Simmons Elementary - 10

Simmons Elementary - 10 operates as a big primary school in Aberdeen, South Dakota, overseen by Aberdeen School District 06-1. Current enrollment sits at 386 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 89% larger than typical.

Across the 10 schools in Aberdeen School District 06-1 (4,241 students total), Simmons Elementary - 10 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Simmons Elementary - 10 shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American, 2% Black. By comparison, Brown County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Simmons Elementary - 10 tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Brown County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Simmons Elementary - 10 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.3%; this one delivers 38.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Brown County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,898 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Simmons Elementary - 10 is one of 22 public schools in Brown County (combined enrollment of about 5,354 students).

Simmons Middle School - 03 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Simmons Elementary - 10 at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 40.5%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Simmons Elementary - 10 has edged down 4%, going from 403 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 6% to 18%.

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