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Simmons Elementary School

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Simmons Elementary School ranks 297 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Simmons Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Versailles, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 404 students. The school is part of the Woodford County School District, which is ranked 24 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Simmons Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) in recent years. While the school has performed above the state average in some subject areas and grade levels, it has also struggled in others. For example, in 2024-2025, Simmons Elementary School's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 44% (3rd grade) to 51% (5th grade), compared to the Woodford County average of 56% (3rd grade) to 46% (5th grade) and the state average of 43%. In Reading, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 53% (3rd grade) to 54% (5th grade), compared to the Woodford County average of 57% (3rd grade) to 58% (5th grade) and the state average of 47% to 50%. The school has also experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.4% to 28.0% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Simmons Elementary School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the nearby Northside Elementary School and Huntertown Elementary School, which are also part of the Woodford County School District. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing Southside Elementary School, also in Woodford County, as well as the highly-rated Rosa Parks Elementary School in Fayette County.

415

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,735

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

830 Tyrone Pike
Versailles, KY 40383

(859) 879-4670

District: Woodford County

Students who attend Simmons Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodford County Middle School
High:	Woodford County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

Hispanic:

28.7%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 73rd percentile in 2021 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Kentucky median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 73rd-percentile peak (2021) to 57th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Woodford County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg52%

Kentucky avg44%

297^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Woodford County

24^th of 157Woodford County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	297 of 685	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	232 of 685	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	361 of 687	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.8	196 of 684	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	138 of 517	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	313 of 700	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	185 of 691	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	60.0	257 of 694	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.3	314 of 690	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.4	430 of 698	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.6	368 of 705	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.9	373 of 719	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.9	396 of 713	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.6	291 of 688	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.4	446 of 683	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.1	359 of 658	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.1	513 of 651	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.8	550 of 638	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	63.3	49 of 185	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	18 of 184	90.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	75.3	6 of 96	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	355 of 648	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	339 of 644	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	337 of 639	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.2	127 of 641	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	109 of 312	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	200 of 671	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	163 of 663	75.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	93 of 168	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	67 of 135	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	70 of 120	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	50 of 114	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	46 of 152	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	71 of 153	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	395 of 672	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	374 of 665	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	558 of 670	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.4	367 of 667	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.7	103 of 275	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	448 of 664	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	353 of 631	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	219 of 653	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.0	121 of 652	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	288 of 652	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	215 of 657	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	94 of 325	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	43.4	429 of 676	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	232 of 665	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	277 of 306	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	263 of 279	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	353 of 661	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	154 of 659	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	94 of 659	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	150 of 658	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	120 of 656	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	32 of 337	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	67.6	163 of 592	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	82 of 593	86.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2019)94th percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2019)74th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading54%+5 vs state

Mathematics48%+5 vs state

Editing and Mechanics42%-5 vs state

Science40%+3 vs state

Social Studies39%~ state avg

Writing35%-3 vs state

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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
Simmons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Tyrone Pike	Versailles	40383	Woodford County	Woodford County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 879-4670	415	29	14.1	71.8%	222 (53.5%)	34 (8.2%)	119 (28.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.2%)	55	297^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.6%		62.3	232^nd of 685 public elementary schools	66.1%	65	44.0	49.0	51.0	53.0	55.0	54.0	40.0	35.0	39.0	42.0	$27,735	$1,070	$305	$1,375	$12,043	$2,805	$14,849
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Troy Pike	Versailles	40383	Woodford County	Woodford County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 879-4660	607	36	16.7	41.4%	486 (80.1%)	8 (1.3%)	70 (11.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	79.8	106^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.5%		73	135^th of 685 public elementary schools	80.3%	29	69.0	51.0	47.0	65.0	62.0	66.0	47.0	65.0	55.0	65.0	$25,664	$888	$292	$1,179	$10,524	$2,566	$13,090
Huntertown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Woodburn Hall Drive	Versailles	40383	Woodford County	Woodford County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 879-4680	443	31	14.1	43.6%	331 (74.7%)	4 (0.9%)	81 (18.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	70.4	170^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.2%		74.7	123^rd of 685 public elementary schools	82.0%	47	59.0	51.0	45.0	55.0	59.0	55.0	59.0	60.0	40.0	56.0	$26,810	$1,013	$358	$1,371	$11,347	$2,511	$13,858
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Northside Dr	Midway	40347	Woodford County	Woodford County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 879-4690	360	25	14.3	50.0%	270 (75.0%)	13 (3.6%)	55 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	50.2	335^th of 685 public elementary schools	51.1%		68.8	178^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.0%	157	43.0	44.0	36.0	48.0	54.0	56.0	39.0	31.0	40.0	51.0	$26,484	$740	$295	$1,035	$11,473	$2,460	$13,933
Saffell Street Elementary School	Public	1-5	210 Saffell St	Lawrenceburg	40342	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 839-3565	375	27	14.1	64.0%	303 (80.8%)	12 (3.2%)	28 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	24.1	539^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.3%		30.6	497^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.4%	42	19.0	37.0		36.0	45.0	32.0	33.0	19.0	33.0	29.0	$16,232	$1,199	$221	$1,420	$11,346	$1,990	$13,336
Emma B. Ward Elementary School	Public	1-5	1150 Bypass N	Lawrenceburg	40342	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 839-4236	452	35	12.9	53.1%	401 (88.7%)	17 (3.8%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	62.2	233^rd of 685 public elementary schools	66.0%		61.2	243^rd of 685 public elementary schools	64.5%	10	46.0	42.0	53.0	50.0	44.0	60.0	34.0	70.0	44.0	70.0	$16,945	$1,895	$221	$2,115	$12,286	$1,843	$14,130
Ezra Sparrow Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1154 Bypass N	Lawrenceburg	40342	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 839-2504	303	24	12.8	61.4%	258 (85.1%)	5 (1.7%)	19 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)								(n/a)											$18,747	$2,157	$1,446	$3,603	$12,749	$3,272	$16,021
Rosa Parks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1251 Beaumont Centre Lane	Lexington	40513	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3132	681	45	15.2	17.3%	425 (62.4%)	27 (4.0%)	46 (6.8%)	156 (22.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	92.4	21^st of 685 public elementary schools	96.9%		93.7	14^th of 685 public elementary schools	98.0%	7	77.0	63.0	78.0	85.0	73.0	70.0	57.0	62.0	63.0	69.0	$22,137	$1,076	$954	$2,030	$14,465	$2,841	$17,307
Robert B. Turner Elementary School	Public	K-5	1411 Fox Creek Road	Lawrenceburg	40342	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 839-2500	578	38	15.4	45.0%	531 (91.9%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.6%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	89.8	41^st of 685 public elementary schools	94.0%		85.2	66^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.4%	25	74.0	73.0	70.0	60.0	69.0	66.0	53.0	62.0	59.0	78.0	$13,778	$1,269	$228	$1,497	$9,437	$1,633	$11,070
Hearn Elementary	Public	1-5	300 Copperleaf Blvd	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 695-6760	476	32	14.8	59.9%	287 (60.3%)	61 (12.8%)	70 (14.7%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.3%)	32.9	481^st of 685 public elementary schools	29.8%		27.4	520^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.1%	39	54.0	36.0	28.0	44.0	45.0	39.0	27.0	15.0	38.0	34.0	$15,608	$1,380	$633	$2,013	$11,105	$2,491	$13,596

Frequently Asked Questions about Simmons Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Simmons Elementary School?

Students at Simmons Elementary School are 53% White, 29% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American.

What schools do graduates of Simmons Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Simmons Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodford County Middle School
High : Woodford County High School

Is Simmons Elementary School a good school?

Simmons Elementary School ranks 297^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Simmons Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Simmons Elementary School.

What district is Simmons Elementary School in?

Woodford County

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