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James Bowie Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

47 James Bowie Ln

Simms TX, 75574, Bowie County

Phone: 903-543-2245

Ranking:

(3,236 out of 6,018, bottom 46%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Simms 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:	18		18		19		22		21		23		23
Total Students:	218		201		226		221		243		258		260
Prekindergarten:	26	11.9%	21	10.4%	21	9.3%	27	12.2%	17	7.0%	32	12.4%	32	12.3%
Kindergarten:	27	12.4%	22	10.9%	37	16.4%	23	10.4%	41	16.9%	35	13.6%	32	12.3%
Grade 1:	27	12.4%	28	13.9%	27	11.9%	39	17.6%	39	16.0%	40	15.5%	38	14.6%
Grade 2:	32	14.7%	25	12.4%	39	17.3%	36	16.3%	35	14.4%	39	15.1%	34	13.1%
Grade 3:	29	13.3%	39	19.4%	39	17.3%	30	13.6%	38	15.6%	37	14.3%	37	14.2%
Grade 4:	42	19.3%	35	17.4%	30	13.3%	31	14.0%	33	13.6%	33	12.8%	38	14.6%
Grade 5:	35	16.1%	31	15.4%	33	14.6%	35	15.8%	40	16.5%	42	16.3%	49	18.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	112	51.4%	105	52.2%	112	49.6%	105	47.5%	121	49.8%	138	53.5%	146	56.2%
Female:	106	48.6%	96	47.8%	114	50.4%	116	52.5%	114	46.9%	112	43.4%	110	42.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	5	1.9%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	5	2.3%	8	4.0%	11	4.9%	12	5.4%	12	4.9%	4	1.6%	2	0.8%
Black:	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	1.6%	5	1.9%	0	0.0%
White:	207	95.0%	190	94.5%	207	91.6%	204	92.3%	226	93.0%	248	96.1%	253	97.3%
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:	5	2.3%	3	1.5%	8	3.5%	5	2.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	100	45.9%	108	53.7%	137	60.6%	119	53.8%	123	50.6%	97	37.6%	107	41.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	30	13.8%	20	10.0%	17	7.5%	16	7.2%	24	9.9%	49	19.0%	39	15.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.11		11.12		11.83		10.08		11.46		11.20		11.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	N/A
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	75%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	79%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	69%	63%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	75%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79%	80%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	89%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	98%	96%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	39%	39%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	90.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	31.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	68.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,675.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,630.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,429.0

* James Bowie Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.