{{short description|School district in Texas}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school district | name = Simms Independent School District | city = Simms | county = Bowie | state = Texas | grades = PK-12 | schools = 3 | website = https://www.simmsisd.net/ }} '''Simms Independent School District''' is a public school district based in the community of Simms, Texas (USA). In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html|title = 2009 Accountability Rating System|publisher = Texas Education Agency|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151025190535/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html|archivedate = 2015-10-25}}</ref>
==Schools== *'''James Bowie High School (Grades 9{{nbndash}}12)''' {{main |James Bowie High School (Simms, Texas) |l1=James Bowie High School}} During 2022{{nbndash}}2023, James Bowie High School had an enrollment of 140 students in grades 9{{nbndash}}12 and a student to teacher ratio of 7.1.<ref name=NCES_James_Bowie_H_S>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4840320&ID=484032004567 |title=James Bowie H S |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |accessdate=December 3, 2024}}</ref>
*'''James Bowie Middle School (Grades 6{{nbndash}}8)''' During 2022{{nbndash}}2023, James Bowie Middle School had an enrollment of 132 students in grades 6{{nbndash}}8 and a student to teacher ratio of 10.36.<ref name=NCES_James_Bowie_Middle>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4840320&ID=484032009495 |title=James Bowie Middle |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |accessdate=December 3, 2024}}</ref>
*'''James Bowie Elementary School (Grades PK{{nbndash}}5)''' During 2022{{nbndash}}2023, James Bowie Elementary School had an enrollment of 212 students in grades PK{{nbndash}}5 and a student to teacher ratio of 12.76.<ref name=NCES_James_Bowie_El>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4840320&ID=484032004566 |title=James Bowie El |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |accessdate=December 3, 2024}}</ref>
== Controversy == In July 2024, the ACLU of Texas sent Simms Independent School District a letter, alleging that the district's 2023{{nbndash}}2024 dress and grooming code appeared to violate the [https://texascrownact.org/ Texas CROWN Act], a state law which prohibits racial discrimination based on hair texture or styles, and asking the district to revise its policies for the 2024{{nbndash}}2025 school year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gross |first=Kristi |date=2024-07-24 |title=ACLU of Texas Finds 51 School Districts Likely Remain in Violation of the CROWN Act |url=https://www.aclutx.org/en/press-releases/aclu-texas-finds-51-school-districts-likely-remain-violation-crown-act |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808173913/https://www.aclutx.org/en/press-releases/aclu-texas-finds-51-school-districts-likely-remain-violation-crown-act |archive-date=2024-08-08 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=ACLU of Texas |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leffingwell |first=Kelsey |date=2024-07-24 |title=51 Texas school districts violating CROWN Act, ACLU says |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/politics/2024/07/24/aclu-of-texas-finds-51-school-districts-violating-the-crown-act |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725103019/https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/politics/2024/07/24/aclu-of-texas-finds-51-school-districts-violating-the-crown-act |archive-date=2024-07-25 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Spectrum News |language=en}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.simmsisd.net/ Simms ISD]
Category:School districts in Bowie County, Texas
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