T R Simmons Elementary School

T R Simmons Elementary School is one of the medium-sized primary schools in Jasper, Alabama, overseen by Jasper City, with 507 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 1.

Across the 5 schools in Jasper City (2,950 students total), T R Simmons Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, T R Simmons Elementary School logs that 57% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 22% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Walker County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, T R Simmons Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 52% of students at T R Simmons Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Walker County put the typical household earns roughly $56,509 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Walker County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,041 students), T R Simmons Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Jasper Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at T R Simmons Elementary School has edged up 10%, going from 460 students in 2018 to 507 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 67% to 57%. Class-load math has rose: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the T R Simmons Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.