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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HATBORO-HORSHAM SD·NCES 421161003270
Simmons Elementary School
411 Babylon Rd, Horsham, PA 19044 · (215) 420-5700 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
108 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 59% · 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
Based on grade levels within Hatboro-Horsham SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
64.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 67.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Simmons Elementary School
Simmons Elementary School's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons Elementary School this school | 610 | 17.7% | 66.8% |
| Lynnewood Elementary School Havertown | 580 | 15.9% | 75.8% |
| Bon Meade Elementary School Moon township | 572 | 18.5% | 84.1% |
| Radnor Elementary School Radnor | 554 | 13.0% | 81.7% |
| Lower Nazareth Elementary School Nazareth | 615 | 23.1% | 79.7% |
| Warwick Elementary School Jamison | 502 | 15.7% | 70.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Simmons Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #392 of 1,396 | #50 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #402 of 1,511 ▼ 102 | #51 of 92 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #466 of 1,511 ▲ 16 | #58 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #250 of 1,638 | #14 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #387 of 1,528 | #33 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #641 of 1,531 | #76 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.7% | #1,475 of 1,600 | #81 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #403 of 1,045 | #28 of 61 |
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
610
+38 (+7%) vs 2020
+87% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 610 | 51.6 | 11.8:1 | 18% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 51.6 | 11.3:1 | 19% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 55.2 | 10.6:1 | 16% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 52 | 11.0:1 | 15% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 48.8 | 14.9:1 | 16% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 49 | 14.5:1 | 13% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 760 | 57 | 13.3:1 | 6% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 890 | 62 | 14.3:1 | 2% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 16 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Simmons Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (729 to 610); teachers up 6% (48.8 to 51.6).
About Simmons Elementary School
Simmons Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in Horsham, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 610 students, from kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 38% bigger than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Hatboro-Horsham SD counts 6 schools and 4,179 students, including Simmons Elementary School.
At 73%, White students outnumber all other groups at Simmons Elementary School combined. Other students are 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. The county population is about 73% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Simmons Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Simmons Elementary School counts 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.8 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Montgomery County, the average is 40%.
The allk12 Grade for Simmons Elementary School is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 70.0% for a school in Pennsylvania with Simmons Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Simmons Elementary School posts 66.8%.
Montgomery County has these Census figures: median household income is about $113,915, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Simmons Elementary School is among the 160 public schools in Montgomery County.
The closest public school, Hatboro-Horsham SHS, is less than a tenth of a mile from Simmons Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Simmons Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The number of students climbed from 572 to 610 over 4 years.
The Simmons Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hatboro-Horsham SD
- Hatboro-Horsham SHSHigh · 1,336 students
- Keith Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Crooked Billet Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Hallowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Blair Mill ElementaryElementary · 361 students
Other schools in Horsham
- Hatboro-Horsham SHSHigh · 1,336 students
- Keith Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Hallowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
Other Simmons Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Simmons Elementary. Simmons Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Simmons Elementary SchoolVersailles, KY · 415 students
- Simmons Elementary - 10Aberdeen, SD · 386 students
Nearby schools
- Hatboro-Horsham SHS0.0 mi · 1,336
- Hallowell Elementary School1.5 mi · 438
- Keith Valley Middle School2.1 mi · 966
- Maple Glen Elementary School2.5 mi · 452
- Blair Mill Elementary2.7 mi · 361
- Jarrettown Elementary School3.2 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Simmons Elementary SchoolHow large is Simmons Elementary School?
Simmons Elementary School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades KG-05.
Is Simmons Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Simmons Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Simmons Elementary School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Simmons Elementary School.
How diverse is Simmons Elementary School?
Simmons Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Simmons Elementary School in?
Simmons Elementary School is part of Hatboro-Horsham SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.