JAMES BOWIE H S

JAMES BOWIE H S is a very small secondary school in SIMMS, Texas, run under SIMMS ISD. The school enrolls 153 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so JAMES BOWIE H S sits 81% below that benchmark.

SIMMS ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 480 students; JAMES BOWIE H S is among them.

In terms of who attends, JAMES BOWIE H S lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 5% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the income-and-resources front, JAMES BOWIE H S reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 59% of students at JAMES BOWIE H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bowie County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JAMES BOWIE H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.2%; this one delivers 58.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bowie County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $59,803 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. JAMES BOWIE H S is one of 46 public schools in Bowie County (combined enrollment of about 17,523 students).

JAMES BOWIE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JAMES BOWIE H S at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 46.6%.

JAMES BOWIE H S operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. JAMES BOWIE H S's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 152 (now 153).

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.