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James Bowie Elementary

Q: Is James Bowie Elementary a good school?

James Bowie Elementary ranks 1004 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend James Bowie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended James Bowie Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of James Bowie Elementary?

Students at James Bowie Elementary are 88% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of James Bowie Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Bowie Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : James Bowie Middle High : James Bowie High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1004^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

James Bowie Elementary is a small, rural PK-5 school in the Simms Independent School District (Isd), serving 212 students with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. The school has shown a remarkable turnaround, climbing from a 2-star rating to a 4-star rating (78th percentile) in recent years, placing it among the top-performing schools in the area. This success is driven by exceptional math instruction, with 3rd-grade math proficiency at 69.2% and 4th-grade math at 66.7%—significantly higher than state averages and leading nearby schools like Hooks Elementary and Dekalb Elementary.

One of the school's standout achievements is its ability to support economically disadvantaged students, with 65% qualifying for free or reduced lunch. James Bowie now ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide for low-income students, a dramatic improvement from just two years prior. This progress outpaces many similar schools, though it is worth noting that Malta Elementary achieves a comparable overall ranking (80th percentile) with a lower poverty rate and less spending per student. Interestingly, James Bowie's 3rd-grade reading (65.4%) and math (69.2%) scores actually exceed those of Redwater Elementary, the highest-ranked district in the area, suggesting a strong academic foundation in early grades.

Despite these strengths, the school faces critical challenges. Fifth-grade science remains a persistent weakness, with only 10.3% of students proficient compared to the state average of 29.6%—the lowest among nearby schools like Pewitt Elementary. Additionally, support for special education students is highly volatile, dropping to the 0th percentile in the most recent year. While James Bowie's upward trajectory is impressive, addressing these gaps will be essential to sustaining its progress and ensuring all students thrive.

212

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,571

Per pupil spending ?

65.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7497 Us Hwy 67 W
Simms, TX 75574-0009

(903) 543-2219

District: Simms Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend James Bowie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	James Bowie Middle
High:	James Bowie High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Two or more races:

6.6%

Hispanic:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (61% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

Texas avg51%

1,004^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 40 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

261^st of 951Simms Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	1004 of 4627	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	56.7	1738 of 4651	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	2279 of 4710	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	2570 of 4647	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.0	1071 of 4581	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	1527 of 4578	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	1603 of 4479	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	2115 of 4359	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.6	1933 of 4329	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.2	2642 of 4286	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.7	2348 of 4320	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	68.7	1277 of 4260	70.0%	★★★★☆
2013	54.7	2029 of 4221	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.1	2393 of 4206	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.9	1695 of 4095	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.5	2763 of 3937	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.3	2831 of 3884	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.2	2936 of 3768	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	64.2	1414 of 3724	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.4	1206 of 3476	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	34.6	2680 of 3475	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	62.0	1393 of 3465	59.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	2090 of 4461	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	3054 of 4295	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.5	905 of 4240	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	863 of 4575	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	814 of 3744	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	47.8	2323 of 4658	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	2486 of 4588	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.8	1481 of 4561	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	1390 of 4499	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	1161 of 4348	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	1694 of 4306	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	21.1	2574 of 3006	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	1287 of 4520	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	51.7	1649 of 3705	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.2	3188 of 4594	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	3092 of 4521	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.6	1143 of 4477	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	1359 of 4451	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	893 of 4309	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	1058 of 4264	75.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	1223 of 4582	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	42.1	2141 of 3739	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	2172 of 4647	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	2508 of 4585	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.3	784 of 4563	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	1638 of 4498	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	2108 of 4357	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	2532 of 4319	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	4298 of 4301	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	58.6	1127 of 3549	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.6	705 of 3799	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	39.2	2123 of 3684	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	3340 of 3558	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	1536 of 3006	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.5	1751 of 2612	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	2354 of 3108	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	2537 of 3106	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.8	1460 of 3082	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	1994 of 3082	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	1948 of 3142	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	2344 of 3127	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)81st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)53rd percentile-23 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)14th percentile-52 vs school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile-78 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics63%+16 vs state

Reading60%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)					STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
James Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7497 Us Hwy 67 W	Simms	75574	Bowie County	Simms Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 543-2219	212	17	12.4	65.1%	187 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	73.4	1004^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.3%		56.7	1738^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.6%	734	65.4	54.2	60.0			69.2	66.7	52.0				$8,571
Malta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6178 W Us Hwy 82	New Boston	75570	Bowie County	Malta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 667-2950	223	15	14.7	46.2%	191 (85.7%)	3 (1.3%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	75.2	932^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	79.9%		72	1050^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.4%	118	69.6	55.0	77.8	91.7		47.8	50.0	55.6	83.3			$9,196
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	604 N McCoy Blvd	New Boston	75570	Bowie County	New Boston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 628-6521	544	50	10.8	84.0%	290 (53.3%)	137 (25.2%)	46 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (12.3%)	43.4	2487^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.3%		29	3494^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.9%	1007	63.4	37.5	49.3			52.1	19.5	52.1				$10,889
Hubbard Independent School District (Isd)	Public	PK, KG-8	3347 Us Hwy 259 S	De Kalb	75559	Bowie County	Hubbard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 667-2645	64	10	6.4	78.1%	44 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	41.3	2639^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.0%		48.7	2212^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.4%	427	33.3	25.0				66.7	50.0					$17,496
Dekalb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	101 W Fannin St	De Kalb	75559	Bowie County	Dekalb Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 667-2328	351	27	13.0	73.8%	239 (68.1%)	43 (12.3%)	37 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	58	1712^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.0%		61.5	1501^st of 4651 public elementary schools	67.7%	211	63.5	54.8				30.8	54.8					$8,796
Redwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	206 Red River Rd N	Redwater	75573	Bowie County	Redwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 671-3425	329	29	11.2	49.5%	285 (86.6%)	8 (2.4%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)								(n/a)	54.7					58.7						$8,708
Hooks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 Precinct Rd	Hooks	75561	Bowie County	Hooks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 547-2291	323	18	18.2	62.5%	222 (68.7%)	33 (10.2%)	23 (7.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.7%)	60.8	1579^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.9%		67.5	1235^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.4%	344	57.7	53.5				63.5	42.3					$9,038
Pewitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	374 County Rd 4318	Omaha	75571	Morris County	Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 884-2404	415	29	14.3	69.4%	222 (53.5%)	55 (13.3%)	77 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (14.0%)	63.2	1450^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.7%		72.3	1029^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.9%	421	60.0	76.9	79.7			41.8	41.5	37.9				$8,888
Leary Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	9500 W New Boston Rd	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Leary Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-8960	119	11	10.9	95.0%	94 (79.0%)	10 (8.4%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.4%)	44.8	2398^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.2%		9.5	4504^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.2%	2106	36.4	57.1	50.0	71.4	66.7	54.6	23.1	0.0	57.1	40.0	20.0	$10,338

Frequently Asked Questions about James Bowie Elementary

Is James Bowie Elementary a good school?

James Bowie Elementary ranks 1004^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is James Bowie Elementary in?

Simms Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of James Bowie Elementary?

Students at James Bowie Elementary are 88% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of James Bowie Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Bowie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Bowie Middle
High : James Bowie High School

How many students attend James Bowie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended James Bowie Elementary.

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