Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABERDEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 06-1·NCES 460207000010
Simmons Elementary - 10
1500 S 3rd St, Aberdeen, SD 57401 · (605) 725-7600 · Brown County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- CTest 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 South Dakota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
186 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 53% · 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
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
SD avg 50.3% . +12.2pp since 2022
Math
46.6%
SD avg 47.5% . +3.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.2% | 38.7% |
| 2022-23 | 34.9% | 43.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SD Smarter Balanced. 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for South Dakota 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 South Dakota'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 - 10
Simmons Elementary - 10's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons Elementary - 10 this school | 386 | 48.2% | 38.1% |
| O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 Aberdeen | 304 | 55.3% | 32.4% |
| Lincoln Elementary - 04 Yankton | 416 | 43.0% | 49.1% |
| L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 Mitchell | 438 | 41.3% | 46.3% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17 Rapid City | 328 | 41.8% | 41.0% |
| Grandview Elementary - 06 Rapid City | 431 | 39.2% | 44.7% |
Matched among South Dakota 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 - 10 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #146 of 193 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #120 of 199 ▲ 33 | #5 of 8 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #120 of 202 ▲ 24 | #5 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #60 of 331 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #33 of 131 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #48 of 131 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #58 of 209 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #73 of 87 | #5 of 6 |
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
386
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 386 | 30.5 | 12.7:1 | 48% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 29.7 | 14.0:1 | 38% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 28.7 | 13.8:1 | 39% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 36% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 30.1 | 13.4:1 | 38% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 45% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 37% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 28% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 20 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Simmons Elementary - 10.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (403 to 386); teachers up 1% (30.1 to 30.5).
About Simmons Elementary - 10
Simmons Elementary - 10 is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 386 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in South Dakota is roughly 204 students; this school is 89% above that.
Simmons Elementary - 10 is one of the 10 schools that make up Aberdeen School District 06-1 (4,241 students in total).
At Simmons Elementary - 10, White students make up 68% of the student body. The school is also 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American, and 2% Black. That is lower than the 85% White share among all Brown County residents. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Simmons Elementary - 10 is 30.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.7:1. That is lower than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. The school counts 186 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 48%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Brown County is 35%.
allk12 grades Simmons Elementary - 10 a C. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.3%.
Brown County census figures show that the median household income is $70,898, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 22 public schools in Brown County, enrolling about 5,354 students in all.
The closest other public school is Simmons Middle School - 03, about 0.2 miles away. Simmons Elementary - 10 has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Simmons Elementary - 10's average proficiency of 38.1% compares with 40.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Simmons Elementary - 10 as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Simmons Elementary - 10 declined 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 402 to 386 students.
The Simmons Elementary - 10 community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,877
Census ACS
Median income
$70,898
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aberdeen School District 06-1
- Central High School - 01High · 1,384 students
- Holgate Middle School - 02Middle · 497 students
- Simmons Middle School - 03Middle · 464 students
- C C Lee Elementary - 05Elementary · 356 students
- May Overby Elementary - 09Elementary · 327 students
- O M Tiffany Elementary - 11Elementary · 304 students
Other schools in Aberdeen
- Central High School - 01High · 1,384 students
- Holgate Middle School - 02Middle · 497 students
- Simmons Middle School - 03Middle · 464 students
- C C Lee Elementary - 05Elementary · 356 students
- May Overby Elementary - 09Elementary · 327 students
- O M Tiffany Elementary - 11Elementary · 304 students
Other Simmons Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Simmons Elementary. Simmons Elementary - 10 is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Simmons Elementary SchoolHorsham, PA · 610 students
- Simmons Elementary SchoolVersailles, KY · 415 students
Nearby schools
- Simmons Middle School - 030.2 mi · 464
- May Overby Elementary - 090.7 mi · 327
- SDSBVI High School - 020.7 mi · 9
- SDSBVI Elementary - 010.7 mi · 10
- Lincoln Elementary - 081.0 mi · 233
- Central High School - 011.8 mi · 1,384
Frequently asked questions
About Simmons Elementary - 10How large is Simmons Elementary - 10?
Simmons Elementary - 10 enrolls approximately 386 students in grades KG-05.
Is Simmons Elementary - 10 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Simmons Elementary - 10 is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Simmons Elementary - 10?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Simmons Elementary - 10 is approximately 12.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Simmons Elementary - 10?
At Simmons Elementary - 10, the student body is approximately 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Simmons Elementary - 10 public or private?
Simmons Elementary - 10 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Aberdeen School District 06-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.