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Simmons Elementary - 10

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Simmons Elementary - 10 ranks 165 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Simmons Elementary - 10 is a public elementary school located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 416 students. The school is part of the Aberdeen School District 06-1, which is ranked 76 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Simmons Elementary - 10 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Dakota elementary schools, ranging from 76th to 165th out of around 200-300 schools in recent years, and has received a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and 5th-grade Science are generally below the district and state averages. Additionally, Simmons Elementary - 10 has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11% to 20.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

However, the school's diverse student population and the relatively stronger performance of its low-income and minority student subgroups suggest that there may be opportunities for improvement and growth. For example, C.C. Lee Elementary - 05, another school in the Aberdeen School District 06-1, is consistently ranked in the top 20 South Dakota elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to Simmons Elementary - 10.

386

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,490

Per pupil spending ?

48.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 S 3rd St
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 725-7600

District: Aberdeen School District 06-1

Students who attend Simmons Elementary - 10 usually attend:

Middle:	Simmons Middle School - 03
High:	Central High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.6%

Hispanic:

17.9%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg48%

South Dakota avg47%

165^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Aberdeen School District 06-1

76^th of 147Aberdeen School District 06-1 among South Dakota 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	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	165 of 300	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	163 of 201	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	159 of 204	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	157 of 202	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	141 of 202	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	156 of 206	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	125 of 204	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.9	128 of 207	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.7	76 of 206	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.6	110 of 209	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.5	100 of 201	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.0	114 of 214	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.2	96 of 205	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.2	48 of 206	76.7%	★★★★☆
2009	59.5	90 of 196	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.7	74 of 194	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.1	75 of 194	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.4	113 of 197	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.4	89 of 194	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.6	107 of 189	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	71.1	40 of 187	78.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	31 of 81	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	34 of 58	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	90 of 176	48.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	165 of 291	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	132 of 165	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	122 of 154	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	118 of 150	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	114 of 151	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	103 of 155	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	106 of 163	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	79 of 163	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	104 of 237	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	49 of 110	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	43 of 112	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	38 of 80	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	52 of 106	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	77 of 121	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	70 of 121	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	157 of 292	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	123 of 161	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	121 of 166	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	115 of 154	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	102 of 157	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	117 of 160	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	102 of 170	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	33 of 165	80.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	29 of 152	80.9%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	193 of 248	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	55 of 72	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	48 of 72	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	42 of 61	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	28 of 62	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	177 of 287	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	162 of 184	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	146 of 185	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	151 of 184	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	145 of 185	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	154 of 191	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	129 of 186	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)81st percentile+36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile+35 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)80th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-6 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

Science35%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Simmons Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	1500 S 3rd St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7600	386	30	12.6	48.2%	261 (67.6%)	8 (2.1%)	69 (17.9%)	8 (2.1%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.5%)	50.2	165^th of 300 public elementary schools	45.0%		25	163^rd of 201 public elementary schools	18.9%	2	42.4	44.0	47.9			44.9	48.5	40.0	42.3			43.9	35.2			$11,490	$966	$10,524
May Overby Elementary - 09	Public	K-5	612 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7300	327	29	11.4	53.5%	197 (60.2%)	14 (4.3%)	43 (13.1%)	19 (5.8%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.5%)	44	185^th of 300 public elementary schools	38.3%		39.2	133^rd of 201 public elementary schools	33.8%	52	56.8	40.0	33.3			42.9	59.1	43.6	22.9			41.5	20.8			$13,095	$1,647	$11,448
SDSBVI Elementary - 01	Public	PK, KG-8	605 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	School District School For The Blind & Visually Impaired	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 626-2580	10	8	1.1	30.0%	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)
Lincoln Elementary - 08	Public	PK, KG-5	414 S 10th St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7200	233	28	8.1	60.5%	143 (61.4%)	5 (2.1%)	31 (13.3%)	25 (10.7%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	64.5	107^th of 300 public elementary schools	64.3%		52.4	103^rd of 201 public elementary schools	48.8%	4	74.3	41.2	61.1			59.1	85.7	35.3	47.2			56.2	36.1			$12,897	$2,283	$10,615
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	819 8th Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7400	304	24	12.9	55.3%	192 (63.2%)	8 (2.6%)	51 (16.8%)	7 (2.3%)	18 (5.9%)	5 (1.6%)	23 (7.6%)	40.7	195^th of 300 public elementary schools	35.0%		21.1	169^th of 201 public elementary schools	15.9%	26	45.2	32.6	38.5			39.4	53.2	43.5	25.0			41.3	17.3			$11,808	$1,055	$10,753
Mike Miller Elementary - 07	Public	K-5	3010 Milwaukee Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7800	282	21	13.6	40.8%	192 (68.1%)	4 (1.4%)	38 (13.5%)	11 (3.9%)	12 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.2%)	41.1	194^th of 300 public elementary schools	35.3%		57.5	88^th of 201 public elementary schools	56.2%	106	26.0	48.8	37.2			36.8	34.0	53.5	39.5			41.9	23.3			$11,172	$739	$10,434
C C Lee Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	1900 N State St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7500	356	24	14.8	17.7%	289 (81.2%)	6 (1.7%)	9 (2.5%)	6 (1.7%)	21 (5.9%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.5%)	83.2	19^th of 300 public elementary schools	93.7%		85.4	16^th of 201 public elementary schools	92.0%	3	67.2	53.1	78.7			66.1	84.4	59.4	78.7			74.1	72.1			$11,724	$325	$11,399
Warner Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	110 1st Ave SW	Warner	57479	Brown County	Warner School District 06-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 225-6194	145	11	13.1	4.8%	136 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	95	4^th of 300 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.8	3^rd of 201 public elementary schools	98.5%	1	92.3	91.3	77.3			87.3	100.0	95.7	77.3			91.6	72.7			$10,733	$19	$10,713
Hutterville Colony Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	14625 401st Ave	Stratford	57474	Brown County	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 396-7497	16	3	5.5		16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	245^th of 300 public elementary schools	18.3%					(n/a)		0.0	100.0	25.0	0.0	18.2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	33.3	$11,043	$23	$11,020
Groton Area Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N 1st St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 397-2317	278	20	13.6	23.4%	251 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	77.3	38^th of 300 public elementary schools	87.3%		70.3	49^th of 201 public elementary schools	75.6%	11	77.3	65.9	63.3			68.7	81.8	65.9	46.9			64.2	46.9			$11,705	$617	$11,088

Frequently Asked Questions about Simmons Elementary - 10

What schools do graduates of Simmons Elementary - 10 attend?

Students who attend Simmons Elementary - 10 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Simmons Middle School - 03
High : Central High School - 01

How many students attend Simmons Elementary - 10?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Simmons Elementary - 10.

What district is Simmons Elementary - 10 in?

Aberdeen School District 06-1

Is Simmons Elementary - 10 a good school?

Simmons Elementary - 10 ranks 165^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Simmons Elementary - 10?

Students at Simmons Elementary - 10 are 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

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