Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEXIA ISD·NCES 483042006302
R Q SIMS INT
1010 N ROSS, MEXIA, TX 76667 · (254) 562-4025 · Limestone County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
342 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MEXIA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
428
+25 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.4:1
% White
17%
was 21%
% Hispanic
56%
was 46%
% Black
22%
was 27%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About R Q SIMS INT
R Q SIMS INT is an intimate elementary-level community in MEXIA, Texas, overseen by MEXIA ISD. The school enrolls 428 students in grades 3 through 5.
R Q SIMS INT is one of 5 schools operated by MEXIA ISD, a district that instructs 1,846 students overall.
Demographically, R Q SIMS INT logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 22% Black, 17% White, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.
On the resource side, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 80% of students at R Q SIMS INT qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), R Q SIMS INT is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 39.0%; R Q SIMS INT posts 24.8%, -14.2 points below that line.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Limestone County) records that the typical household earns roughly $60,573 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. R Q SIMS INT is one of 11 public schools in Limestone County (combined enrollment of about 3,628 students).
Nearest neighbor: A B MCBAY EL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around R Q SIMS INT. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), R Q SIMS INT ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.7%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 403 students in 2018 compared to 428 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 46% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.
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Limestone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,283
Census ACS
Median income
$60,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,628 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MEXIA ISD
- MEXIA H SHigh · 535 students
- A B MCBAY ELElementary · 498 students
- MEXIA J HMiddle · 367 students
- DEVELOPMENTAL CTRMiddle · 18 students
Other schools in MEXIA
- MEXIA H SHigh · 535 students
- A B MCBAY ELElementary · 498 students
- MEXIA J HMiddle · 367 students
- DEVELOPMENTAL CTRMiddle · 18 students
Nearby schools
- A B MCBAY EL0.1 mi · 498
- MEXIA H S0.2 mi · 535
- MEXIA J H0.2 mi · 367
- DEVELOPMENTAL CTR0.4 mi · 18
- WORTHAM EL6.5 mi · 238
- WORTHAM MIDDLE6.5 mi · 132
Frequently asked questions
About R Q SIMS INTWhat is the total enrollment at R Q SIMS INT?
R Q SIMS INT enrolls approximately 428 students in grades 03-05.
Is R Q SIMS INT an elementary, middle, or high school?
R Q SIMS INT is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at R Q SIMS INT?
The student-to-teacher ratio at R Q SIMS INT is approximately 13.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at R Q SIMS INT?
At R Q SIMS INT, the student body is approximately 17% White, 56% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is R Q SIMS INT in?
R Q SIMS INT is part of MEXIA ISD.
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