Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEXIA ISD·NCES 483042006302
R Q Sims Intermediate School
1010 N ROSS, MEXIA, TX 76667 · (254) 562-4025 · Limestone County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 158 | 37% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 32% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 18.0% | 27.0% | 44.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% 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 →
Schools most like R Q Sims Intermediate School
R Q Sims Intermediate School's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R Q Sims Intermediate School this school | 428 | 79.9% | 25.3% |
| Pope Elementary School ARLINGTON | 439 | 79.5% | 23.5% |
| G W Carver Early Childhood Center ENNIS | 407 | 82.6% | N/A |
| Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School MCKINNEY | 415 | 74.9% | 35.4% |
| Mary Branch Elementary School BRYAN | 470 | 81.5% | 44.7% |
| Peebles Elementary School KILLEEN | 458 | 75.1% | 32.0% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where R Q Sims Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #4,035 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,013 of 4,466 ▲ 189 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,383 of 4,466 ▲ 377 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,742 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #3,249 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,178 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #1,326 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #1,963 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #936 of 1,307 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
428
+38 (+10%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 428 | 31.6 | 13.6:1 | 80% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 33 | 11.7:1 | 85% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 33.3 | 11.6:1 | 87% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 33 | 11.8:1 | 84% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 32.5 | 12.4:1 | 82% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 27 | 18.7:1 | 86% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 75% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 64% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 25 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R Q Sims Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (403 to 428); teachers down 3% (32.5 to 31.6).
About R Q Sims Intermediate School
R Q Sims Intermediate School, located in MEXIA, Texas, is a small elementary school. The school teaches grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 428 students.
In MEXIA ISD, 5 schools enroll a combined 1,846 students.
About 56% of the student body at R Q Sims Intermediate School is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 22% Black, 17% White, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Limestone County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
With 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 80% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, R Q Sims Intermediate School lands at D, ahead of 8% of Texas public elementary schools.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 39.6%. R Q Sims Intermediate School posts 25.3%, 14.3 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Limestone County, median household income comes to about $60,573, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 11, with about 3,628 students.
R Q Sims Intermediate School's nearest public school is A B McBay Elementary School (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Compared with its nearest neighbors, R Q Sims Intermediate School ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, R Q Sims Intermediate School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, R Q Sims Intermediate School enrolled 390 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 428. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.6:1.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 535 students
- A B McBay Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Mexia Junior High SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Developmental CenterMiddle · 18 students
Other schools in MEXIA
- Mexia High SchoolHigh · 535 students
- A B McBay Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Mexia Junior High SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Developmental CenterMiddle · 18 students
Nearby schools
- A B McBay Elementary School0.1 mi · 498
- Mexia High School0.2 mi · 535
- Mexia Junior High School0.2 mi · 367
- Developmental Center0.4 mi · 18
- Wortham Elementary School6.5 mi · 238
- Wortham Middle School6.5 mi · 132
Frequently asked questions
About R Q Sims Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at R Q Sims Intermediate School?
R Q Sims Intermediate School enrolls approximately 428 students in grades 03-05.
Is R Q Sims Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
R Q Sims Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at R Q Sims Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at R Q Sims Intermediate School is approximately 13.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at R Q Sims Intermediate School?
At R Q Sims Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 56% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is R Q Sims Intermediate School in?
R Q Sims Intermediate School is part of MEXIA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.