Simmons Elementary - 10

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Aberdeen, South Dakota

Simmons Elementary - 10 in Aberdeen, South Dakota enrolled 386 students in 2024-25 with 30.5 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the South Dakota elementary-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Dakota: 51% and 42.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

395 students in 2022-23, 416 students in 2023-24, 386 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.7 to 30.5.

Students enrolled at Simmons Elementary - 10 by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 416, 2024-25: 38602004006002022-233952023-244162024-25386
Students enrolled at Simmons Elementary - 10 by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 416, 2024-25: 38602004006002022-233952023-244162024-25386
Students enrolled at Simmons Elementary - 10 by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 416, 2024-25: 38602004006002022-233952023-244162024-25386
Students enrolled at Simmons Elementary - 10 by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 416, 2024-25: 38602004006002022-233952023-244162024-25386
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339528.713.8
2023-2441629.614.0
2024-2538630.512.7

12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 South Dakota elementary schools

Among the 311 South Dakota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 12.7; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 12.7; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 12.7; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 12.7; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 196 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Simmons Elementary - 10 enrolled 391 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 196 of the 391 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent12.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.6% of students were White, 17.9% Hispanic, 6.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White67.6%
  2. Hispanic17.9%
  3. Two or more races6.5%
  4. American Indian3.1%
  5. Black2.1%
  6. Asian2.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Simmons Elementary - 10 scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Dakota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%54%51%
Math, 2022-2342%45% (2021-22)42.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Aberdeen

7 public elementary schools in Aberdeen report 2024-25 enrollment; Simmons Elementary - 10 is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Simmons Elementary - 1038612.736.5%
C C Lee Elementary - 0535614.813.2%
May Overby Elementary - 0932711.541.9%
O M Tiffany Elementary - 1130412.949.7%
Mike Miller Elementary - 0728213.632.6%
Lincoln Elementary - 082338.244.2%
SDSBVI Elementary - 01101.220.0%

All public schools in Aberdeen →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Simmons Elementary - 10

  1. May Overby Elementary - 09The nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 327 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. SDSBVI Elementary - 01The next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 10 students (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Simmons Elementary - 10 with May Overby Elementary - 09Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Aberdeen School District 06-1 spends per student$10,673 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,673
  5. The largest public schools in South DakotaSimmons Elementary - 10 is the number 59 by size of 315 South Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#59 of 315
  6. South Dakota schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 12.8 for elementary schools.12.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Simmons Elementary - 10

  1. How many students attend Simmons Elementary - 10?
    386 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 395 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Aberdeen, SD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Simmons Elementary - 10?
    12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Dakota median for elementary schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Simmons Elementary - 10 a Title I school?
    Simmons Elementary - 10 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Simmons Elementary - 10 do on state tests?
    The students tested at Simmons Elementary - 10 scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. South Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Simmons Elementary - 10 in?
    Aberdeen School District 06-1, NCES district ID 4602070. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 460207000010 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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