6% | 199 | 46.7% | 142 | 49.3% | 124 | 41.5% | 130 | 44.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 143 | 42.1% | 118 | 42.8% | 111 | 39.5% | 176 | 41.3% | 108 | 37.5% | 94 | 31.4% | 88 | 30.2% |
Black: | 124 | 36.5% | 71 | 25.7% | 72 | 25.6% | 120 | 28.2% | 87 | 30.2% | 88 | 29.4% | 83 | 28.5% |
White: | 66 | 19.4% | 75 | 27.2% | 85 | 30.2% | 116 | 27.2% | 88 | 30.6% | 114 | 38.1% | 116 | 39.9% |
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: | 6 | 1.8% | 11 | 4.0% | 12 | 4.3% | 12 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 290 | 85.3% | 192 | 69.6% | 191 | 68.0% | 289 | 67.8% | 189 | 65.6% | 176 | 58.9% | 182 | 62.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 4.7% | 25 | 9.1% | 27 | 9.6% | 30 | 7.0% | 35 | 12.2% | 39 | 13.0% | 29 | 10.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.72 | 13.80 | 13.63 | 14.61 | 14.05 | 12.60 | 11.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 33% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,441.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,209.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,831.0 |
* R Q Sims Int Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.