Best Public Schools in Simpsonville, KY

Summary:

The city of Simpsonville, Kentucky has one public elementary school, Simpsonville Elementary, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 431 students. The school is part of the Shelby County school district, which is ranked 125 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Simpsonville Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a ranking of 154 out of 685 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform their peers in the Shelby County district and the state of Kentucky on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) in various subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 64% of 3rd-grade students at Simpsonville Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 41% in Shelby County and 43% statewide.

However, the school faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, 37.12% of Simpsonville Elementary students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite these challenges, Simpsonville Elementary is well-resourced, with a higher-than-average spending per student of $13,704 in the 2023-2024 school year and a lower student-teacher ratio of 16.9 to 1 compared to the state average.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Simpsonville Elementary	Public	K-5	6725 Shelbyville Rd	Simpsonville	40067	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 722-8855	441	24	18.3	30.4%	320 (72.6%)	10 (2.3%)	78 (17.7%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	72.9	154^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.5%		72.2	141^st of 685 public elementary schools	79.4%	13	64.0	59.0	47.0	70.0	57.0	61.0	51.0	51.0	40.0	51.0	$13,704	$980	$295	$1,275	$10,018	$2,411	$12,429

Cities Near Simpsonville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shelbyville	4.35 mi	15	279^th
Louisville	6.91 mi	168	272^nd
Buckner	8.26 mi	5	16^th
Crestwood	8.76 mi	10	30^th
Middletown	9.3 mi	3	154^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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