Summary
Simpsonville Elementary serves 441 students in grades K–5 in Simpsonville, in Shelby County. It is a strong local performer, with SchoolDigger placing it in the 84th percentile statewide for 2025–26. Most importantly, its 2025–26 KSA proficiency results were above the state, district, and nearby-school averages in every tested subject.
Writing and science are Simpsonville’s clearest strengths compared with nearby schools: its average proficiency was 58% in writing and 62% in science, about 26 and 23 percentage points above the nearby-school averages. Social studies is its smallest advantage, at 43% versus about 37% nearby. Simpsonville also outperformed district averages by 27 points in writing and 26 in science; compared with state averages, its advantages ranged from 5 points in social studies to 23 in writing. By grade, fifth-grade reading was the highest among nearby schools at 74%, just ahead of Stopher Elementary at 73%. Third-grade math is a relative soft spot: 47%, compared with 59% in fourth grade and 58% in fifth.
Results have risen notably in several subjects since 2022–23: average proficiency increased 14 points in reading, 16 in science, 12 in writing, and 18 in editing and mechanics, while math was nearly flat, up about 1 point. SchoolDigger ranks Simpsonville 111th of 684 schools, at the 84th percentile with four stars; its percentile rose from 67 in 2022–23. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 18.3:1, above the nearby-school average of 15.7:1. In 2024–25, 30% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, below the nearby-school average of about 39%. Chronic absenteeism was lower than both district and state rates in 2025–26: 7%, compared with 17% and 24%. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for Special Education Students was at the 69th percentile, 15 points below Simpsonville’s overall percentile, but up from the 6th percentile in 2022–23.
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